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Revealed: Father-of-seven who disappeared in Iran six years ago was a CIA spy whose family received $2.5 million government pay-off despite the White House's repeated claims he was a tourist Top Indian diplomat arrested for 'paying housekeeper measly $3.31 an hour to take care of her Manhattan home after lying to get her into the country' Saturday ... (more)

A Marin County sheriff's deputy shot a Novato bank robbery suspect after a pursuit that ended in San Rafael Wednesday morning, Dec. 11, 2013, a police spokeswoman said.

On Friday, the Mayflower Chorus presents Jazz Hot and Cold , an evening of jazz at the Marin Center Showcase Theater in San Rafael.

Country singer-songwriter Philip Claypool, who burst on the Marin scene as one of the principal investors in the short-lived Southern Pacific Smokehouse in Novato and disappeared when the restaurant-live music venue closed after just eight months, has re-emerged with "Strong One," the album he says he's been waiting his whole life to record.

FBI agents said Thursday that a 35-year-old San Francisco Bay Area man accused of three animal-rights motivated bombings in 2003 may have ties to Santa Cruz.

Marin is offering free entrance to three county parks between December 20 and January 5, in an effort to get more families to visit.

Through Dec. 21: Holiday art gift boutique. 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays; noon to 6 p.m. Saturdays.

Mutual fund manager Hennessy Advisors, a longstanding Novato business, announced record earnings for its fiscal year ended Sept.

Chaos ensues in 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever' through Dec. 15 at Novato Theater Company, Photo by Wendell H. Wilson When it opened 119 years ago, Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" set the English-speaking world atwitter.

More than 75 people participated in a march and rally Wednesday in Marin City to call attention to what they perceive as racial injustices against the black community by the Marin County Sheriff's Office.

Marin County Supervisor Steve Kinsey, who has a long track record of protecting Marin's coastline, promoting coastal agriculture and protecting fisheries, on Wednesday was unanimously voted as chair of the California Coastal Commission .

Law enforcement officials stand outside police lines after an incident near the Terra Linda Wells Fargo on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 An alleged serial bank robber was shot and wounded by police Wednesday after a chase from Novato to Terra Linda.

In 1995, with 28 years of experience, Brendan Moylan opened Moylan's Brewery. Since then, Moylan's has been creating award-winning beers like Kilt Lifter, its flagship beer.

Councilman Eric Lucan was named Novato's mayor for 2014 and Pat Eklund was sworn in for her sixth term on the council at a City Hall ceremony on Tuesday.

A Novato man who tried to reconcile with an estranged friend was arrested instead after the rapprochement descended into bottle-throwing and pistol-whipping, a sheriff's investigator said.

At Mill Street, a year around facility in San Rafael run by Homeward Bound of Marin , all 55 beds were occupied this week.

After five days of freezing temperatures, Marin County health officials Monday conferenced by phone with municipal leaders and nonprofits serving the homeless to discuss steps to protect the vulnerable if the cold persists.

Freezing temperatures were forecast through midweek following the coldest day of the year in Marin as the thermometer dipped to 19 degrees at Gnoss Field in Novato.

I'M NOT a finicky eater. Except for lima beans and spicy-hot food, I'm willing to try almost any food offered me.

Lynne Ashdown of Novato gets a hug from one of the 54 Italian men she cycled with across Eastern Europe.