Yolo County Sheriff's Lt. Sam Machado and his wife Tammy Machado - also a Sheriff's Office employee - own the rural compound in Esparto. Craig Cutright, the listed owner of BlackStar Fireworks, worked ...

Sheriff Lopez said that support has now "concluded." Additionally, the Yolo County Coroner, which is under the sheriff's office, identified the remains of the seven victims and conducted autopsies.

An annual forum will take place Tuesday morning in Contra Costa County to discuss how much collaboration is taking place between the sheriff’s department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But ...

Yolo County Sheriff Tom Lopez provided an update on Facebook regarding his office's involvement in the Oakdale fire investigation, offering the community some insight after an explosion left ...

Yolo County officials declared a local emergency on Tuesday as the investigation continues into the fireworks warehouse explosion that left seven people dead.

The board's letter states that Yolo County Sheriff Tom Lopez and District Attorney Jeff Reisig also support the request. The DOJ has not yet publicly responded. "We have very stringent and strict ...

The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office and the Esparto Fire Protection District have both recused themselves from the investigations, which are being led by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and ...

CalFire crews are currently battling the 78-acre Oakdale Fire after a series of explosions ripped through a nearby fireworks facility in Yolo County.

Two Yolo County Sheriff's Office employees who lived at the site of a deadly fireworks warehouse explosion in Esparto have been placed on administrative leave, according to Sheriff Tom Lopez, who also ...

On Friday, Yolo County Chair Mary Vixie Sandy wrote to Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta's office asking that he join the investigation over a "strong public perception of conflicts" with the Sheriff's Office ...

ESPARTO, Calif. — The chair of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors on Friday sent a request to California Attorney General Rob Bonta for his office to join Cal Fire in taking the lead on the ...

Seven people remain missing following an explosion at a fireworks facility in Esparto in Yolo County, California, on the evening of Tuesday, July 1, authorities have confirmed.