A 7-year-old who claimed he was almost kidnapped Monday afternoon at knifepoint near Meadowlands Park in Vacaville fabricated the story, police said. Police announced on Tuesday that the boy, who wasn’t identified, made it up. Police didn’t say if he was or will be charged with a crime. According to police, dispatch received a call just before 3 p.m....

A 7-year-old was apparently almost kidnapped Monday afternoon near Meadowlands Park in Vacaville, police said. Police received a call just before 3 p.m. from a concerned guardian who said a stranger tried to kidnap the boy at knifepoint. Police said they flooded the area with officers to search for the suspect. The boy was apparently walking on a path to…

A 23-year-old man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of gun- and drug-related charges after he allegedly left a handgun behind when he departed a restaurant, Vacaville police said.

A woman tried to kidnap a 4-year-old boy while his father was dropping off his older sibling at Cooper Elementary School Thursday morning, according to Vacaville police.

The life and health of Bay Area residents is at risk if no action is taken globally on climate change this century, according to a report released Tuesday by the Union of Concerned Scientists.

An Oakland Fire Department truck stolen Saturday morning was pursued by law enforcement on various Bay Area freeways for about an hour until law enforcement stopped it near Vacaville and arrested the suspected car thief, police said.

A man stole a fire truck from the Oakland Fire Department and led law enforcement on a chase across several counties Saturday. Lili Tan reports.

Vacaville police continue to investigate a shooting Sunday afternoon that left a man with non-life-threatening injuries.

A man was shot and killed along Interstate Highway 80 Saturday night in Vacaville, and the California Highway Patrol was looking Saturday night for the suspected shooter.

A man was shot and killed along I-80 Saturday night in Vacaville, and the California Highway Patrol was looking Saturday night for the suspected shooter.

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for Friday night through Sunday afternoon for the North Bay hills over 1,000 feet.

Power was back on in the North Bay Saturday night, but then their water was shut off and on top of that, smell from smoke drifting from the Yolo County wildfire was everywhere. Roz Plater reports.

Napa County has opened two charging stations for those without power and needing to charge cell phones or other devices on Saturday.

One person was killed and two others were injured Thursday in a vehicle collision on state Highway 113 in Solano County, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Parents and students at a Lafayette elementary school have been warned about a rise in strangers trying to lure children into their cars after a man pulled up to a student asking if they needed a ride Tuesday.

Parents and students at a Lafayette elementary school have been warned about a rise in strangers trying to lure children into their cars after a man pulled up to a student asking if they needed a ride Tuesday. Cheryl Hurd reports.

A North Bay community was on alert Monday after a teenage girl had a scary run-in with a stranger earlier this month.

A North Bay community was on alert Monday after a teenage girl had a scary run-in with a stranger earlier this month. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Two teen boys were electrocuted and died Monday in a canal in Dixon, according to the California Highway Patrol and Solano County Sheriff’s Office.