Valentino Giovanni Luchin was once known as one of the East Bay's best chefs with a charming persona, but now holds a reputation as an alleged serial bank robber.

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2026/01/10/renowned-bay-area-chef-indicted-for-allegedly-serving-bank-robbery-with-a-side-of-bank-robbery/

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The Green Flag has come down at Sonoma Raceway. The venue is set to deliver another year of motorsports as the track announced its 2026 racing season schedule on Wednesday. The lineup features diverse events that showcase the very best in road racing, stock cars, drag racing and grassroots competition. “Our 2026 schedule reflects everything […]

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2026/01/07/sonoma-raceway-announces-2026-event-lineup/

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His budget proposal lacks a specific plan for potentially millions of Californians losing health insurance due to federal policy changes.

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2026/01/10/newsom-budget-deficit-california/

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Bethel (8-4) had 10 days off in between games, but head coach Paul Davis wasn’t sure if that was why his team looked so sluggish in the first game of 2026.

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2026/01/04/bethel-high-boys-basketball-team-ends-preseason-with-loss-to-el-cerrito/

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The refusal to release the footage drew a rebuke from First Amendment and police accountability advocates, who questioned the police department's lack of transparency in the case.

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2025/12/03/oakland-police-wont-release-body-cam-footage-of-ex-nfl-player-doug-martins-in-custody-death/

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St. Patrick-St. Vincent High senior football player Dylan Santos was “nervous and stressed” when watching Bethel High’s Isac Garcia Puentes line up for a 43-yard field goal Saturday night. St. Pat’s was up three points with six seconds left against Bethel High and holding on for dear life. Bethel had all the momentum in the […]

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2025/10/12/st-pats-football-holds-on-to-defeat-bethel/

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The Public Accountability Unit, which was created two years ago as part of Price's "reckoning" against government wrongdoing, has been "reorganized" by newly-sworn in District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson.

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2025/03/07/new-alameda-da-shakes-up-unit-that-pamela-price-created-to-prosecute-cops/

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Before the military service began, John Thompson, the retired former Vacaville city manager, said, "I had great respect" for Fleming, who died Dec. 8, adding that Fleming, as a city councilman and mayor, worked hard and was "completely ethical."

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2025/01/02/fleming-remembered-as-father-decorated-airman-dedicated-city-leader/

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The new boss is the same as the old boss for Vallejo police. The city’s new police chief is Jason Ta, who has served in the role on an interim basis since November of 2022. Vallejo City Manager Andrew Murray called Ta with the decision two days ago. The holidays kept the two from meeting […]

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2024/12/31/vallejo-names-jason-ta-as-new-police-chief/

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Those who study the election process say they have questions: With Trump heading back to the White House, will faith in American democracy rebound?

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2024/11/12/american-elections-hope-for-normalcy/

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The first ever "Downtown Shakedown" event featured approximately 200 cars, some classic and some of the newer variety. 

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2024/08/31/cars-roll-into-vacaville-for-downtown-shakedown/

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Cal Maritime women's basketball player Alicia Porter recently scored her 1,000th career point, becoming just the third player in program history to accomplish the feat.

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2023/02/08/its-the-year-of-the-23-for-cal-maritimes-alicia-porter/

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A wall of purple and black T-shirts stood before Kaiser Permanente locations in Vacaville and Vallejo Wednesday morning, as employees traded out the front line of healthcare for the picket line across the country for a three-day strike— the healthcare sector’s largest ever in United States history. Over 75,000 union members across the country walked off the job this morning, including hundreds in both Vacaville and Vallejo. Union members in both Solano County locations said securing a fair contract is vital to providing the best possible care to patients. Rosina Riley, a strike captain...

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2023/10/04/kaiser-permanente-workers-strike-in-vacaville-vallejo/

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As Christmas approaches, Santa has upcoming visits planned for Vallejo and Vacaville.

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2023/12/12/december-14-vallejo-vacaville-arts-and-entertainment-source-activities/

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Community Christmas Card The Times-Herald’s Community Christmas Card runs through Dec. 30 and helps feed the city’s hungry via the Sparrow Project, Faith Food Fridays, and Christian Help Center. Tax-deductible donations will be accepted via online at solanocf.org or by check to: Solano Community Foundation, c/o Times-Herald, 425A Virginia St., Vallejo, 94590. To go straight […]

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2021/12/03/contributions-coming-for-community-christmas-card/

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Blackjack, also known as twenty-one, is one of the most widely played casino games in the world. It has been around since the 1600s and its popularity continues to grow today.

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2023/02/24/the-blackjack-game-story-and-modalities-of-the-most-famous-card-game-ever-existed/

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The three-day festival tickets at BottleRock Napa Valley have sold out, but individual single-day tickets will be available starting Thursday. The three-day music, wine, craft brew and culinary festival will take place in the heart of the City of Napa at the Napa Valley Expo on May 26-28. All 3-day festival tickets have sold out […]

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2023/01/11/bottlerock-single-day-tickets-go-on-sale-thursday/

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The funding will aim to assist in the acquisition and installation of a photovoltaic (PV) system on campus to serve the University’s basic and emergency energy needs, generate energy cost savings, and act as a tool of education for academic research and development.  

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2023/01/12/cal-maritime-secures-1-million-in-funding-for-microgrid-program/

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The Jesse Bethel High football team defeated St. Patrick-St. Vincent High 26-0 Friday night at Corbus Field.

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2021/09/10/bethel-high-defense-shuts-out-st-pats-to-remain-undefeated/

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Even as the overall population in California’s rural north has remained steady or even grown over the past two decades, the number of children enrolled in public schools such as those in Quincy has shrunk.

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2022/04/21/empty-classrooms-and-quiet-hallways-californias-rural-far-north-grapples-with-declining-enrollment/

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Just like their fellow musicians around the world, two years ago Leo Cavanagh and Katrina Wreede faced an uncertain future when the COVID lockdowns began. The duo, who perform together as Paper Moon, and will be playing at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum on Saturday afternoon, decided that they couldn’t simply take a break […]

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2022/08/02/august-4-vallejo-vacaville-arts-and-entertainment-source-music-among-the-stars-in-vallejo/

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Amy Tran Russell was elected to the Vacaville Unified School District Board of Trustees Area 6 seat after leading the early vote tally in the special vacancy election held Tuesday. Russell led the final unofficial count released at 8:42 p.m., with 834 votes. Opponent Tracee Stacy received 694 votes at that time. Russell led with 739 votes to Stacy’s 631 of the mail-in ballot count, which were released shortly after polls closed at 8 p.m. A total of 1,531 ballots were cast, about 18.68 percent of registered voters in Area 6. Solano County Assistant Registrar of Voters John Gardener said...

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2023/12/19/amy-tran-russell-wins-vusd-area-6-election/

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After more than 40 years as an attorney and sitting the bench, Nelson, who served in public and private practices in Solano County, was well-known as a leader of the county’s Veterans Treatment Court, an alternative process for at-risk veterans with service-related needs and centered on support and rehabilitation.

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2023/07/03/superior-court-judge-nelson-ends-a-distinguished-legal-career/

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Nearly 30% of teenagers experience episodes of poor mental health each month, and more than 40% have persistent feelings of sadness, according to a decade-long survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention released in 2021.

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2024/03/09/students-mental-health-challenges-persist-bay-area-schools-are-doing-something-about-it/

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