Solano County News

Benicia family resource center coordinator Susan Ferdinandi and Blanche Hilman, the center's family support worker, sit on children's chairs in a room full of toys at the center on East K Street.

Please join us in supporting the 10th annual Youth Ag Day at the Solano County Fairgrounds on March 20.

As much as The Rooster wants to grab hold of any positive economic news, this week's report from the Business Forecasting Center at the University of the Pacific still comes across as depressing.

The Schellers not only will get their stolen truck back, but they've also made some new friends in Vallejo a week after moving here.

A Suisun City man charged in connection with a fatal drive-by shooting in November pleaded not guilty to homicide and attempted homicide charges in Solano County Superior Court on Friday.

Vallejo police surrounded a house for about five hours Friday in pursuit of a half-dozen armed robbery suspects, but came up empty handed after the residence caught fire.

Solano County's "Old Solano Courthouse" took another step toward becoming a working courthouse again when plans for its rehabilitation were approved on Friday by the State Public Works Board, court officials announced.

A plea deal could be in the works for a Fairfield transient ordered to stand trial in connection with the bizarre death of a good Samaritan.

A group of students in Solano County is giving something back to those who gave everything.

The United States Bicycling Hall of Fame announced its first Legends Gran Fondo will take place in Davis on May 6. The new event will give cycling enthusiasts a chance to ride alongside America's cycling legends, according to a Hall of Fame news release.

A second former Six Flags Discovery Kingdom employee has accepted a plea bargain in connection with a 2010 armed robbery at the park.

A Solano County Superior Court Judge on Thursday ruled a Fairfield man who killed his wife in 2010 was insane at the time of the slaying.

Four teachers in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District have filed a lawsuit against the district claiming they were discriminated against when officials transferred them to other schools in 2006.

Residents of Solano County have the opportunity to help cities handle the remaining affairs of their now defunct redevelopment agencies.

"Building on last year's showcase of our home communities through attractions like the County & Cities Expo and the International Pavilion, we are excited about continuing to celebrate everything that makes Solano County and our Fair special" said Fair General Manager Mike Paluszak in a press release.

Some athletes excel on the gridiron, court or in the swimming pool. But for the Dixon High students who are members of the school's Academic Decathlon Club, glory is earned by hitting the books.

Police said the young Vallejoans had noticed the man under the palm trees while walking down a path in the east side of Fairgrounds Drive between a fence and the Solano County Fairground for three consecutive mornings.

Suisun Wildlife Center senior volunteer Janelle Hawkins carefully moves Rosie, a one-winged American Kestrel, out of the sunshine and back into the center during her Wednesday morning routine.

The Solano County Board of Supervisors is looking for residents interested in serving on oversight boards related to redevelopment agencies.

There is one thing in which you almost always get more than you give. It's usually a good deal when that's the case.