Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — Penance was a large part of the pusishment handed down Friday to parents of an 8-year-old boy who shot and killed his 2-year-old sister. “Do not let this child’s death be in vain. You can change the world. You can change yourselves,†Judge Wendy G. Getty told Michael and Daniela Shanahan [...]
FAIRFIELD — Two suspected killers arrested earlier this month for a February homicide had their case reassigned Friday to Judge Rob Bowers. Robert Dixon and Ramon Sellars were ordered back to court Aug. 9 when a date may be scheduled for a probable cause hearing into the killing of Kevin Domino Domino was fatally shot [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — The 49th Military Police Brigade’s headquarters company furled its colors in Iraq Tuesday and ended its 10 month mission to train Iraq’s police, according to a Friday press release. The California National Guard unit, which is based on Parker Road outside of Travis Air Force Base, marked the end of its [...]
LOS ANGELES — Fifteen months after saying “I do,†reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are headed for divorce. The 23-year-old starlet and plastic surgery devotee filed for divorce Friday in Santa Monica citing irreconcilable differences. Representatives for Montag and Pratt did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Montag began dating the [...]
SUISUN CITY — Shane Ballman took out candidates papers late Thursday to run for the Suisun City Council, joining what could become a very crowded race for two open council seats. Jane Day, Mike Hudson and Brian Cain have filed papers to enter the race. Don Spering, Lori Wilson, William “Bill†Hampton, and Linda Rose [...]
AP Sports Writer LONG POND, Pa. — Tony Stewart unbuttoned the top button on his racing suit and let out a sigh. Qualifying for the pole always makes a trip to Pocono Raceway more fun. Stewart zipped his No. 14 Chevy for a qualifying lap Friday of 171.393 mph around the 2.5-mile triangle track to [...]
AP Sports Writer NAPA — The Oakland Raiders offense never really recovered after starting receiver Chaz Schilens went down with a broken left foot in training camp a year ago. That’s why it was mildly concerning when Schilens had to sit out practice Friday because of soreness in that same foot. Coach Tom Cable said [...]
SANTA CLARA — Anthony Davis and Mike Iupati have been practically joined at their rather large hips since becoming San Francisco 49ers this spring, and that continued Friday on the day rookies were required to report to team headquarters. Both first-round draft picks signed five-year contracts a few hours apart, ensuring the highly touted offensive [...]
SOUTHPORT, England — Yani Tseng certainly is consistent. The 21-year-old from Taiwan shot her second consecutive 4-under 68 on Friday, taking a four-shot lead after the second round of the Women’s British Open. The American duo of Brittany Lincicome and Christie Kerr joined Amy Young of South Korea in the chase entering the weekend. “There [...]
AP Sports Writer LONG POND, Pa. — Asked the amount of his NASCAR fine, Ryan Newman kept quiet. What did he do? Shrugged shoulders. Hey, maybe the threat of secret fines for speaking out against the stock car series is working after all. NASCAR expects omerta (the code of silence) from its drivers when it [...]
Jesus was a welcomer. His ministry was built around practices of hospitality. Jesus included everyone, including those not welcome in his society — the stranger, the leper, women, children, sinners. He consistently taught through his words and his actions that the act of welcoming is a path to God — a reward of the righteous, [...]
You’d think tempers on University of California campuses last spring were hotter about the upcoming tuition increases than anything else. You’d be wrong. The most contentious issue on the flagship Berkeley campus and the large campus in San Diego was about money, true, but the question students grappled with most loudly was whether the university’s [...]
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