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updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 06:43 pm

Solano County News

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38 min ago | Inside Bay Area

Most Alameda students stay in school, state numbers show

The vast majority of students in Alameda will complete high school and not drop out, bucking a statewide trend, according to what state education officials say is the most accurate-ever analysis of dropout ...

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Related Topix: Alameda County, CA, California State University System, East Bay (California State University System), San Francisco Metro, Alameda, CA, Education Etc.

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Vallejo Times-Herald

Suspect pleads not guilty in 7-Eleven clerk shooting

A 19-year-old Vallejo man accused of fatally shooting 7-Eleven clerk Surinder Kumar pleaded not guilty Thursday to first-degree murder and armed robbery in Solano County Superior Court.

6 comments

Related Topix: Vallejo, CA

The Reporter

Mom pleads not guilty to felony charges

A young woman accused of abandoning her nine-day-old baby at a Vacaville middle-school track has pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges in Solano County Superior Court.

29 comments

Related Topix: Vallejo Metro, Fairfield, CA, Vacaville, CA

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Vallejo Times-Herald

Vacaville woman, 22, faces charges of abandoning infant on school...

A 9-day-old baby boy who was abandoned at a Vacaville middle school Tuesday night was soon found, and his mother was arrested, police said.

16 comments

Related Topix: Vacaville, CA

Wed Jul 16, 2008

CBS 5

Vacaville Woman Accused Of Abandoning 9-Day-Old

Vacaville police arrested a 22-year-old woman Tuesday night who allegedly abandoned her 9-day-old son on a running track at a middle school.

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Related Topix: Vacaville, CA, Fairfield University, Vallejo Metro, Fairfield, CA

Tue Jul 15, 2008

TheKSBWChannel

Man Found Guilty In Off-Duty Officer Slaying

A Solano County jury has found a man guilty of voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend, a Richmond police officer, in 2006.

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The Reporter

Traffic stop ends in arrest

A Dixon man was arrested early Saturday and a Dixon woman cited following a traffic stop that led to a brief chase in Vacaville.

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Related Topix: Dixon, CA, Vacaville, CA

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Vallejo Times-Herald

Two men arrested on drug charges

Two men were arrested Tuesday on drug charges after a month-long investigation, the Solano County Sheriff's office announced.

13 comments

Related Topix: Drugs, Vallejo, CA, Vallejo Metro

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Vallejo Times-Herald

Dixon woman gets 4 years for child endangerment, drug possession

A Dixon woman arrested last year in connection with a child endangerment drug case was sentenced Friday to four years in state prison.

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Related Topix: Dixon, CA, Drugs, State Prisons, Vacaville, CA

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Vallejo Times-Herald

Murder suspect takes the stand

Murder defendant Quartus Lee Hinton had a girlfriend. He loved her. He feared her.

4 comments

Related Topix: Fairfield, CA, Violent Crime

Fri Jul 11, 2008

KXTV

Stolen Water Truck Shuts Down Solano Railroad Line

Freight train traffic on the California Northern Line in Solano County came to a stop because of a stolen water truck on the tracks.

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Related Topix: Fairfield, CA, Vallejo Metro

The Reporter

Citizen's action prompts arrest in child's beating

A concerned citizen brought a victim to Vacaville Police Department's Family Investigative Response Services Team on Tuesday afternoon and reported that the child had been abused, according to a press release.

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Related Topix: Vacaville, CA

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Vallejo Times-Herald

2 parole agents testify in officer slaying trial

Testifying during the Quartus Hinton murder trial Monday, two state parole agents testified that Hinton had told them he feared some kind of retaliation from an ex-girlfriend in 2006, but never identified that ...

12 comments

Related Topix: Fairfield, CA, Vallejo, CA

Wed Jul 09, 2008

The Reporter

Fairfield checks 65 sex crime registrants

On Wednesday, the Investigations Bureau, Major Crimes Unit of the Fairfield Police Department conducted 65 sex registrant compliance checks.

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Related Topix: Fairfield, CA

Tue Jul 08, 2008

CBS 5

237 Bay Area DUI Arrests Over July 4th Weekend

The California Highway Patrol arrested 237 Bay Area drivers for driving under the influence during the holiday weekend enforcement period.Statewide, the CHP reported 1,704 arrests and 36 fatalities between 6 ...

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Related Topix: Alameda County, CA

Mon Jul 07, 2008

The Reporter

Driver survives collision with train

A Vacaville man narrowly escaped death today when his truck collided with a moving train on the tracks near Fry Road in unincorporated Solano County.

28 comments

Related Topix: Vacaville, CA

The Reporter

Suspects in slaying make separate court appearances

Two young Fairfield men facing murder charges in connection with a birthday party slaying in Suisun City made separate appearances Monday in Solano County Superior Court.

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Related Topix: Vallejo Metro, Fairfield, CA, Violent Crime, Suisun City, CA

Sun Jul 06, 2008

The Reporter

Fatal-stabbing case may move to adult court

Facing murder charges in connection with a 1992 stabbing, a former Vacaville man will be back in court in two weeks.

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Related Topix: Vacaville, CA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

KCBS

Fuel Costs Squeeze Volunteer Fire Departments

CORDELIA, Calif. The rising cost of fuel is proving problematic for volunteer fire departments in the Bay Area and all over the country.

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Fri Jul 04, 2008

Vallejo Times-Herald

General plan outlines rural areas to be studied later

Rio Vista resident Bob Hall has a vision for land he owns in Collinsville in which folks could come to learn about the area, kayak in the Delta, and walk or ride bicycles.

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Related Topix: Rio Vista, CA, Green Valley, CA, Agriculture, Science

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