Yolo News

Ridership continues to decline for the Capitol Corridor in FY2013; however, the drop in ridership for April 2013 was not as significant as prior FY2013 results.

Friends of Meals on Wheels celebrates its 24th year of "A taste of Yolo County's Finest Wine and Cuisine" when the Epicurean Esprit returns on Thursday, May 23.

Wet weather followed by very warm temperatures creates an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes, according to the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District.

University of California Davis will use a $1 million grant announced Tuesday by Covered California to work with El Concilio, the council for Spanish speakers, to educate almost 133,000 primarily Spanish-speaking residents in the Central Valley about the new state health benefit exchange.

The Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library will co-host the celebration of Juneteenth in partnership with the Friends of the Davis Public Library, the city of Davis, Culture Co-op and others.

The Sacramento-Yolo Port Commission has approved a new master lease of its West Sacramento maritime facilities with SSA Pacific, Inc.

A California agency is set Thursday to adopt a broad long-range plan to manage the ailing Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

Wednesday's deadline for school districts to hand out layoff notices to educators ended this year with 182 teachers losing their jobs in Sacramento County.

The Yolo Basin Foundation is hosting "A Day in the Capay," a tour of one of Yolo County's best-kept secrets - the Capay Valley - on Sunday, June 2, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The day will begin with stops at two organic farms, Capay Organics and Grumpy Goats Farm, where the owners will discuss farming and business in the valley.

Tour de Cl uck is introducing the "Fantastic Fowl Food Finale," new related event to cap off the month of activities.

Children 0-5 in childcare and preschool in Yolo County are getting a boost in services over a three-year period as a result of nearly $4.3 million in awards from First 5 Yolo and the Yolo County Office of Education.

The Yolo Superior Court will hold a court proceeding and formal ceremony on Monday, May 20, graduates of the Court's Felony Probation Drug Court.

Ryan Scott Baird faces life in prison after a jury found him guilty Monday of second-degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter and other charges in the crash that killed a Woodland man early last year.

The Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District is inviting local students to submit artwork to its annual Clean Air Calendar Contest.

He sat on a hard wooden bench in a Woodland courtroom, an aunt on either side of him offering quiet support.

Yolo County Superior Court, along with courts throughout California, will be celebrating Juror Appreciation Week, scheduled for May 13 through May 17.

A Woodland man was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for molesting a 2-year-old boy.

On Monday, the Yolo County Department of Agriculture will teach growers and consumers how to post and purchase products from the Harvest Hub Yolo website, www.harvesthubyolo.org . Two training sessions are planned, from 9 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. at the Yolo County Department of Employment and Social Services, 25 N. Cottonwood St.

Within days of first meeting in the fall of 2011, Kevin Seery and James Elron Mings spent hours in conversation, delving into subjects ranging from science fiction to telepathy to the mysteries of metaphysics.

Local residents can watch progress on construction of the new Yolo County Courthouse in real time via a video feed on the court's website: www.yolo.courts.ca.gov/NewWoodlandCourthouse/ConstructionsiteLiveStreaming.html . The new courthouse is one of several planned projects funded by Senate Bill 1407 through statewide user fees and is the first in ... (more)