Fairfield police investigating human remains discovered in field

Human remains were discovered in a field near the Fairfield/Vacaville Amtrak station and have been turned over to the Solano County Coroner's Office.

No charges against Vallejo cops in deadly shooting

The six Vallejo police officers who shot and killed a man in the drive-thru of a restaurant with a fusillade of 55 shots will not face criminal charges, a special prosecutor said Thursday.

Dog hit in face by Vacaville police officer removed from handler

A K-9 that was seen captured on video while a Vacaville police officer repeatedly punched it during a training exercise has been removed from his handler.Vacaville police say the dog was examined by a vet and shows no signs of physical injury.

Vacaville officer caught on video beating K-9 was 'correcting' dog

Roberto Palomino was shocked to see a Vacaville officer punching his K-9 repeatedly as the dog cried in pain. Police say the beating was a "correction."

Restaurant in Benicia won't be turning on its Christmas lights

The owner of the Loft Wine Bar and Restaurant said he doesn't like letting down the community, because but he says the city attorney ordered him to turn off the lights.

Healthcare workers in Contra Costa, Solano counties to get vaccinated

They are being distributed to frontline healthcare workers in high-risk settings at hospitals - people working in the Emergency room and Intensive Care Units.

Vallejo police investigating threatening union email sent to reporter

An attorney for the Vallejo police union apologized Wednesday for an e-mail sent to a news reporter that the journalist called a "thinly veiled threat."

Capitol Corridor train strikes unoccupied vehicle in Solano County, no injuries reported

A Capitol Corridor train struck a vehicle Monday evening east of Fairfield-Vacaville station. Transportation officials confirmed the car that was struck was unoccupied. There were no injuries reported. 

Lack of COVID stimulus money threatens to spark double recession: economist

Congressional Democrats and Republicans remain miles apart on how much to put into a new stimulus bill and what it will pay for. It's a moving target that could change at any time.

Young mother who was shot and killed in Vallejo mourned

Friday afternoon, a few dozen people rallied outside Vallejo Police headquarters, carrying photos of Ivana Orizabal, 21, who was taken off life support one week ago.

Vallejo pays $750K to man who suffered 'brutal, unprovoked police beatdown:' attorneys

“This is one of the most brutal, unprovoked police beatdowns I’ve seen in almost 30 years of practice," Edwards attorney, Michael Haddad, said. "Vallejo needs to rein in its violent police officers.”