Ex-Huey Lewis bassist in court

Mario Cipollina, a founding member of Huey Lewis & the News, has pleaded not guilty to felony counts of heroin and methamphetamine possession, court officials in San Rafael, Calif., said.

Cipollina, 51, who played bass in the band but left in 1994, entered the plea this week. He was being held in the Marin County jail without bail because the charges violated the terms of his probation for previous felony burglary and petty theft convictions, said Deputy Dist. Atty. Linda Witong.