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Yolo County supervisors request DOJ probe into deadly Esparto fireworks explosion
Citing concerns over potential conflicts of interest, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors sent a letter to the California ...
Yolo County requests state DOJ to take over deadly Esparto explosion investigation
Citing concerns over potential conflicts of interest, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors sent a letter to the California ...
Residents voice concerns as Esparto blast site draws curious crowds, calls for state probe
Residents agree that the Department of Justice should join Cal Fire in taking the lead on the investigation. ESPARTO, Calif. — Officials have reopened all the surrounding roads near the Esparto ...
Yolo County supervisor requests California AG to help lead Esparto explosion investigation
The chair of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors on Friday sent a request to California Attorney General Rob Bonta for his ...
Yolo County officials request for Department of Justice to step in for Oakdale fire in Esparto
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors Chair sent a letter on Friday asking the office of California Attorney General Rob Bonta ...
Yolo County officials pen letter requesting state DOJ to join Esparto explosion investigation
Board Chair Dr. Marie Vixie Sandy says both of Yolo County's district attorney and sheriff support the request.
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County seeks AG's lead in Esparto-blast criminal probe
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors penned a letter Friday to California Attorney General Rob Bonta, seeking his office’s ...
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Yolo County Board of Supervisors want AG to probe fireworks blast
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors wrote a letter Friday afternoon to state Attorney General Rob Bonta, asking for his ...
Family of father killed in Esparto fireworks explosion wants transparency from Yolo County officials
Her son, Joel "Junior" Melendez, 28, was killed in the blast. Lupe said her strong words are directed at the fireworks ...
Where is Esparto? What to know about area where fireworks facility exploded
The facility destroyed was located roughly a mile south of Esparto on the 26400 block of County Road 23 near County Road 86A. Esparto is 14 miles west of Woodland along Highway 16. The drive from ...
Human remains found amid ruins of Esparto fireworks blast in Yolo County
Yolo County officials confirmed Friday that human remains have been discovered at the site of the Oakdale Fire, a devastating blaze triggered by explosions at a fireworks storage facility Tuesday near ...