Novato News

Muffin Mania owner Ilona Sullivan clears tables in front of the popular San Rafael cafe, a familiar scene for many years until a month ago, when Sullivan sold the cafe.

The following is a news release from the county of Marin: With construction bids from two private companies exceeding the project budget, Marin County Parks will move forward on its own and start construction on the Stafford Lake Bike Park with its county parks staff members.

A Novato man was arraigned Tuesday for an alleged DUI hit-and-run crash in which police say he threatened to kill an officer.

Racers negotiate the rugged terrain at Stafford Lake in the NorCal High School Cycling League mountain bike championships on May 06, 2012.

The $32.6 million spending plan, which for the first time in years proposed no cuts and no new city positions, was approved on a 3-2 vote.

Update: 1:40 p.m.: California Highway Patrol officials report that Highway 101 is now clear, and that a Sig Alert has been cancelled, following Monday morning's wreck in San Rafael.

Magid Accountancy Corp. of Novato and Scott Stroud , CPA, of Petaluma have merged.

Tyler Schmidt stood out for school administrators when he arrived at St. Vincent de Paul High School in Petaluma, and it wasn't just because of his fiery red hair.

If you're tired of waiting in long lines at food trucks, a new state regulation might have just made the wait shorter.

Francisco Funes, 55, admitted to two counts of selling cocaine base, said Deputy District Attorney Sean Kensinger.

County employees are in line to build the first phase of the Stafford Lake Bike Park because contractors say construction costs are triple the estimates of the county parks administration.

Novato police arrested a San Rafael man Sunday on allegations he molested a teenage girl over a period of about three years.

A firefighter pulls a hose up a long driveway to a garage fire on Chase Street in Novato.

After completing the 18-week Marin Master Gardener training program in 2011, I jumped right in to the various activities of our organization, from working at the Novato Help Desk, to digging in the dirt at various projects, and shoveling compost in and out for our county fair demonstration garden.

Bolinas and Stinson grunted through their annual tug of war. Ross held a picnic.

Waxelene, manufactured in San Rafael, is made of organic soy and rosemary oils, unbleached beeswax and natural Vitamin E. Glamorous film and television stars such as Doris Day, Marilyn Monroe, Jennifer Aniston and Tyra Banks have been know to slather on petroleum jelly to keep their skin dewy and soft.

Saturday's weather was perfect for the California Beer Festival in Marin County , held at the beautiful Stafford Lake Park in Novato.

Juvenile delinquent, track star, Olympian, war hero - Louis Zamperini lived a life that seemed like something out of a movie.

This is the latest post in our series "Growing up in City Hall" where we take a look at what it's like to have a parent that doubles as a city manager.

A rescue ring from the sportfishing boat the "Erik" is photographed at a restaurant in Pinole, Calif., on Friday, June 27, 2014.