Yolo County News

Share + Nov 7, 2009 10:16 pm US/Pacific More Local News YOLO COUNTY, Calif. 1 of 1 The Leonid meteor shower lights up the sky above China's Great Wall as stargazers brave the minus 20 degrees Celcius temperature and walk up the wall with their flashlights 18 November, 2008 in Badaling.

Low income families throughout the county are seeking assistance to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with a traditional turkey and all the trimmings.

A hiker moving toward the Cold Canyon Headwaters. Tuleyome of Woodland is looking to buy the Headwaters area in Yolo County as a means of protecting it.

Two men have been convicted for participating in activities as part of the Norteno street gang, the Yolo County District Attorney's office said Friday.

Yolo County Rotarians heard about the need for commitment to community by a past-president of Rotary International during a recent gathering of club members.

Woodland High School Students competing in a regional SkillsUSA shed building competition held at Consumes River College in the Spring of 2009.

A West Sacramento man was found guilty of one count of resisting a police officer through use of force or violence.

A man suspected of being part of a crew who robbed the Arco AM/PM Gas Station in late September has been arrested in Oklahoma by U.S. Marshals.

Officials with the county's Planning and Public Works Department are crossing the T's and dotting the I's on the final draft of the 2030 Yolo County General Plan, after addressing the last issue requiring supervisorial direction.

A man convicted of stealing more than $150,000 in hay from a farmer in Yolo County has been sentenced to four years in prison.

One of the more obscure - and probably more important - of California's many political conflicts pits an organization called EdVoice against the California Teachers Association and other school unions.

Yolo county saw a dribble of H1N1 vaccine from the state level, and quickly dispersed the nasal flu-mist to the appropriate risk populations.

When workers arrived at Sacramento's Loaves and Fishes shelter one morning in late September, they found Jean Miller on the doorstep.

The Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Program at the California Department of Public Health recognized the Yolo County Health Department for "Here is Where Healthy Starts" standards.

The 10th annual "Best of Yolo County" survey brought in hundreds of votes from local citizens to decide the creme de la creme of Yolo County for 2009.

It's a good time to check the mailbox if you live in Sacramento County. Almost four out of 10 homeowners will receive word that their property taxes are less than last year.

AUTUMN CRUZ acruz@sacbee.com A memorial message is written on a mailbox at the Woodland home of Keith Campos.

A former UC Davis employee has turned herself in after authorities issued an arrest warrant charging her with stealing or embezzling more than $38,000 from the university.

Police found a man dead Friday night along Thomas Street and have arrested another man found at the scene with his murder.

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