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Golden Heart Awards; 2nd Mare Island Fire; Ramp Closure: Patch PM

Today's headlines from across the North Bay.

GOLDEN HEART AWARDS: Angelica Rivas and David Cassetta (center) receive awards Sept. 26, 2019, from Assistant Petaluma fire Chief Jeff Schach and Tami Bender, with Petaluma Health Care District.
GOLDEN HEART AWARDS: Angelica Rivas and David Cassetta (center) receive awards Sept. 26, 2019, from Assistant Petaluma fire Chief Jeff Schach and Tami Bender, with Petaluma Health Care District. (Photo courtesy Petaluma Health Care District)

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:

Golden Gate Transit Cancels Bus Trips As Unionized Drivers Absent

  • The district said its need to cancel multiple trips daily stems from ongoing unannounced labor unrest led by its bus drivers' union.

Second Mare Island Fire Chars 40 Acres: Vallejo FD

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  • The fire — next to where a 10-acre fire burned just one day earlier — drew a full response from Cal Fire that included air support.

2 Honored For Saving Life At Petaluma Gym

  • A gym employee and a gym member wasted no time when a gym-goer suddenly went into cardiac arrest.

Vallejo Man, 28, Identified In Fatal I-80 Crash

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  • McMurray was a passenger in a Honda Civic that collided with the rear of a tractor-trailer on eastbound Highway 80.

Napa County Jurors Convict Woman Of Felony Animal Cruelty To Dog

  • The woman caused a metal collar to become embedded in her dog's neck, prosecutors said.

Boy, Woman Hit By Cars In Separate Sonoma County Incidents: CHP

  • The boy was airlifted after being struck on the River Road overpass, while the woman was taken from Roberts Lake Road to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.

First Street Offramp To Close In Napa For Roundabout Construction

  • TRAFFIC ADVISORY: A detour will be in place while the northbound state Highway 29 First Street offramp is closed, according to Caltrans.

Lottery Ticket Sold In San Rafael Worth $3,604

  • It's not enough to quit your job ... but a nice chunk of change!

E-Bikes Allowed On Multiuse Paved Pathways Maintained By Marin

  • E-bikes are now allowed on pathways maintained by the county, including the Mill Valley/Sausalito and Corte Madera Creek pathways.

Probation Department Gets Grant To Expand Restorative Justice

  • Marin County's victim-offender program was recently boosted by a $439,515 grant.

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