Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Oakdale Fire — the Esparto warehouse explosion that killed seven employees of Devastating Pyrotechnics LLC as they prepared fireworks destined for Fourth of July display shows across Northern California. Fa... See more
A civil grand jury jumped the gun in assigning blame to Yolo County employees and the county’s Board of Supervisors for the July 1, 2025, Esparto fireworks explosion — known as the Oakdale Fire — that killed seven employees, the county wrote in a formal r... See more
A 45-year-old Davis man faces burglary charges after allegedly looting the Davis Little League snack shack. Davis police Lt. John Evans said the burglary at the H Street Little League fields was reported at about 7:45 a.m. Wednesday. A 45-year-old Davis m... See more
WOODLAND — A Yolo Superior Court judge refused to set bail Thursday for a man that prosecutors described as “an integral part” of the Esparto fireworks operation where seven employees died in an explosion last year. Douglas Tollefsen, 55, is one of eight ... See more
A Yolo Superior Court judge agreed to set a $1.5 million bail amount Monday for one of the five men facing murder charges in connection with last year’s deadly fireworks explosion in Esparto. Sam Machado, a former Yolo County sheriff’s lieutenant and an o... See more
