Vallejo News

Erica Zetina, 6, of Vallejo, remains very still while Daniel Liu, left, and Jacob Hinkle of Solano County's 4-H Science, Engineering and Technology program pull a bubble hoop over her head, encasing her in a large soap bubble at Loma Vista Farm's Spring Festival on Saturday.

Father Jess Soriano, pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Vallejo, passes through and blesses the sanctuary, currently being used by Calvary Chapel Vallejo, in the newly dedicated Filipino Community Center during grand opening ceremonies on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

Not exactly tickled that he didn't get the call on the bat phone -- as in baseball bat -- Mayor Osby Davis is still excited about the prospects of a professional minor league baseball team calling Vallejo home.

Roller coaster enthusiasts ride upside-down on the Riddler's Revenge roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Santa Clarita, Calif., in this April 1, 1998, file photo.

It's been general knowledge for years that, among Solano County hospitals, NorthBay is the most expensive and Kaiser Permanente, the least.

A Solano County Superior Court jury on Thursday began deliberating the case of a Vallejo man accused of killing an innocent bystander in 2007 in what authorities believe was a gang-related shooting.

Standing before a room filled with nearly 150 people, Rochelle Sherlock asked an attentive audience Wednesday to imagine a world without the type of older adults being honored that afternoon.

After about eight years of hibernation, Mare Island's Dry Dock 4 is poised to buzz again with activity, officials of the island's developer and a barge cleaning and repair company announced Wednesday.

Investigators were searching Thursday for a 43-year-old San Jose man in connection with the slaying of a woman at a Holiday Inn Express, authorities said.

Sutter Solano Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center earned "As" in safety in The Leapfrog Group's latest report, according to Leapfrog's website.

For about an hour and a half, more than a dozen older speakers pleaded with the Vallejo Unified School District governing board and Superintendent Ramona Bishop to save senior programs at the Vallejo Adult School.

A partnership to redevelop the Solano County Fairgrounds was forged Tuesday night with the Vallejo City Council's unanimous approval of the far-reaching plan.

Police assisted Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center staff this morning after a patient threatened a nurse, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Agencies in Vallejo and American Canyon are among five Bay Area locations to benefit from a $450,000 Wells Fargo grant to the United Way of the Bay Area.

Union Bank of San Francisco has agreed to acquire First Banks Inc.'s First Bank Association Bank Services in Vallejo, Calif., the companies announced Tuesday.

Now, as the registry is on the brink of launching for community-wide enforcement, the city's Code Enforcement Division has set a public meeting on the issue -- for mortgage holders, banks and concerned residents alike.

In recent years, Vallejo has been known mostly and sadly for the fact that it went bankrupt in 2008.

A husband and his wife from Vallejo, California are crafting fantasy-inspired art pieces made from recycled items.

Members of a North Vallejo neighborhood watch group worked together to catch a burglary suspect who had been targeting their properties.

Construction and renovation plans for Solano County facilities in the next five years will be the topic of discussion Tuesday as the Solano County Board of Supervisors reviews and considers approval of an updated 5-year Capital Facilities Improvement Plan.