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Record-Breaking Temps; First Female Eagle Scouts: Patch PM

Today's headlines from across the North Bay.

North Bay news for Thursday, June 17, 2021.
North Bay news for Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

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:

Record-Breaking High Temps Drive Crowds To Sonoma Coast: PHOTOS

  • As Santa Rosa broke a heat record set in 1922, many flocked to the Sonoma Coast.

Napa County Deputies Rescue Bull From Lake Berryessa: PHOTOS

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  • The bovine took a dip in the lake to cool off and lucky for him, it was not the deputies' first rodeo.

Feds Accuse Bay Area Nursing Home Owner, Chain In Kickback Scheme

  • "The payment of kickbacks to physicians for referrals turns patients into commodities that can be traded."

Fire At Burger King Causes $200K In Damages

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  • The blaze, which remains under investigation, forced the restaurant to shut down.

San Rafael Administrator Steps Down

  • Andrew Hening has served as the city’s director of homeless planning and outreach since March of 2016.

Fairfax Town Manager Takes New Role

  • Garrett Toy has accepted an offer to become the city of Sonoma’s top administrator.

Alpert, Peterson Become Mill Valley's First Female Eagle Scouts

  • Tamalpais High School seniors Abby Alpert and Cassie Peterson both earned Eagle rank before their 18th birthdays.

Novato School District Votes Down Campus Police Funding: Report

  • But Novato will likely pay for up to two school resource officers, police Chief Matthew McCaffrey told The Marin Independent Journal.

Marin Collision Snarls Traffic

  • Motorists are advised to use alternative routes including Highway 101, police said.

Replacement Of Rubber Dam On Russian River Will Close Passage For Boaters Through October

  • The rubber dam, located just downstream of the Wohler Bridge on the Russian River, was last replaced in 1995.

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