Teen girl killed, 3 hurt as car plunges into creek, catches fire in Santa Rosa

A 17-year-old girl was killed, and three people were hurt after a speeding car flew off an east side road into a creek and caught fire, Santa Rosa police said Saturday.   

A homeless camp at the Marin Civic Center?

An innovative proposal to consolidate all of San Rafael's considerable homeless population at the county's Civic Center is going to be a fight at a very public government center that also has hundreds of events, concerts, plays, picnics and a fair every year.

Search for swimmer called off, shark attack still unconfirmed

We still don't know the fate or identity of a swimmer who went missing Sunday morning. His two swimming partners say they saw him attacked by a shark.

Is the Marin Sonoma SMART train doomed?

Civil Grand Jury has concluded that the Sonoma Marin Area Rapid Transit District SMART trains may have to close before the end of this decade. It will all hinge on renewing a tiny tax.

First rain of season to hit the Bay Area, with high surf advisory to go into effect

The first rain of the season was set to hit parts of the Bay Area on Monday, as beach-goers were being alerted about hazardous conditions along the coast.

Coastal cleanup volunteer finds leftover from cremated remains in Marin County

A volunteer in Marin County participating in the annual California Coastal Cleanup Day found a card associated with the cremated remains of someone from North Carolina, the California Coastal Commission said Saturday.   

CHP officer struck by drunk driver, airlifted to trauma center in 2022 returns to work

California Highway Patrol--Solano Officer Bhangal has returned to work after making an “inspiring recovery" after a traffic incident left him hospitalized over a year ago.

Vallejo denied grant to tackle organized retail theft that many other Bay Area cities received

The city of Vallejo was turned down by the state for a grant request to tackle organized retail and vehicle theft despite many other Bay Area cities being awarded millions of dollars, City Manager Mike Malone said Thursday.   

Deputies identify victims in fatal San Rafael Canal crash

Authorities have identified the victims who plunged into the San Rafael Canal early Saturday morning. 

San Rafael hit with multiple stabbings, shootings in 24 hours

The City of San Rafael faced a wave of violence Saturday as hundreds took to the streets to celebrate Guatemalan Independence Day. Police responded to two stabbings and two shootings in 24 hours.

4 rescued from Vallejo boat fire

Four people are safe after a boat fire near Vallejo.

2 die when speeding vehicle plunges into San Rafael canal

Two people were killed Saturday morning when their car sped off a dead-end street and into the San Rafael Canal, police said.

Bay Area tattoo artists create body art to raise suicide awareness

Long lines snaked around the block on Friday as people signed up to get tattooed in Petaluma to raise awareness about suicide and mental health.

Studio formerly owned and led by George Lucas faces lease expiration

The Bay Area could lose one of the birthplaces of modern filmmaking, a movie studio that very few people even know exists.

38 new citizens naturalized at Port Reyes National Seashore

Pt. Reyes National Seashore celebrated its sixty-first birthday and invited some special guests to join in on their own, very special day. 

2nd suspect apprehended in July Vallejo homicide case

The second of two suspects in a July homicide in Vallejo was arrested Wednesday, police said.     

1 man arrested after body is found inside Santa Rosa residence

A man in his 40s was arrested Saturday after police discovered the body of a man in a northwest Santa Rosa residence, police said.