The surface of Tomales Bay was glassy, reflecting the blue sky and thin white clouds as John Kelly set up his tripod and telescope in the mud at the mouth of Walker Creek. ''The birds are holding on.

POINT REYES, Calif. (KGO) -- All oyster harvesting in Tomales Bay is on hold right now, as the California Department of Health investigates a norovirus outbreak that's sickened nearly 50 people in the ...

The surface of the water on Tomales Bay was calm and tranquil when Lisa Tarpley paddled out late last month for an afternoon of kayaking with two of her friends. Then, the frenzied splashing began.

Rough seas that flipped a fishing boat Saturday morning kept hammering the five people tossed into Tomales Bay, draining their strength as they clung to life in the frigid water. One of them — a ...