It's like a downward spiral - and a Catch-22 all rolled up in one. As unemployment rises, so does child abuse; but as the economy gets worse, funding for intervention goes down. "We're seeing budget cuts in combination with increased need," said Kim Thomas, executive

Simpkins Auto Care in Benicia offers maintenance tips to keep all the components of a hybrid car in peak condition.Benicia, CA (PRWEB) February 10, 2012 A hybrid vehicle is a vehicle that uses two or more distinct power sources to move a vehicle. Most commonly these vehicles are hybrid electric vehicles, which combine an internal combustion engine and one or more electric motors. In order to ...

Paige Pangelinan only had two fourth-quarter points for the Benicia High girls basketball team Thursday night, but they were big ones.With Benicia up two points with 10.9 seconds remaining in regulation in its home game against Bethel, Pangelinan grabbed a big rebound off

BENICIA -- Less than five months before 70 state parks are set to close, city officials are hopeful they can save Benicia's two threatened facilities.Benicia Parks and Community Services Director Mike Dotson told local park advocates Wednesday night that a deal could be

BENICIA -- Instead of two forfeit losses, they'll each have one.That was a Solano County Athletic Conference appellate panel's decision Thursday regarding the Jan. 27 ruckus at the Vallejo-Bethel high school boys basketball game.

Anna DiFrancesco still gets a bit nervous in front of big audiences.Not that the Benicia High School senior's worried about taking the stage at New York's Carnegie Hall a week from Sunday.She said she hopes to learn from the performance experience and studying under master

BENICIA, Calif. -- Red Line Synthetic Oil Corp. is proud to announce its 14th year of partnership with the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) as an official Major Sponsor of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag ...

BENICIA -- Food Network reality show "Restaurant: Impossible" overhauled longtime family-run Pappas Restaurant on East Second Street this week. The show tries to rescue struggling restaurants by shutting them down for two days of renovations and menu tweaks orchestrated by host and celebrity chef

As if the state budget cuts weren't bad enough, copper wire thieves are wreaking havoc in the Benicia State Recreation Area, the park's head ranger said."We're having a lot of issues with copper thefts," ranger Shalon Cunningham said.

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