Daily Republic VACAVILLE — A week ago Steve Cox told his wife they were going “out†on Saturday night. “It was a surprise,†Cox said. An hour before heading to the ice rink, Cox told his wife, Beth Cox, they were going curling. He said he was kind of amazed that hundreds of other people [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — Gabby McDowell, 6, balanced her plate of cookies as she tried to talk. She was none too pleased when they fell and crumbled to the floor. But the first-grader from Joe Henderson Elementary School in Benicia was pleased to have won first place for her age group in the One World [...]
FAIRFIELD — Two teens were arrested over the alleged theft of a handgun from one of the suspect’s homes on the 200 block Cedar Street, stated a police press release. One of the 15-year-olds allegedly stole a handgun from his home with the idea of selling it to another 15-year-old, who then is suspected of [...]
VACAVILLE — A man with a felony warrant was apprehended by a police dog as he attempted to flee the police after the vehicle he was riding in was flagged for a traffic stop, stated a police press release. Zachary Lawrence, 21, of Vacaville, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped on the 1100 block [...]
DAILY REPUBLIC FAIRFIELD — The beat movement of the 1960s has some new faces in 2010. “In the 1960s it was white males sharing poetry with the audience. Today, it’s about bringing everyone together,†said Van OBryan, known on stage as “GO.†On the last Tuesday of the month, O’Bryan welcomes comics and poets to [...]
DAILY REPUBLIC FAIRFIELD — From Clark Gable to Clay Aiken, Daily Republic readers were eager to share stories of their first celebrity crush. For Fairfield resident Patti Faulkner, 85, it was Clark Gable, after seeing him in “Gone with the Wind†and a chance glance on Hollywood Boulevard. “There, standing in the doorway of an [...]
SUISUN CITY — An unidentified person was hit by a car in the vicinity of Railroad and Sunset avenues Saturday night, according to police. Police took the call about 7:36 p.m. The injured party was flown to John Muir Medical Center, according to radio traffic. The accident shut down the train tracks for over an [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — Dancers battled with improvised moves in a style called krumping as about 700 people stood and cheered Friday night at Liberty Christian Center in Fairfield. “Krumping is different because you have to make up your own story about what you went through in your own life, and you have to create [...]
Associated Press Writers HONOLULU — A tsunami triggered by an earthquake in Chile swept ashore in Hawaii today, but the initial waves did not appear to cause significant damage. The first waves looked more like an extreme fluctuation in the tide than the giant tsunami that Hawaii and the rest of the Pacific Ocean were [...]
AP Sports Writer BERKELEY — California clinched at least a share of its first conference title in 50 years by beating Arizona State 62-46 Saturday. Patrick Christopher and Jamal Boykin scored 14 points each for the Golden Bears (20-9, 12-5 Pac-10), who went on a 18-2 run in the second half to break open a [...]
HALF MOON BAY — Authorities are closing beaches in Northern California’s San Mateo County following a tsunami advisory. The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said today the closures would include beaches in Pacifica and Half Moon Bay, where the National Weather Service has predicted strong currents and choppy waves for several hours starting around 1 [...]
AP Sports Writer KISSIMMEE, Fla. — An offseason of reflection hasn’t softened Chipper Jones’ stance. The Atlanta Braves’ third baseman still says he will walk away from the game if he can’t bounce back from a disappointing 2008 season. Jones, who will turn 38 in April, said this week he won’t hang around just to [...]
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