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A fire on a hillside in San Rafael had crews scrambling Monday night. No homes were threatened, no evacuations were issued and nobody was hurt.

The opportunity to participate in the Olympics is one few athletes ever get to. One runner from the Bay Area has qualified to compete. but his citizenship status has put a trip to Tokyo in limbo.

Authorities Saturday night said detectives have arrested two suspects in connection with a homicide that occurred at the Parkridge Apartments.

Napa County reported its first death from COVID-19 in a fully vaccinated patient, according to a county spokesperson Thursday. Sergio Quintana reports.

A bear that was perched in a tree in the backyard of a home on San Anselmo’s Tamalpais Avenue has come down on its own and has left the neighborhood for the open space area near Mount Tamalpais, according to police.

It was a wild Thursday evening in San Anselmo after a black bear was spotted in a tree and a block away from downtown. Cheryl Hurd reports.

Two Mill Valley men found guilty and sentenced to life in prison in Italy Wednesday. One of them admitting to stabbing an Italian police officer, claiming it was self-defense. Cheryl Hurd reports.

Crews battled a wind-fueled brush fire near Vacaville on Sunday afternoon that reached four alarms.

Red flag warnings are prompting Cal Fire stations across the Bay Area to begin staffing up and to position equipment in case they need to respond quickly. Sergio Quintana reports.

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Lake County Sunday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Scientists say climate change has both shifted and expanded the fire season right into peak tourism times. Since businesses can’t move the fires, they’re trying to figure out how to move the tourists.

Scientists say climate change has both shifted and expanded the fire season right into peak tourism times. Since businesses can’t move the fires, they’re trying to figure out how to move the tourists. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.

Santa Rosa police say a bizarre crime in the area is related to the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.