Friday, May 10, 2013
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Davis High alums ride for a reason

On Saturday, more than 200 Oakland-based parents, students, teachers and community members will bike through Davis en route to the state Capitol to advocate for more funding for public education. Mike Napolitano, who graduated from Davis High School in 1980, is a co-founder and organizer of Ride 4 a Reason, now in its fifth year. […]

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Resident drives smoking truck out of garage just in time

An alert homeowner prevented a vehicle fire from spreading to his house Wednesday night in El Macero, according to the Davis Fire Department. Spokeswoman Evelyn George said the resident of a home in the 44000 block of Country Club Drive parked his truck in the garage after coming home from work. When he went to […]

May 10, 2013 | Posted in Crime, Fire + Courts | Tagged ,

Memorial pays tribute to fallen Yolo County officers

Law-enforcement dignitaries from Yolo County and beyond will gather in front of the historic Woodland courthouse Saturday for the unveiling and dedication of the Yolo County Fallen Officer Memorial. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. outside the main entrance of the courthouse, 725 Court St. Inspired by the Yolo County Retired Peace Officers Association, the […]

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Six hurt, one arrested in alleged DUI crash

A Woodland teen faces felony drunken-driving charges following a crash Wednesday evening that injured six people north of Woodland, according to the California Highway Patrol. Tyler James Cearley, 18, was driving a Dodge Durango that rear-ended a Ford Windstar on southbound County Road 102 north of Road 17, causing the Ford to veer to the […]

May 10, 2013 | Posted in Crime, Fire + Courts | Tagged ,

Bob Dunning: Ding-ding! It actually was Julie’s idea

AND NOW, THE REST OF THE STORY … several weeks ago, in a hard-hitting exposé concerning bells on bicycles, I quoted David Takemoto-Weerts, the bicycle program coordinator at UC Davis, who said “When Lois Wolk served on the council, she suggested a mandatory bike bell ordinance.” … Lois, now a state senator, responded in her […]

May 10, 2013 | Posted in Bob Dunning | Tagged ,

High school baseball team lifts car off girl

SACRAMENTO (AP) — Sixteen members of a Northern California high school baseball team ran from a practice to save a 16-year-old girl who was pinned under a car, working together to lift it off her while their coach pulled her to safety. The girl, a student visiting Valley High School in Elk Grove from another […]

May 10, 2013 | Posted in Associated Press | Tagged ,

For the record

Anamarie Urrutia’s name was misspelled in a photo caption on Thursday’s front page. She’s the volunteer coordinator for the Yolo County SPCA, not Catherine McCullum. We regret the errors.

May 10, 2013 | Posted in Local News | Tagged ,

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