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A magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck at 8:47 p.m. Thursday was widely felt as it rattled Northern California, but authorities said there were no immediate reports of injury or serious damage.

A man accused of booking himself into two Marin County rehabs under the name of a former White Zombie drummer was sentenced to jail Thursday for fraud and grand theft.

In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization.

A myriad activities will mark the Memorial Day holiday weekend in Marin, when the country remembers those who went into battle and did not come home.

A driver who died Monday in a flaming wreck in West Marin was identified as Abraham Avalos, 23, of Petaluma, the sheriff's department said Thursday.

Recall advocates who want to oust Supervisor Susan Adams will fan out in San Rafael with petitions this weekend as they launch a drive to collect the signatures of 6,368 registered voters.

Corte Madera Town Councilwoman Alexandra Cock has resigned from her council post, stating it's no longer an enjoyable experience to be part of the government group.

Novato resident Ken Ackerman said he suspected something big was in the works when his grandson, David Karp, paid him a visit about five weeks ago.

Robert Bissell has realized the visceral reaction we all have to animals, from the stuffed Teddy bears to the deer and coyotes we encounter on Marin's trails. It all springs to life with a bit of an edge in his whimsical paintings.

When reports of a brush fire off Tiburon Boulevard came in Wednesday evening, Tiburon fire crews got there fast — and in force.

A state appeals court has given its blessing to an environmental study of the Marin Municipal Water District's proposed desalination project, although the district has — at least for now — shelved its desalination plans.

Megan McGowan, the girl who captivated Marin by winning the Dipsea Race at ages 9 and 10, was not actually lost.

The future — and the electricity bill — are now looking brighter for Bonnie Campbell, who after a year of effort was able to install a solar electric system on her home in Novato's Meadow Park affordable housing development in mid-May.

The North Marin Water District board unanimously granted 9 percent raises to its general manager and chief engineer.

The Novato City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved a moratorium on building in the city's north Redwood Boulevard corridor.

The U.S. Census Bureau is reporting what most in Marin know: the county doesn't grow much.The federal agency Wednesday released its latest population estimates through July 1, 2012 for cities and towns across the country.

Marin supervisors have some healthy advice: Don't drink soda pop this summer!County officials, in effect declaring Marin a soda-pop-free zone, proclaimed the season as "Soda Free Summer.

Several trees were knocked down across Marin but most neighborhoods emerged unscathed amid bursts of howling winds that peaked at 62 mph at the Point Reyes Lighthouse on Tuesday night.

A 30-year-old Novato man who was reported missing nearly two weeks ago was found dead Tuesday evening in the Indian Valley area.

For the first time in 15 years, there will be no Marin City Blues, Jazz and Soul Party in the Park this Labor Day weekend.