Yolo News

Yolo County has tagged an administrator in Elk Grove for its new leader. The Yolo County Board of Supervisors announced Friday that it has selected Patrick Blacklock as the new county administrator.

A Sacramento man has been sentenced to two years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and poaching.

A man who chased his ex-girlfriend into her Davis apartment, shot and killed her friend and then shot her several times through the heart in 1980 lost his bid for parole this week, according to Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig.

Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Justice has selected his office to receive funding from the Child Sexual Predator Program Grant.

The Yolo Natural Heritage Program will hold a second Riparian Conservation Strategy Workshop at the Community Room in the Yolo County Employment & Social Services Building, 25 N. Cottonwood St., Woodland at 6 p.m., Tuesday.

A Yolo County jury found a 21-year-old man, accused of murder in another county, guilty of burglary and possession of stolen property on Friday.

Christian Griffith, chief consultant of the Assembly Budget Committee, speaks with, from right to left, MP David Nadashvili, Chamber of Control member Giorgi Botkoveli, and MP Bezhan Butskhrikidze.

A long relationship with the Republic of Georgia has brought Yolo County the Black Sea country's first-ever delegation to California.

Yolo County citizens gathered at the Yolo County Superior Courthouse in remembrance of veterans, alive and fallen, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month at the eleventh hour.

Where will the water for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta come from? The question has caused uneasiness among Yolo County water officials, especially in the form of Senate Bill X7-1, a bill attempting to improve both the reliability of water for users and protect and enhance the delta ecosystem.

Yolo County is looking for volunteers to tutor incarcerated youth at juvenile hall in Woodland.

The man accused of murdering his roommate might now face a special circumstance for 'lying in wait,' a charge that could make him eligible for the death penalty, should the District Attorney pursue such a punishment.

Marjorie Rist has been selected to taken on the role of Yolo County chief probation officer permanently.

Yolo County Child Support Services Department Director Mark Jones today announced that Paul F. Kraft, 40, of Sacramento, admitted three counts of civil contempt for failing to look for work to support his child on Monday.

Low income families throughout the county are seeking assistance to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with a traditional turkey and all the trimmings.

A hiker moving toward the Cold Canyon Headwaters. Tuleyome of Woodland is looking to buy the Headwaters area in Yolo County as a means of protecting it.

Alleged cop-killer Marco Antonio Topete was escorted to Yolo Superior court restrained in shackles, an issue at the heart of a handful of motions his defense lawyers wanted dismissed.

Yolo County Rotarians heard about the need for commitment to community by a past-president of Rotary International during a recent gathering of club members.

The Green-winged Teal is the smallest dabbling duck in North America and may be seen at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area.

The 21th Annual Miles for Meals Walkathon is this weekend. The benefit for the Elderly Nutrition Program starts at 8 a.m., Saturday, and continues until 10 a.m. at the County Fair Fashion Mall in Woodland.