Marin County

Richard “Bonaru” Richardson stood in the front yard of an Oakland house, pondering the row of bars that wrapped around the property — knowing that for the first time in more than two decades he could step beyond these bars anytime he wanted. Just a few weeks before, Richardson was ensconced in the bars and razor wire of San Quentin…

San Quentin prison was hit hard by COVID and a lot of the information came from the prison’s own inmate-run newspaper — The San QUentin News. NBC Bay Area’s Joe Rosato Jr. has the story of the paper’s long-time editor and the new journey he’s begun.

Firefighters on Friday are responding to a brush fire near H Ranch Road and Big Rock Ridge in Marin County.

A 51-year-old woman led authorities on a low-speed chase Monday in San Rafael that included hopping fences in a gated community and swimming to West Marin Island, all in an effort to elude capture after police said she assaulted a grocery store clerk with a hammer, a bottle and her fists.

Three more counties in the greater Bay Area moved into less restrictive tiers of the state’s pandemic reopening system Tuesday, just over two weeks before most capacity limits will be lifted statewide.

With the Bay Area now in the midst of an extreme drought, Bay Area farmers and ranchers are facing brutal choices. One North Bay dairy has already folded while others are now shipping in water to keep their animals alive and their operations afloat. Keeping the cows at Bivalve Dairy in Point Reyes fed and hydrated has become an extreme…

Two of Marin County’s stationary mass vaccination sites closed as the number of fully vaccinated people grows.

With the Bay Area now in the midst of an extreme drought, Bay Area farmers and ranchers are facing brutal choices. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Marin County will begin controlled burns starting May 26 to eliminate fuel and reduce the potential for wildfires.

Marin County leaders now say the looming drought is so dangerous it needs to be classified as an imminent disaster threat.

What does Marin County’s drought declaration mean? Felicia Marcus, a visiting fellow at Stanford University’s Water in the West program, offers some insight.

Marin County leaders now say the looming drought is so dangerous it needs to be classified as an imminent disaster threat. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Marin County supervisors on Tuesday were set to receive reports from two water districts before they decide to update their drought declaration and restrictions on water use. Cierra Johnson reports.

A 42-year-old Pittsburg man was found dead in San Rafael on Wednesday and his co-worker at a Concord landscaping company has been arrested on suspicion of killing him, San Rafael police said.

Fire crews in the North Bay worked into the night Monday, making sure hot spots didn’t flare up after a vegetation fire consumed 5 acres in San Rafael.

Fire crews in San Rafael worked into the night Tuesday, making sure hot spots didn’t flare up after a vegetation fire consumed 5 acres. Jean Elle reports.

The Fairfax-Bolinas Road in Marin County is closed to traffic until at least 6 p.m. Tuesday because of a Red Flag Warning in effect for the region, authorities said

As California’s drought levels continue to grow, new rules are in place for some counties on how much water you can use. Among those counties is Marin County where residents have been told to cut down on certain water uses. Sharon Katsuda reports.

In response to historically low reservoir levels and drought conditions, Marin Water’s board of directors on Tuesday voted to increase restrictions on water use.