Yolo County News

Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced Friday that a Yolo County jury convicted 42-year-old Bay Area man, Kevin King, of second degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, hit and run, and felony driving under the influence, as well as other charges, for causing the death of Ist Deo Sharma, age 59, in West Sacramento ...

Today, Yolo County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mike McGowan announced the appointment of Patrick Blacklock as Yolo County's new county administrator.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This week, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution affirming the nonprofit California Forward's 2010 Reform Plan to begin empowering community governments in the following ways: n Protect Local Revenue.

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.

The Woodland Fire Department will be conducting a training burn of a structure located in the unincorporated area of Yolo County north of Woodland for the next three days, with live-fire scenarios being held Saturday and Sunday, between from 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day.

The Yolo County School Boards Association will be hosting an evening's discussion on the state of career and technical education in Yolo County from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, in the community room at Woodland Community College.

A grand opening celebration will be held for the new Winters Community Library, located at 708 Railroad Ave., in Winters this weekend.

A Yolo County jury has convicted a Vacaville man for passing a fictious check and second-degree burglary at Cache Creek Casino.

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

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.

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors appointed Marjorie Rist, a five-year employee of the Probation Department, as chief probation officer.

Two young West Sacramento men were convicted of being active participants in the Norteno Criminal Street Gang by a Yolo County jury.

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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.

Two men have been convicted for participating in activities as part of the Norteno street gang, the Yolo County District Attorney's office said Friday.