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FAIRFIELD — Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada’s, D–Davis, legislation that would make the Community Based Adult Services program permanent in California received unanimous support on the Assembly floor Monday. The program offers seniors and persons with disabilities an alternative to nursing homes by providing medical and support services in community-based day settings. The legislation, Assembly Bill 518, [...]
FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield man accused of shooting and killing a Vallejo police officer after a 2011 bank heist was in court Monday. During a brief hearing, Judge E. Bradley Nelson postponed until May 28 a ruling on a request seeking to reverse a previous court order that Henry A. Smith stand trial on a [...]
VACAVILLE — PG&E crews will begin work Tuesday on Elmira Road as the company continues testing gas pipelines throughout the state. Elmira Road will eventually be shut down to two lanes when construction starts. The project is expected to last about a month and a half, said Nav Dosanjh, senior gas customer impact specialist. The work will [...]
RIO VISTA — The RioVision Steering Committee will present an update Tuesday to the City Council on its Rural Urban Design Assistance Team application. RioVision is finalizing an application to the American Institute of Architects for the Rural/Urban Design Assistance Team program. The no-charge program addresses a variety of issues in communities, such as growth and [...]
FAIRFIELD — The victim of a fatal crash Sunday involving a wrong-way driver on Interstate 680 south of Gold Hill Road has been identified by the Solano County Coroner’s Office. Jeffrey Woodhouse, 53, of Fairfield, was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m. at the scene of the accident. His cause of death is pending an autopsy. California [...]
SUISUN CITY — Bingo and beer sales are up for discussion Tuesday at the City Council meeting in Suisun City. Council members are being asked to discuss, and offer direction, on a selection process for nonprofit fundraising concessions at city events. They will also be asked to adopt a resolution to approve an application for [...]
BERKELEY — Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that he does not know if the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will open over Labor Day weekend because of safety concerns. It’s the first time the governor acknowledged serious worries about the structural integrity of the $6.4 billion infrastructure project to build a new eastern span of the [...]
NORTH HIGHLANDS — A devastated father says he has no idea why gunmen targeted his house over the weekend, firing a barrage of bullets that instantly killed his 10-year-old daughter as she watched television from a chair near the front picture window. With his own wounded arm in a sling, Ernesto Campos came to look [...]
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million – the highest Powerball jackpot in history. But it wasn’t Matthew Bogel. On Sunday, he loaded groceries into his car after shopping at the Publix. He [...]
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Two FBI special agents on the agency’s elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia, officials said Sunday. The accident happened off the coast of Virginia Beach on Friday, the FBI’s national press office announced in a statement Sunday. No other details were given and the [...]
WASHINGTON — The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government’s secret seizure of two months of reporters’ phone records “unconstitutional” and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action against the Justice Department. Gary Pruitt, in his first television interviews since it was revealed the Justice [...]
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Hofstra University student being held at gunpoint by an intruder was accidently shot and killed by a police officer who had responded to the home invasion at an off-campus home, police said Saturday. Junior public relations major Andrea Rebello was shot once in the head early Friday morning by an officer [...]
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Officials investigating a train collision in Connecticut have ruled out foul play and are studying a rail fracture where a derailed commuter train was struck by another bound for New York City. National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener says the broken rail is of substantial interest to investigators and a portion [...]
DAMASCUS, Va. — About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town. Washington County director of emergency management Pokey Harris said no fatalities had been reported. The injuries [...]
SPOKANE, Wash. — Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. Few details have been released in the case, and no arrests have been made. Federal investigators have been searching for the person who sent the letters, which [...]
FAIRFIELD — The Solano Winds, originally founded by the late, beloved Robert O Briggs, wrapped up its 18th season with a whirlwind of music last weekend at the Fairfield Center for Creative Arts. The concert was a collaborative effort with the UC Davis University Concert Band. The ever-popular Solano Winds, led by music director Bill [...]
Artist: Stan Getz & João Gilberto Title: “Getz/Gilberto” Year: 1964 Format: Spotify Grade: A “Tall and tan and young and lovely, the girl from Ipanema goes walking.” For years, I associated these words with the most revolting monster in the music milieu: elevator music. It’s not hard to see how Stan Getz and João Gilberto’s [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles is releasing a solo album. Nettles says Friday in a news release that she is working with Rick Rubin and will release the album in the fall. Rumors that Nettles would release a solo album have been prevalent for a while. Grammy Award-winning Sugarland includes Kristian Bush and is [...]
AUSTIN, Texas — Country music star Randy Travis has filed a lawsuit to prevent the release of patrol car video of his 2012 drunken-driving arrest in North Texas. The Austin American-Statesman reported Thursday that the lawsuit names the Texas Department of Public Safety and the attorney general’s office. A judge originally granted a defense request [...]
NEW YORK — “The Voice” is leaving the judging drama to its rivals. The NBC singing contest said Friday that Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green will return for “The Voice” Season 5, joining Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. Their midseason replacements – Shakira and Usher – will be back for Season 6, which will [...]
NEW YORK — Ratings for the “American Idol” finale plunged to a record low for the 12-year-old show. According to Nielsen Co. figures Friday, Candice Glover’s victory over Kree Harrison was watched by 14.3 million viewers. That’s a 33 percent drop from the year before, when 21.5 million viewers saw Phillip Phillips claim the “Idol” [...]
CANNES, France — Before “Fruitvale Station,” Michael B. Jordan was glimpsed sporadically in supporting roles on TV shows like “The Wire” and “Friday Night Lights,” and in films like “Chronicle” and “Red Tails.” That changes emphatically with “Fruitvale Station,” a Sundance hit that premiered Thursday night at the Cannes Film Festival. In the film, he [...]
WASHINGTON — One after another, the charges have tumbled out — allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office. But for a Pentagon under fire, there seem to be few clear solutions beyond improved training and possible adjustments in how the military [...]
Artist: Megadeth Title: “Rust in Peace” Year: 1990 Format: Digital (Spotify) Grade: B “Rust in Peace” marked the first Megadeth album with guitarist Marty Friedman on board, after Jeff Young was dismissed from the group. It makes for a supercharged dynamic between Friedman and founding vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine. “Rust in Peace” is a technically impressive [...]
Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie disclosed Tuesday that she had a preventive mastectomy after learning she had a gene mutation that significantly raised her risk of breast cancer. A look at the procedure: Q: What kind of surgery did Jolie have? A: Jolie had a preventive double mastectomy, meaning she chose to have both her breasts removed even though she had not [...]
CHICAGO — One of the world’s most glamorous women had an operation that once was terribly disfiguring — removal of both breasts. But new approaches are dramatically changing breast surgeries, whether to treat cancer or to prevent it as Angelina Jolie just chose to do. As Jolie said, “the results can be beautiful.” Jolie revealed on Tuesday that she had [...]
NEW YORK — There are apparently a few more Sundays left in Billy Crystal. The star of “City Slickers” and “When Harry Met Sally” said Tuesday he will reprise his funny and poignant one-man autobiographical show “700 Sundays” on Broadway for a 9-week stand this fall. “700 Sundays” was a Broadway success during the 2004-2005 [...]
NEW YORK — With broadcast networks unveiling their new schedules, the television industry is focused on potential ratings hits next season. But TV programming remained largely status quo last week with CBS maintaining its decisive lead, Nielsen Co. figures showed Tuesday. CBS’ decade-old smash, “NCIS,” held onto the No. 1 position, drawing more than 17 [...]
NEW YORK — Bill Hader is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after an eight-year run. His spokesman confirms that the 34-year-old comedian will depart “SNL” after this weekend’s season finale. Hader joined the NBC sketch-comedy show in 2005. He has since made his mark with a range of impersonations including Al Pacino, Vincent Price, James Carville [...]
