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.
The Valero refinery in Benicia was issued fines totaling $3.25 million for multiple air quality violations and ongoing compliance issues, air regulators announced Tuesday.
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.
Workers at the Valero Refining Company's Benicia refinery are facing uncertainty after the company announced that it plans to idle refining operations at the facility.
Valero announced that it will idle operations at its Benicia refinery in a phased approach that it expects to be completed by April. Amanda Hari reports.
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."
A treasured set of custom guitars stolen from the home of a deceased person was recovered in Benicia with the help of a local guitar shop, police said.
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.
A damaged water pipeline in Benicia is forcing residents and businesses to significantly curtail their water usage. Brad Hamilton reports.
Residents in the community of Benicia on Thursday have been told to significantly curtail their water usage, following damage to the city's main water transmission line.
A vegetation fire was burning in Benicia near Lake Herman Friday afternoon, prompting a large response from fire units in the air and on the ground, authorities said.
The fire caused a temporary closure of Interstate 680 near Bayshore Road in Benicia around 3:30 p.m.
Intermittent flaring at the Valero Energy refinery in Benicia on Wednesday prompted an alert from air quality officials.
Authorities in Benicia said four people were arrested last week on suspicion of stealing copper from businesses in the Solano County community.
The city of Benicia is bracing for a major economic shift as it prepares for the possible closure of the Valero Refining Company, the city's largest employer and primary source of tax revenue.
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.
The refinery has been part of the Benicia community for more than 50 years, and for the last 28 of those years, Mark Felsoci has operated cranes at the facility.
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.
The Grinch almost stole Christmas from an East Bay family. Andrea Nakano reports.
