FAIRFIELD — It has been nearly a month since the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man in his Gold Coast Drive home on the night of April 23. The investigation into the killing of 51-year-old Robert J. McMullan by Fairfield Police Officer Adam Ponce has not been finalized and it could be months before [...]
FAIRFIELD — Defense attorneys for three Fairfield men facing murder charges for a 2010 gang-related deadly shooting in Vacaville spent much of Thursday presenting their closing arguments to jurors. Rudolfo R. Ortega Jr., 23, Adrian Torres, 22, and Jesus A. Vidrio, 24, have all pleaded not guilty. The three men drove to Vacaville on the [...]
FAIRFIELD — What a shock Adrian Torres and Jesus Vidrio experienced one evening in 2010. They just wanted to drive around and smoke marijuana, they explained Wednesday, and somehow they ended in Vacaville, wrapped up in a gang-related killing. The pair took the witness stand near the conclusion of their murder trial, the day after [...]
I had a good laugh the other day reading Murray Bass’ recent column, “Government on edge of ruin.” He started with the line, “Recent headlines include ‘Social Security and Medicare to run out of money earlier than expected,’ ” and when I did a Google search of that headline to check his sources, I got 43 [...]
FAIRFIELD — In addition to police and eyewitness testimony, the prosecution in the murder trial of three Fairfield men added strong scientific evidence Tuesday, linking the men to the 2010 fatal shooting of a Vacaville man. The three suspects in the March 5, 2010, killing, Rudolfo R. Ortega, 23, Adrian Torres, 22, and Jesus A. Vidrio, [...]
FAIRFIELD — The prosecution is expected to rest its case Tuesday in the jury trial for three suspects in a March 2010 gang-related fatal shooting in Vacaville. Rudolfo R. Ortega, 23, Adrian Torres, 22, and Jesus A. Vidrio, 24, all of Fairfield, have each pleaded not guilty to murder, attempted murder and assault charges. Witnesses [...]
SONOMA – There was some serious redemption for Joey Pascarella, and some bad luck for Josh Hayes. Pascarella, a former Vacaville resident, raced to a third-place finish Sunday in the AMA SportBike race at Infineon Raceway, thanks in part to a late spill by Martin Cardenas. Jason DiSalvo took the checkered flag first and was [...]
FAIRFIELD — The prosecution began presenting its case Wednesday to jurors about three Fairfield men facing gang-related murder charges for a March 2010 shooting in Vacaville that killed one man and wounded another. Rudolfo R. Ortega Jr., 23, Adrian Torres, 22, and Jesus A. Vidrio, 24, have all pleaded not guilty. Before Deputy District Attorney [...]
FAIRFIELD —A driver sustained major injuries after driving the car into the ditch early Sunday morning near Vanden and Cannon roads. Police received reports of a vehicle driving recklessly at 12:24 a.m. near the railroad tracks by Vanden Road. The driver, whose gender and ID are unknown, drove into a ditch by the tracks. The [...]
The Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens is a magical place you might want to visit if you are traveling up the coast. Located on the south side of Fort Bragg, the gardens are the only public gardens in the United States that border the ocean. There are seasonal floral displays throughout the year along with crashing [...]
FAIRFIELD — Figures released Thursday reaffirmed Solano County’s need for a Level II trauma center to treat people who are severely injured. Representatives from the American College of Surgeons recommended Thursday that the Solano Emergency Medical Services Cooperative board of directors move ahead with establishing the county’s first and only Level II trauma center. “The [...]
FAIRFIELD — Three people were taken by ambulance to the hospital Wednesday after a two-car rollover collision on westbound Interstate 80 before the Rockville Road exit. State police, medics and firefighters arrived at the scene around 3:40 p.m. to find a Lexus ES 300 smashed into a tree and a Hyundai sedan on its roof on [...]
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