Rio Vista News

WHAT: Chief Goley will be available to speak about boating safety especially safety over the July 4th weekend WHEN: 2 p.m. July 2, 2009 WHERE: 900 Beach Drive Rio Vista, CA 94571 Due to the expected crowded waterways over the July 4th weekend, the Coast Guard is asking for the assistance of media outlets to ensure these messages reach the largest ...

The Solano County Fire Department has contained a 3-alarm grass fire burning along Highway 12 between Church and Sommerset in Rio Vista.

For more than two hours Monday afternoon, fat columns of smoke hung low over Rio Vista's Trilogy area as dozens of firefighters battled a wind-swept blaze that scorched 20 to 30 acres of grassland and also snarled traffic.

A big-rig trailer overturned on state Highway 12 near Rio Vista this morning, spilling roughly 14 tons of ground soybean onto the roadway and closing the highway in both directions.

Some Rio Vista sewer customers will face dramatic rate hikes starting next month; others won't see any change at all, for now.

'Sound of Music' adds show Friday: "The Sound of Music" has added another show to its schedule at the El Campanil Theatre.

Cool factor: MotorMouths takes reviews by reputable critics and converts them into an overall average score.

Almost nothing can faze Logan Rose. Recession? Soaring unemployment? Dwindling financial aid? Those are as manageable as the pepperoni pies the 17-year-old tosses at the Pizza Factory after school for minimum wage.

A two-vehicle crash that occurred in Solano county late Saturday and blocked state Highway 12 for more than an hour and sent four people to hospitals with major injuries, though none of them were fatal as first reports indicated, a CHP officer said.

For the Rio Vista High School class of 2009, there's not much pomp but plenty of circumstance.

The iconic Rio Vista Bridge, a frequent bottleneck for east-west travelers, has embarked on a journey of its own.

United States Navy Veteran Henry "Hank" Tussy, who stormed the beach of Normandy in World War II, recalls stories at his home in Rio Vista, Calif., on Tuesday, June 2, 2009.

Now through Labor Day, the Western Railway Museum has expanded its public hours and is open five days a week.

Traffic waits in the westbound lanes of Highway 12 on the Rio Vista draw bridge on Wednesday as workers add grease to a mechanical portion of the bridge.

Proposals for a new Rio Vista Bridge would have Highway 12 bypass downtown, leaving some residents worried about the life of businesses in the area.

Brentwood Community Center, 730 Third St. Advance $25, at the door $30. E-mail: lynda@stonecrestlending.net . Friday Nights at the Club.

It was the most exciting thing to happen in Rio Vista since a whale got stuck under the bridge.

A woman dressed only in a bikini led CHP officers bizarre chase spanning nearly 50 miles.

Queen: Last Wednesday's column items about bicyclists, which ran the day before Bike to Work Day, gave some readers a turn.

May 18, 2009 7:56 pm US/Eastern FAIRFIELD, Calif. A California woman arrested for leading police on a 50-mile high speed chase from Rio Vista to Sacramento says that she was just trying to get her dog back to her house, reports CBS station KOVR-TV in Sacramento.