PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Tens of thousands of mourners packed Pyongyang’s snowy main square Wednesday to pay respects to late leader Kim Jong Il as North Korea tightened security in cities and won loyalty pledges from top generals for Kim’s son and anointed heir. Women held handkerchiefs to their faces as they wept and … Continue Reading
MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a Russian, an American and a Dutchman to the International Space Station blasted off flawlessly from Russia’s launch facility in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Mission commander Oleg Kononenko and his colleagues, American Don Pettit and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers are to dock with the space station on … Continue Reading
Time is running out to purchase tickets at a discounted rate for the Davis Chamber of Commerce’s gala installation dinner, planned for Friday, Jan. 20, at the ARC Ballroom at UC Davis. Rose Cholewinski, owner of SwimAmerica, will be installed as chairman of the Chamber’s board of directors at the Academy Awards-themed event, which features a … Continue Reading
Dear Annie: I usually do the cooking in the house, but occasionally, my husband likes to surprise me by preparing a meal. I’m glad he wants to relieve me of the kitchen duties, but he has a bad habit of wrecking my cookware. Recently, I came home from work, and he was beaming from having … Continue Reading
For the moment, it’s done. The City Council officially rescinded the higher water rates it approved on Sept. 6 to fund Davis’ share of a $325 million surface water project. The project would pull water from the Sacramento River, treat it and pipe it to the cities of Davis and Woodland to shift the two … Continue Reading
TIS THE SEASON FOR HELPING ONE ANOTHER … in this season of giving, it has come to my attention that some kind-hearted souls have put together a unique plan for helping a struggling Davis family at Christmas time … and they’re doing this is conjunction with that most wonderful of Davis charities, STEAC, so you … Continue Reading
SODA SPRINGS (AP) — A 7-year-old boy has died after falling about 60 feet from a chair lift at the Sugar Bowl ski resort west of Lake Tahoe. Resort spokesman John Monson says the boy, a member of the Sugar Bowl Ski Team, died Tuesday due to injuries sustained in the fall. He was practicing … Continue Reading
UC Davis senior Kasey Riecks led all players with 16 points and the Aggie women’s basketball team received 23 points from its bench to rally for a 62-57 victory over Hawaii, winning the Chevron Rainbow Wahine Shootout on Tuesday in Honolulu. Riecks, who tied a career high with 21 points on Monday, was selected to … Continue Reading
SACRAMENTO — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry sprained his right ankle and had to be helped off the court during the Sacramento Kings’ 95-91 preseason victory on Tuesday. Curry was injured while defending rookie Jimmer Fredette just before halftime. Curry didn’t play in the second half and finished with seven points and five assists … Continue Reading
VACAVILLE — Tyler Sousa scored 20 points — including four treys — as the Davis High boys basketball team came from 20 points behind to win, 84-80, at Will C. Wood on Tuesday night. The Blue Devils hit only 7-of-22 from the field during the first 10 minutes and found themselves trailing 39-19 with 5:34 … Continue Reading
UC Davis’ Tyler Les tied a school record with eight 3-pointers and scored 24 points but host San Jose State got its own 24-point performance, from guard James Kinney, in a 79-59 nonconference victory over the Aggie men’s basketball team Tuesday night at the San Jose Event Center. While Kinney was getting more help from … Continue Reading
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