Multiple Fires; Fatal Crashes; Air Alert; Weekend Events:Patch PM

NORTH BAY, CA – Missed today's headlines? Here are the Patch stories from Marin, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties that people are talking about today:

Veterans Day Events; Short Film Festival: NorCal Weekend

• Looking for things to do this weekend in Northern California? Patch has you covered.

Health Officials Caution Marin Residents About Wildfire Smoke

• Schools in Marin County remained open Friday despite smoky conditions from the 70,000-acre wildfire burning in Butte County.

Wildfire Smoke Prompts Winter Spare The Air Alert In Bay Area

• The Camp Fire in Butte County is sending heavy smoke into the Bay Area, triggering a Winter Spare the Air Alert through Monday.

Fire Sparks At Depot Garden Cafe In San Rafael

• Fire officials advised the public to avoid the area of B Street between 1st and 2nd streets in San Rafael.

Vegetation Fire in Santa Rosa's Howarth Park Knocked Down

• Firefighters remained on the scene until all hot spots were extinguished, officials say.

Nurse Fire: 1.5K Acres Burned; 90% Contained In Solano County

• A semi sparked the blaze Thursday along Highway 12.

Sonoma County Man Arrested for Beating of Teen, Backpack Theft

• The man allegedly dislocated a 16-year-old boy's shoulder and stole his backpack, says the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.

1 Dead After Collision on Highway 121 in Sonoma County

• The Thursday afternoon collision involved a truck pulling a tractor and a sedan, authorities say.

3 Dead in Solo Vehicle Crash on Eastbound I-80 in Solano County

• Three young people in their 20s were in a blue Hyundai sedan that struck the Highway 12 over-crossing, according to the CHP.

Napa Schools Mourn Grad Killed In Thousand Oaks

• Counselors help students cope with death of Alaina Housley, 18, who was among the massacre victims at Borderline Bar & Grill.

Transient Arrested on Arson, Burglary Charges on Sonoma Coast

• A sheriff's deputy who responded to a fire received two reports of a man unknown to local residents who was acting strangely.

Images via CHP Solano