Evacuations lifted in the Vallejo Carquinez Fire
The California Highway Patrol said that the bridge, technically part of I-80, was shut down between Highway 4 and Interstate Highway 780, including the bridge. Cummings Skyway was also closed at Crockett Boulevard.
Crews working to contain wind-fed vegetation fire east of Highway 37 near Vallejo
The fire began around 1 p.m. with four trees and a small grassy area engulfed in flames. When crews arrived, they reported the fire was 2 to 3 acres in size.
Vallejo shooting victim found dead in vehicle in 7-Eleven parking lot
Police responded around 10:35 p.m. to a shooting in a parking lot of a 7-Eleven store at 2580 Springs Road.
One wounded in freeway shooting on I-80 in Vallejo
California Highway Patrol investigators are working Saturday night on what appears to be a shooting of the occupant of a car on Interstate Highway 80 in Vallejo. All eastbound I-80 traffic was diverted off the freeway at Magazine Street as investigators worked.
Residents seek transparency and accountability as new Vallejo police chief is announced
The Vallejo Police Department, after years of turmoil, is getting a new police chief. Shawny Williams was chosen among five finalists, and almost 50 applicants to lead the embattled department, beset by lawsuits and community unrest. Williams is the first African American to lead the department.
Suspect in Vallejo rape and kidnapping in custody after hiding for hours
A 41-year-old Oakland man was arrested Saturday night in Vallejo, about six hours a woman had called police saying she had been kidnapped and raped at gunpoint, officers said. Tynel Cole was found by police SWAT team members at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday inside a tool shed Vallejo house on Holly Street, a short distance away, into which he had fled as police chased him, according to Vallejo...
Marine vet says Vallejo cop assaulted him for filming traffic stop
A U.S. Marine veteran and filmmaker says he was assaulted by a Vallejo police officer and suffered a concussion just for filming the officer from his front porch on Jan. 22. KTVU's Amber Lee reports.
