Marin County

Phil Lesh, a founding member of the legendary Bay Area rock band The Grateful Dead, has died at 84, according to a social media post from his account.

The National Weather Service issued a Fire Weather Watch for much of the Bay Area starting Thursday morning and running through Saturday evening. Fire officials say now is the time to finish up any mitigation work around your property, if you haven't already.

Marin-based Zenni Optical is offering free reading and sunglasses to people living in the areas impacted by the hurricanes.

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Millions of Floridians and visitors are on pins and needles awaiting Hurricane Milton's landfall. The potentially catastrophic storm could be a huge disaster for the Sunshine State, but only time will tell. 

An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect through Wednesday night in much of the greater Bay Area because of temperatures that could reach 110 degrees in some inland locations and up to 96 degrees in downtown San Francisco, according to the National Weather Service.

A 26-year-old man was arrested in Novato early Saturday morning for allegedly participating in a scheme to smash a vehicle into a storefront to burglarize the business.   

A scammer who tried to convince an older man that his grandson was in custody and needed thousands of dollars for bail ended up under arrest themselves, the Marin County Sherriff's Office said Saturday.   

A 70-year-old man incarcerated at San Quentin died this week in what prison officials are calling a homicide. 

Early Saturday morning, a fire alarm rang out at College of Marin's Indian Valley Campus in Marin, and as first responders arrived, they saw a suspect actively vandalizing a campus building.

If you're planning to hit the sand in Marin County this weekend, take note, a large stretch of one of the area's most popular beaches is shut down right now. County officials opted to close much of Bolinas Beach last Friday after sand samples tested positive for high levels of sewage.

Several school districts in Northern California fell victim to a nationwide social media trend threatening schools Friday.

Robbers overtook a consignment shop in San Rafael on Tuesday, smashing display cases and bolting with jewelry.

One woman and her dog died Monday in a Mill Valley fire, where several other dogs were hurt, firefighter said.

A plane came down near the Gnoss Field Airport in Novato on Saturday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Willie Jessie Clinton-Jones, 44, of San Rafael, was taken into custody after allegedly attacking, crudely gesturing at, and stalking at least three females along Second Street, B Street and C Street in downtown San Rafael around 9 p.m.

A homeless encampment next to a creek in San Rafael can remain for another year with the city's approval and millions in state funds.

Five property owners along Stinson Beach have received letters from Marin County, after a formal complaint was filed questioning whether they had constructed illegal fences blocking access to the public beach.