Yolo County Local News

In the contest, open to all high schoolers in and around the Woodland area, students can win up to $22,000 in cash and scholarships.

Commercial beekeeper Andrew Strehlow estimates he’s had 1,000 hives stolen over the years. The latest theft, of 96 hives from a Fresno County orchard, was his last straw.

California electric vehicle sales dropped significantly in the last half of 2023, raising questions about the state’s ability to phase out gas-powered cars.

Teachers and students tap into a native tradition in which art and nature have always been inextricably linked.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon drop its isolation guidance for people with COVID-19. The planned change was reported in the Washington Post.

Buu “Billy” Ngo, a co-owner at the widely adored Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine, has been named as a semifinalist for Best California Chef from the James Beard Awards.

Spending an early morning picking up parking lot trash only to return in a few days to it being just as litter-filled is a defeating feeling, according to 19-year-old clean-up participant Darius Jacobs.

By reframing them as mutually reinforcing rather than mutually exclusive, we can transform education for every child.

While temperatures aren’t warm enough for mosquitoes to run rampant, now’s the time to prevent breeding grounds.

The San Pedro ports had a busy January as they rebounded from last year’s labor troubles and picked up cargo redirected because of Suez and Panama canal troubles.

Incumbent Angel Barajas is running for reelection for the District 5 seat on the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. District 5 encompasses north and east Woodland and the 10 rural unincorporated towns of Yolo County.

Beehives, tractors and more are getting stolen from farmers.

As agents hunt for business in Southern California's slow real estate market, some are trying out new ways of tracking down leads. Others are quitting the industry.

Nearly 2 million Medi-Cal enrollees can now accumulate savings and property without limitations and still qualify for the state's health insurance program for low-income residents.

The state is to implement long-awaited new guidelines in 2025 despite some calls for a year’s delay.

The Woodland Fire Department updated the City Council on its plans to relocate Fire Station 3 to the Willow Spring School site the city acquired in 2018.

The city of Davis along with local nonprofit organization Tree Davis is seeking community feedback on plans to transform parts of Robert Arneson Park into climate-ready landscapes.

Davis local Antonio De Loera-Brust is running in the March 5 primary for the District 4 seat on the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, which has been held by current Supervisor Jim Provenza since 2008.

Victoria Fernandez was inducted into Youth-on-the-Move’s International Educators’ Hall of Fame for her dedication to teaching kindergarten students to use “zoo-phonics.”

After a soft opening late last year, the MOSAIC Children's Museum is inviting members of the community to attend its official grand opening.