Novato News

Miranda Rico won $50 on Winter Crossword Scratchers Tuesday at Novato's Savemor Discount and promptly doubled down, purchasing a ticket for the Mega Millions $636 million jackpot in advance of the evening's drawing.

A Novato bank robbery suspect who was shot by a sheriff's deputy in San Rafael last week was transferred from the hospital to jail Tuesday as authorities continued to investigate his potential role in a robbery streak.

Alexey Kozhenkin, a Ukranian Rotary leader and Governor Elect for Rotary District 2230, will be honored at the Rotary Club of Novato on Jan. 10. The Rotary Club of Novato meets Friday afternoon from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Margaret Todd Senior Center, 1560 Hill Road, Novato.

NOVATO FIRE District Chief Marc Revere's sudden retirement last year raised a lot of questions about whether there was more to the story.

Novato Public Access Television has been forced to suspend most of its operations because it has exhausted virtually all of its operating funds.

Gloria Hassan works the counter at the U.S. Post Office on Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, in Novato, Calif.

The men were arrested after a three-month investigation by the Marin Major Crimes Task Force, which received information about a man selling cocaine in the Novato area, said sheriff's Sgt.

On Monday, the Novato Sanitary District meets to discuss the 2013 Strategic Plan and Work Plan , an annual document that outlines priorities and focus areas for the agency.

Three-foot-tall toy soldiers stood guard, artificial snow floated down and the lights of a thousand candlepower blazed at 34 Devonshire Drive in Novato Sunday, but 4-year-old visitor Ryan DeLoryn was focused on only one thing.

The Buck Institute sits nestled in the hills of Novato, California on Thursday, Mar. 28, 2013.

Outstanding, inquisitive scientists are invited to apply for postdoctoral positions in the Garrison lab.

Chaka Grayson with his son Chaka Grayson, Jr., speaks in front of the Marin City Sheriff's station during a rally on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 in Marin City, Calif.

* What: Mayflower Chorus director Daniel Canosa makes his farewell appearance with the group at the concert "Jazz Hot and Cool."

Jeff Burkhart mixes a drink in a shaker on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 in Novato, Calif.

Seeking to quell a burst of criticism about a management plan that limits recreational use of county park preserves, Marin officials are launching an educational campaign amid promises that a public process will guide changes.

Shoppers carry their purchases at Northgate Mall on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in San Rafael, Calif.

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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District called another Spare the Air day Saturday, making for a record-breaking seven Spare the Air days in a row.

The creation of Alan Atha and Cathy Portje, the business is celebrating its one year anniversary on Saturday with food, music and plenty of brew.

Firefighters quickly doused a mineral oil fire Friday after receiving reports of an explosion at the Pacific Gas & Electric Co.