Fairfield News

Several lanes of eastbound Interstate 80 in Fairfield were blocked for a half-hour Friday after a pair of crashes scattered debris across the freeway.

Alex Henthorn, running for the 11th Assembly District seat now held by Democrat Jim Frazier, will be welcomed when the Solano GOP holds a Texas Road House barbecue dinner Friday.

The Leaven, which works with students throughout Solano County to improve academic performance and keep youths out of gangs, will host an Aug. 5 event at Parkway Gardens to announce opening its new center at the condominium development.

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His goal is to get lots of laughs on stage. Comics use the term "killing" to describe a successful routine.

Andrew Gates, 23, was arrested Thursday at the Alamo Plaza In-Shape in Vacaville and booked into Solano County Jail on suspicion of attempted robbery and felony sexual battery.

Police caught a 23-year-old Fairfield man Wednesday night on suspicion of attempted robbery and felony sexual battery after two incidents that involved female joggers.

Citizens interested in running for the school board can attend a Monday informational meeting at the Fairfield-Suisun School District central office, where topics may include "collective governance" as well as the relationship between board members and the superintendent.

BENICIA >> The Benicia City Council unanimously voted Tuesday night to proceed with both a 1-cent sales tax increase ballot measure and a drought surcharge.

A Vacaville man who failed to show up in court Tuesday for arraignment on a charge of carrying a loaded firearm in public was re-arrested on Wednesday.

The embattled pastor of a Vacaville Baptist church pleaded not guilty to charges of arson and stalking and will head to trial on the allegations in September.

Clerks, judicial assistants and court attorneys represented by Service Employees International Union, Local 1021, rally outside the Vallejo courthouse to protest the announced closure of the family law and civil divisions because of lack of funding.

A Vallejo man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting a woman and attempting to kill three other people in Vallejo earlier this month.

Appointed last year to the Vacaville Unified governing board, Michele Dally on Tuesday declared her intention to run for one of four trustees seats up for grabs on Nov. 4. The longtime educator and former Markham Elementary principal filed candidacy papers at the Solano County Registrar of Voters office in Fairfield.

A court system that's too lenient, the lack of compassion in some youth and the role of churches in a community were some of the topics discussed Tuesday as members of the Mayor's Commission on Crime heard from residents at its first, and most likely only, community meeting.

Dally, who was appointed to the board last fall, filed candidacy papers Tuesday at the Solano County Registrar's Office in Fairfield.

Amy Maginnis-Honey joined the staff of the Daily Republic in 1980. She'll tell you she was only 3 at the time.

A measure that prohibits paid, unauthorized lessons at Fairfield's two golf courses - while not affecting informal volunteer instruction - won City Council approval Tuesday.

Amara Alcayde, 15 of Fairfield cuts up garlic to be used in pasta sauce for the dinner she and other interns with the Vacaville Boys and Girls Club were preparing and serving the residents of the Opportunity House.

The Northern California Human Resources Association is hosting a Four Steps to Conflict Resolution: HR Business Leader Series from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 7 at NorthBay Healthcare, 4500 Business Center Drive, Fairfield.