Yolo County Local News

In the year and a half since its launch, 988—the country’s easy-to-remember suicide and crisis hotline—has received about 8.1 million calls, texts, and chats. Curiosity is growing about the people taking those calls.

An El Dorado County Jail inmate died after not receiving vital HIV medication for weeks, a new lawsuit claims.

After bringing home the City of Trees’ first state championship in any sport, the Woodland Christian High School varsity football team was honored by city officials.

The numbers and letters on your car can reveal more than you think.

Free and donation-based mantra meditation and kirtan classes bring together and uplift community members in Davis and Woodland.

The League of Women Voters forums for seats on the Yolo County Board of Supervisors scheduled for Jan. 31 have been changed to only include the candidates for District 3: Xochitl Rodriguez Murillo and Mary Vixie Sandy.

Fast food lives in a consumer sweet spot: demand, convenience and relative affordability. And this pay hike—equal to minimum wage increases during the past five years—will create grand economic unknowns.

Health 34, a new non-emergency service, is dedicated to reducing crises by providing mental health services and access to basic necessities. The program is available every day and hour of the year.

History teacher Victor Lagunes recently announced his candidacy for the District 2 seat on the Davis City Council, currently held by Will Arnold.

The Pioneer Baseball League has announced Yolo County’s first professional baseball team, the High Wheelers. “We’re excited to be stewards of the Pioneer League’s second California team,” said team cofounder Paul Freedman.

Periodically the city of Davis has looked into renter protections. A presentation to the Social Services commission by a subcommittee laid out some of what these could look like.

The four leading U.S. Senate contenders in California tried to use 90 minutes of free air time to solidify their pitches to voters—and also to set themselves apart from their opponents.

Woodland Community College administrators hosted hundreds of community members for a ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the latest addition to the campus.

Tucked between a tire shop and 7-Eleven, He Brews Coffee is attempting to help West Sacramento residents get ahead through cups of coffee and financial services classes.

The swing from a $100 billion surplus to a deficit somewhere between $38 and $68 billion in just two years illustrates the volatility of California’s tax system.

The final report of the four-part series “One in Five,” published this week by The Sentencing Project, explores how “Mass Incarceration Deepens Inequality and Harms Public Safety.”

More than 80 women, elderly donors and real estate professionals have joined forces to expose an attorney referral scheme allegedly operating through the Los Altos-based nonprofit WomenSV.

At the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica, scientists are eager to explore whether a psychedelic chemical found in a toad could help people with depression. But research has been put on hold by the state.

The Woodland Police Department's 2024-2026 strategic plan addressed city and community concerns regarding public safety and quality of life.

A California judge says a nearly 65-year-old law does not give the state permission to borrow the billions of dollars it would need to build a large water project.