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The Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency is closer to securing a large piece of state funding that agency officials have been counting on to help pay for a key component of the surface water project.

More than 100 people listened as young veterans read aloud the names of UC Davis students and alumni who died while serving their country.

McNaughton is president, CEO and chief financial offer of McNaughton Newspapers, which publishes the Mountain Democrat in Placerville and others.

Related stories this week: Nadiah's way Many years ago former surfer girl Nadiah Beekun converted to Islam, convinced it was the best religion for women - a view that hasn't changed a whit since then.

On scene, Woodland fire crews found a fully involved garage fire with extension into the attic at 360 W. Woodland Ave., according to Acting Battalion Chief Erik Komula in a statement.

The protest is scheduled to begin at the Vallejo Farmers market at 9:30 a.m. and progress to a one-mile march by 11 a.m., starting at the foot of Georgia Street.

Will the car of the future look like something outlandish, something amazing, something futuristic? Or will the real car of the future look just like a regular car, only it will be clean, efficient, and amazingly advanced under the skin? I've been having this debate with myself since the summer of 2008.

El Concilio-Council for the Spanish Speaking and the University of California Davis Center for Health Disparities will be recipients of a Covered California Grant for $1,000,000. The Covered California grants are being awarded after a highly competitive process to applicants to outreach and educate the community about the new federal Affordable ... (more)

The Boy Scouts of America on Thursday ended its ban on openly gay youth but maintained one on adult leaders, a decision framed as a compromise but one experts said may eventually lead to litigation and thousands of defections from one of America's largest youth organizations.

The Friends of the Davis Public Library will host the next bimonthly book sale starting Friday, June 7. Friends members only are welcome from noon to 2 p.m.; as always, shoppers may join the Friends at the door.

Canned peaches can pack as many, or in some cases, more nutrients than fresh ones, research suggests.

New research shows that a signal species of fish in the Gulf Coast was harmed by exposure to crude oil toxins nearly a year after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster occurred.

Witnesses say the perpetrator was drinking coffee, so investigators retrieve dozens of cups from the trash, looking for genetic evidence.

A misting nozzle disperses a liquid sealant into the air, and air pressure carries it into wall and ceiling cavities, where it plugs leaks.

Bicyclists ride through the intersection of Sycamore Lane and Russell Boulevard in Davis using the designated bicycle stop light.

UC Davis researchers have received a $3 million grant to conduct the first long-range study of mental and psychological decline that accompanies an age-related neurological disorder associated with Fragile X Syndrome.

Clayton Garzon will face trial on assault and hate crime allegations connected to the March 10 beating of a gay Davis man, a Yolo Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday.

City governments aren't exactly known for innovation. "Get in line," "fill out this form" and "you need a permit" are the bureaucracy's invariable responses to virtually any question.

People all over the World will stand United against Monsanto this week. If you have not heard of Monsanto, please refer to the following: Review: Film Food Inc.

The music programmed on Exiles' Cafe instantly conjures up images of a house pianist performing for poets, writers, musicians and other artists gathered together at a popular expatriate club.