San Rafael apartment fire: Police say body found, site treated as crime scene

Fire and police officials in San Rafael said Friday that a deceased person was found at the site of a suspicious fire that tore through an apartment complex a day earlier.

Helping Canal San Rafael fire survivors
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Omar Carrera, Canal Alliance, chief executive officer, talks San Rafael fire victims and how community can help. Fire officials say some residents jumped from upper windows to escape a fire that tore through a 19-unit apartment complex in San Rafael Thursday morning.

San Rafael apartment fire leaves over 50 without homes

As volunteer organizations and emergency officials transformed the Al Boro Community Center in San Rafael into a shelter on Thursday, displaced residents and donors were coming in and out.

San Rafael apartment fire leaves 2 missing, 8 injured

Two people remain missing, and eight others were injured after flames tore through an apartment complex in San Rafael early Thursday, prompting a massive emergency response and leaving dozens without an immediate place to live. 

Marin's senior trailer park community feeling housing insecure and anxious

The Marin Valley Mobile Country Club is a town within a town nestled in the hills above Novato, a haven for low-income seniors who are worried their haven is in real jeopardy. 

Spike in wasp population prompts warning for park visitors in North Bay

State parks officials are warning about an increase in yellow jacket activity at a popular park in the Bay Area, advising people to take safety precautions.

Novato's Shaded Fire Break will save homes

The small Marin town of Novato is creating a so-called Shaded Fuel Break to keep small gash and brush fires from climbing up into the top of trees, setting off major firestorms.       

Novato city workers hail 3-day strike as successful, back on the job Friday

City workers in Novato went back to work Friday after a three-day strike that union leaders hailed as a success in their ongoing contract negotiations with the city. 

North Bay residents raise flood of protest against Nicasio Dam expansion

To store more water, the Marin Municipal Water District wants to use a rubber dam to raise the level of Nicasio Reservoir by about 4 and a half feet.

Complaints of neglect at Bay Area cemetery

Complaints of neglect have plagued a North Bay cemetery as congregants of the Mount Tam cemetery say they're disappointed with how the remains of their loved ones are handled.

Novato High School student killed in crash, involving driver suspected of DUI

A family is grieving after a 14-year-old Novato High School student was killed in a car crash Saturday night, while riding in a vehicle with another teenager suspected of driving under the influence.