Overnight brush fire burns several acres near I-680 in Solano County
Fire crews in Solano County said forward progress has been stopped on a vegetation fire that broke out early Monday morning near Benicia.
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Fire crews in Solano County said forward progress has been stopped on a vegetation fire that broke out early Monday morning near Benicia.
A man died after a shooting at a Benicia home late Thursday night in an incident reported as domestic violence, police said.
A former San Francisco Bay Area attorney has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison after being convicted in connection with the $1 billion DC Solar Ponzi scheme, prosecutors said.
Solano County is experiencing blow after blow when it comes to mass layoffs, with the potential for even more jobs to be cut.
The planned shutdown of the Valero refinery in Benicia is expected to have a major economic impact on the city, even as environmental advocates welcome the closure.
Valero is planning to import fuel into the Bay Area once it idles its Benicia refinery in April. Gov. Gavin Newsom's office touted the plan as one that will "help maintain steady supply and stable prices."
Officials in the city of Benicia urged all residents, businesses, schools and other facilities to significantly curtail their water usage, after a water pipeline was damaged Wednesday.
Authorities in Benicia said four people were arrested last week on suspicion of stealing copper from businesses in the Solano County community.
The Benicia Fire Department has contained a fire at the Valero refinery.
A Bay Area developer said it is working with Valero to assess the potential future of its refinery in Benicia, which could cease operations as soon as next year.
Two people have pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a conspiracy to rob nearly a dozen banks in the Bay Area and Sacramento, prosecutors said.
Operations at the Valero refinery in Solano County may be shut down as soon as next year, the petroleum producer announced Wednesday.
The Grinch almost stole Christmas from an East Bay family. A group of thieves raided a Benicia business and drove off with 51 years of memories and something that still connected Michael Dodge with his late father - a 1973 Chevrolet Corvette.
Jason Means has walked 41 miles from Martinez to Dixon and plans to finish off his walk at the state capitol.
