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New group-purchase program offers discounted solar power

Have you been thinking about putting solar on your roof or garage, or fixing those leaky windows and ducts, but were put off by the cost? Well, now’s your chance. A new program available only to people who live or work in Yolo County offers a substantial discount — usually about 20 percent — off […]

April 17, 2013 | Posted in Local News | Tagged ,

Local backpacker’s diagnosis became inspiration

“When I met my wife, I told her she was one in million, and I was right — unfortunately,” said Davis resident Marc Lancet, husband of Annette De Bow, who has a blood cancer occurring in that proportion of the population. De Bow, 47, was diagnosed with polycythemia in 2008. She discovered she was afflicted […]

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School board to receive, discuss preliminary report on high school reconfiguration

Details What: Davis Board of Education workshop on proposed reconfiguration of grades When: 7 p.m. Thursday Where: Community Chambers, Davis City Hall, 23 Russell Blvd. Watch it: Live on cable Channel 17 and as streaming video at www.djusd.tv The Davis school board will hear a staff report and hold a workshop discussion on the concept […]

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Search continues for Davis couple’s killer

As the families of a slain South Davis couple made plans Tuesday to lay their loved ones to rest, Davis police ramped up the search for their killer.

Yolo County coroner’s officials revealed that Oliver “Chip” Northup Jr., 87, and his wife of 15 years, 76-year-old Claudia Maupin, died of multiple stab wounds in their 4006 Cowell Blvd. condominium.

Police said they’ll leave no stone unturned in their quest to find the person — or people — responsible for the horrific crime, the violent nature of which has left the couple’s many friends and relatives reeling in disbelief.

“At this point, nothing’s off the table …”

FBI appeals for help solving Boston Marathon bombings

By Eileen Sullivan and Jay Lindsay BOSTON (AP) — A bomber may have been seen amid the Boston Marathon revelers carrying an unusually heavy nylon bag, weighed down with shrapnel-packed explosives, the FBI has suggested. Or perhaps someone heard something beforehand as a culprit tested explosives or expressed an interest in attacking the race. Law […]

April 17, 2013 | Posted in Associated Press | Tagged ,

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