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44 min ago | The Daily Republic

Health exchange details emerging for Solano

The state program is designed to provide insurance for up to 5.3 million eligible Californians who presently have no insurance.

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Related Topix: California, Napa, CA, Sonoma, CA, Health Insurance, Health

4 hrs ago | The Daily Republic

Pink fire truck 'Christine' ready to hit the road in Solano County

About 100 people were gathered as "Christine," a pink fire truck belonging to the Solano Chapter of the Guardians of the Ribbon/Pink Heals was christened.

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Related Topix: Vacaville, CA, Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Suisun City, CA, Recreational Vehicle, Honey

10 hrs ago | The Reporter

Emergency responders honored

In a profession where cool heads prevail in the midst of chaos, Solano has joined the rest of the country as it observes National Emergency Medical Services Week and is recognizing the county's own first responders who have made their mark through unfailing commitment in the face of emergency.

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Related Topix: Vallejo, CA, Vacaville, CA, Fairfield, CA

15 hrs ago | The Reporter

Vacaville developer faces more felony charges

Solano County prosecutors have filed additional felony charges against a former Vacaville real estate developer in connection with a failed land deal that cost two private investors large sums of money.

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Related Topix: Vacaville, CA, Suisun City, CA, Oroville, CA

18 hrs ago | Examiner.com

New Vallejo adventure preschool would revive McIntyre Ranch

With much of the Vallejo community's attention focused on the finale of its inaugural Participating Budgeting project, there's been less coverage lately of other events that also promise to affect our city in some very vital ways.

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Related Topix: Vallejo, CA

22 hrs ago | The Reporter

Richard Bammer: Biz Kid$ fills student, business, societal needs

How refreshing it was on Friday to see and hear Mark Miller lead a workshop/review for eighth-graders on Biz Kid$ at Vaca Pea Middle School in Vacaville.

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Related Topix: Vacaville, CA, Education Etc., Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Wed May 22, 2013

The Daily Republic

Lynch Canyon expansion still being pursued

Work continues to try to add 264 acres to 1,039-acre Lynch Canyon open space, using a $2.4 million Congressional earmark from 2005.

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Related Topix: US News, George Miller, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat

The Reporter

Pink fire truck to visit Vacaville and honor Solano cancer victim

Vacaville resident Christine Franklin smiles and enjoys a home visit from the pink fire shortly before she succumbed to cancer in 2011.

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Related Topix: Vacaville, CA, Fairfield, CA

The Reporter

Karen Nolan: We can all fight poverty

A couple of Saturdays ago, I had the privilege of attending the Solano County Opportunity Conference, a gathering of people who live in poverty and who are trying to get out.

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Contra Costa Times

Vacaville teacher faces illegal drugs, firearm charges

A Vacaville middle school teacher is facing felony charges related to the alleged discovery of illegal drugs and a firearm in his vehicle earlier this month.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Vacaville, CA, Education Etc.

The Reporter

Potrero Hills compost site change OK'd

The location of a landfill compost facility outside Suisun City will change, but it will stay within the landfill's current boundaries.

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Related Topix: Suisun City, CA

The Reporter

Solano County group set to donate blankets to Oklahoma tornado victims

The victims of the devastating tornado in Oklahoma may not have ever met anyone from Solano County but soon they will be wrapped in a warm hug sent straight from the hearts of a group of caring local residents.

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Related Topix: Vacaville, CA, Social Software, Startups, Facebook

Tue May 21, 2013

The Daily Republic

Bike repairman to reintegrate into society

Joey Boldt, 30, will be released from the California Medical Facility on May 14, 2014.

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Related Topix: California Medical Facility, State Prisons, Prison, Pacifica, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Vacaville, CA

Mon May 20, 2013

The Daily Republic

Wrong-way driver killed in Sunday collision identified

The victim of a fatal crash Sunday involving a wrong-way driver on Interstate 680 south of Gold Hill Road has been identified by the Solano County Coroner's Office.

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Related Topix: Fairfield, CA

The Reporter

Jury rules Vallejo man guilty of murder

A Solano County Superior Court jury on Monday ruled a Vallejo man guilty of first degree murder in the death of an innocent bystander in 2007 in what authorities believe was a gang-related shooting.

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Related Topix: Vallejo, CA

The Daily Republic

Hot times in the summer sun

If Fairfield's industrial market had a theme song, it would definitely feature the word "hot." With the first three months of 2013 showing continued absorption of space, Fairfield's industrial market remains quite strong.

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Related Topix: Vacaville, CA, Benicia, CA, Fairfield, CA

Sun May 19, 2013

Inside Bay Area

Toll road between Highway101 and Monterey Peninsula? Highway 156 stretch a candidate

It's just a 4-mile stretch of country road, but Highway 156 is a vital link between the Monterey Peninsula and the Bay Area -- and now it could become the first toll road north of Los Angeles.

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Related Topix: Pacheco, CA, Contra Costa County, CA, California

The Daily Republic

When goats attack! A personal confession

The bizarre story about a Vacaville woman allegedly feeding a baby goat beer, then kicking and swinging it by its front legs, brought plenty of reactions this week - including extensive media coverage beyond Solano County.

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Related Topix: Vacaville, CA, John Denver, Country, Teddy Pendergrass, Black Entertainment, R-N-B

Vallejo Times-Herald

Vallejo's Loma Vista farm raises funds, makes friends

Erica Zetina, 6, of Vallejo, remains very still while Daniel Liu, left, and Jacob Hinkle of Solano County's 4-H Science, Engineering and Technology program pull a bubble hoop over her head, encasing her in a large soap bubble at Loma Vista Farm's Spring Festival on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Vallejo, CA, American Canyon, CA

Vallejo Times-Herald

Vallejo celebrates new Filipino Community Center opening

Father Jess Soriano, pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Vallejo, passes through and blesses the sanctuary, currently being used by Calvary Chapel Vallejo, in the newly dedicated Filipino Community Center during grand opening ceremonies on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

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Related Topix: Vallejo, CA, Filipino-American, Asian-American, American Canyon, CA