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Volunteer tree decorators for this year's 5th Annual Kiwanis Festival of Trees are invited to a special opportunity to select free ornaments and decorations on Thursday, October 3.
Fall is the official mating season for deer, bucks can be exceptionally aggressive and unpredictable during this time. You may also see more out near the roads so drive safe!
As part of the Sacramento Youth Football (SYF) Youth Shrine Bowl team, Cody Lowrie and Lexi Riedel must earn their ticket to the November game, by selling 60-tickets each.
The Richard de Lone Special Housing Project (RDSHP) of Mill Valley will host their 7th annual benefit concert Oct. 6, raising funds to build a residential community for people with Prader-Willi Syndrome. Learn about the disease and concert details.
Bizarre standoff at the Northern Apartments between a resident and a host of law enforcement agencies began with a 911 call and ended with a man being sent to the hospital for a mental evaluation.
Check out why the cops were in your neighborhood Sept. 23-24, and see who was arrested.
The City of Dixon is currently accepting applications for the vacancies on two city commissions.
Despite the rain last Saturday, the National Weather Service warns that several days of "critical fire danger" loom ahead for the North Bay and East Bay hills because of strong winds, low humidity and dry conditions.
After two straight years of vetoing it, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Monday making it illegal to pass a bicyclist unless your have a 3-foot clearance.
While new statewide breast cancer rates reveal a downward trend in Marin, the county still has one of the highest rates of cancer incidence and mortality in the state and nation.
While new statewide breast cancer rates reveal a downward trend in Marin, the county still has one of the highest rates of cancer incidence and mortality in the state and nation.
Adams Street Cashwash donates portion of their touchless carwash proceeds to the Dixon Soccer Club.
Marin bike coalition lauds new law requiring 3-foot passing zone around bicyclists. The governor signed the bill into law after two straight years of vetoing it; becomes effective Sept. 2014.
There's a new way to get your farmer's market produce in Mill Valley, online from Farmigo, the farmer's co-op.
After an apparent suicide shut down southbound highway 101 Monday morning, the body was identified as a woman from Novato.
After attempting to stop a reckless driver, Solano County deputies arrest an intoxicated Fairfield man with stolen guns and marijuana.
According to this letter to the editor, the City is responsible for all repairs and landscaping of the train depot building, currently rented to the Chamber of Commerce for $1/month.
