Arrest made in San Rafael homicide cold case 50 years later

It took over a half-century, but through the use of DNA, Marin County deputies are saying they have solved a cold case from 1973. 

Unaware Uber driver takes off with toddler in Tiburon

A mother was reunited with her child after an Uber drove away with her three-year-old in the back seat.

Good Samaritan told to stop providing water to homeless camp

Homeless people can make do without a lot of things. But no one can make do without an adequate supply of water. Marin County, one of the nation's richest counties, is where one woman has been told to stop providing water to a major homeless encampment along northbound Highway 101.

7-hour rescue of horse that fell down Point Reyes ravine

A horse became trapped on Tuesday after falling down a steep ravine off a remote trail in Point Reyes National Seashore.

San Rafael police arrest family accused of stealing cars

Three family members accused of stealing vehicles were arrested in San Rafael this week, police said.   

Visitors to Marin County Fair can leave the car at home

Free buses, late trains and even bicycle valet service will be on a menu of transportation options to persuade Marin County Fair visitors to leave their cars at home this year.   

San Quentin chess event unites prisoners, guards to transform lives

Prisoners and guards at San Quentin faced off and partnered up recently to play games of chess in the facility’s gymnasium. The goal was to have incarcerated people and staff members engage with each other as part of the ongoing effort to convert the 171-year-old state prison into a rehabilitation center.

Russian River: Inflating a rubber dam is critical to providing water to North Bay

Sonoma County Water Agency crews will begin inflating its rubber dam along the Russian River on Monday, which they say is a “critical component" of the water supply system that provides drinking water to more than 600,000 residents in Sonoma and Marin counties.

30-foot gray whale washes ashore in Richmond, cause of death to be determined

The Marine Mammal Center confirmed a 30-foot female gray whale washed ashore in Richmond on Wednesday morning. The whale is being towed to Angel Island for a necropsy, officials say. 

Sausalito: There's a shortage of children in this California city

New research has found there has been a sharp decline in the number of children living in an affluent California city. 

Incarcerated man identified after his death in Marin County Jail

An incarcerated person died while being held at Marin County Jail early Thursday morning, according to a press release from the Marin County Sheriff's Office.

18-year-old surrenders in San Rafael shooting: police

San Rafael police said an 18-year-old turned himself in as the shooter allegedly responsible in a weekend gunfire injury and ensuing traffic collision.

Eight minors arrested after Novato middle school brawl

Eight middle school students were arrested on Tuesday after an assault at a Novato middle school last week, according to the Novato Police Department.

Massive brawl, 'stampede' on North Bay middle school campus sparks frustration

Parents of students at Sinaloa Middle School in Novato are fed up after the latest on-campus brawl in which a young girl was attacked by three other students. 

Rare, endangered whale spotted off Marin coast

A rare and critically endangered whale was seen milling off the coast of Marin on Friday.

San Rafael traffic collision, shooting are related, police say

San Rafael police officers responding to a collision involving several cars on Saturday afternoon found a man suffering from gunshot wounds – and they said the two are connected. 

East Bay Tire Company sued over loud music blasted at homeless encampment

A tire company in San Rafael is facing a lawsuit from people in a nearby homeless encampment, over allegations the tire shop has been blasting loud music all night.