Operation Homefront helps Travis Air Force Base families with school supplies
Back to school time can become an expensive undertaking for any family and members of the United States armed forces are no exception.That's why Operation Homefront steps up to helpIts mission,...
View ArticleFairfield Library to host twin dedications of a sensory garden and memorial...
The Solano County Library is dedicating a "sensory garden" and memorial bench Aug. 18 at the Fairfield Civic Center branch. A sensory garden is an outdoor area perfectly suited for story times, as it...
View ArticleMedfly quarantine lifted in Solano County
Eradication efforts to rid the county of potential medfly infestation have come to a close, according to Agriculture Commissioner Simone Hardy. The scare started in August 2017, when a single female...
View ArticleCHP motorcycle officer, Vallejo man killed in crash on I-80 in Fairfield
In an instant Friday, multiple lives were changed forever as a wayward driver on the freeway in Fairfield plowed into a California Highway Patrol officer parked on the shoulder and the Vallejo motorist...
View ArticleSolano County Supervisors to discuss In-home Support Services, property tax...
Solano County grand jury findings for In-home Support Services (IHSS) and property taxes are up for discussion by the Solano County board of Supervisors.IHSS, is a statewide program that provides...
View ArticleAccused Vallejo puppy mill owner Susan B. Anthony sanctioned by court
Vallejo resident and accused puppy mill proprietor Susan B. Anthony was sanctioned this week in a Fairfield court for failing to follow rules of discovery in the case brought against her by the Caru...
View ArticleParking fees return to Vacaville's Lagoon Valley
Visitors to Lagoon Valley will once again have to dig into their wallets to enter the park. The city of Vacaville recently installed two new automated machines, one at the park's entrance and second...
View ArticleFairfield's Paradise Valley senior community applauds first responders,...
On Aug. 10, many residents of Paradise Valley Estates retirement community were settling into their weekend, unaware that they would soon be uprooted as the result of the Nelson Fire, a calamity that...
View ArticleCHP takes on a weeklong challenge to curb distracted driving
In the weeks following the deaths of a California Highway Patrol officer and a Vallejo man on westbound Interstate 80, fellow patrol officers are on high alert during this week's challenge to curb...
View ArticleNorth Gate and Canon roads to be repaired in Fairfield
Motorists and others should expect delays as the City of Fairfield collaborates with Solano County to patch up some bumpy roads near the Air Force base.Both North Gate and Canon roads are getting a...
View ArticleFairfield woman with dystonia hopes to increase awareness
Few people know that September is National Dystonia Month. Heck, few people know what dystonia is. "It sounds like a European country," laughs Carol Flynn, a Fairfield resident who runs a local support...
View Article9/11 tribute honors victims, those who continue to serve
Students from both Travis and Scandia elementary schools on Travis Air Force Base walked to remember and pay tribute to those that lost their lives during the 9/11 terrorists attack 17 years...
View ArticleTravis Air Force Base personnel ready to lend aid in Hurricane Florence's wake
Travis Air Force Base medical response personnel are on stand-by to deploy to the East Coast area at a moments notice to respond to what Hurricane Florence leaves in her wake. Travis' medical crew is...
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