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Police arrest woman for driving under the influence and possession of drugs

The Woodland Police Department arrested a 32-year-old Yuba City resident earlier this week after observing a vehicle with an erratic driving pattern and vehicle code violations. According to a WPD...

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Woodland Police arrest man for possession of drug paraphernalia

The Woodland Police Department arrested a 39-year-old man last for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of an unregistered firearm. At 7:20 p.m. on Oct. 4, an officer made an enforcement...

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West Sacramento man sentenced after killing man with sword

Earlier this month, Yolo County Superior Court Judge Tom Dyer sentenced Jeffrey Lee, a 39-year-old resident of West Sacramento, to 30 years to life in prison. According to a press release from the Yolo...

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Woodland Weekly Police Report | Oct. 4 through Oct. 11

Assault with a Deadly Weapon: On Oct. 3 at around 11:26 p.m., the Woodland Police Department responded to reports of an argument at City Park last night around 11:26 pm. As officers were en route, they...

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Winters Police Chief John Miller to step down

The Winters Police Department is set for a leadership change following the announcement that current Chief John Miller will step down and accept a posting with the Antioch Police Department. “It is...

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Elk Grove man sentenced to 228 years-to-life for Davis Freeway shooting

An Elk Grove man was sentenced to nearly 230 years behind bars after a Yolo County jury found him guilty on two counts of attempted murder, two counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle, two counts...

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Woodland Weekly Police Report | Oct. 12 through Oct. 18

DUI, firearm arrests: On Oct. 11 at around 10:45 p.m., an officer stopped the driver of a vehicle for a vehicle code violation near Gum Avenue and Sixth Street. During the contact, the driver,...

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Will Proposition 36 mean more deportations?

A tough-on-crime ballot measure that appears destined to pass could lead to more Californians being deported, immigrant advocates warn. Proposition 36 would reclassify certain misdemeanor drug and...

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Woodland man is sentenced to 7 years for charges of stalking and domestic...

A 42-year-old Woodland man was sentenced to seven years in prison earlier this week after a jury found him guilty of numerous domestic violence-related charges, including felony counts of criminal...

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California No. 3 for fatal car accidents on Halloween in US

Halloween is a time for costumes, candy corn – and lethal car crashes. California suffered the nation’s third-highest number of Halloween fatal driving accidents, according to a study of auto safety...

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