Oriental fruit fly scare prompts 94-square-mile agriculture quarantine
The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced Tuesday that a portion of South San Jose is under quarantine for the oriental fruit fly, with …
Oakland airport offers pre-travel Covid-19 tests for nonstop flights to Hawaii
As interstate traveling restrictions ease, Oakland International Airport announced Thursday that it is offering multiple daily flights to Hawaii and pre-travel coronavirus testing for passengers. …
Oakland airport to offer 15-minute Covid-19 tests as Hawaii travel partner
Oakland International Airport and CityHealth Urgent Care will open a second coronavirus testing facility at the airport as it becomes a certified testing and travel …
Twenty-one people aboard Grand Princess test positive for COVID-19
Forty-six people aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship moored just outside San Francisco were swabbed for novel coronavirus, 21 of which tested positive. Vice President …
Southwest to start nonstop flights from Hawaii to Oakland
Starting in March, Southwest Airlines will expand its nonstop routes to Hawaii from Oakland International Airport, airport officials said. The flights to Kona on the …
Rig dispatched to scoop up Pacific plastic returns to Bay Area
A cleanup rig dispatched to collect plastic trash in the Pacific Ocean had another setback over the weekend and will be returning to port in Alameda.
Ocean Cleanup deploys to Pacific Ocean garbage patch
The world’s largest accumulation of discarded junk is being targeted by an innovative effort.
San Jose airport to improve perimeter security
Mineta San Jose International Airport is one of two airports selected to test new perimeter intrusion detection and deterrence technologies, Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, and Eric Swalwell, D-Castro Valley, announced Tuesday.
Bay Area rescue crew dispatched to Hawaii
An urban search and rescue task force based in Menlo Park was deployed today to Oahu, Hawaii, ahead of Hurricane Lane.
Southwest taps Oakland for Hawaii nonstops
Oakland International Airport has been chosen by Southwest Airlines as one of the first U.S. Mainland airports to begin Southwest’s nonstop service to Hawaii.
Half Moon Bay medfly prompts 200 traps
A potentially invasive Mediterranean fruit fly was recently detected in Half Moon Bay, so 200 fly traps have been placed.
Escaped psych patient captured in Stockton
A violent offender who escaped from a mental institution in Hawaii and flew to California was apprehended Wednesday morning in Stockton.
Mental hospital escapee flew to San Jose
Federal agents reviewed security video from Mineta San Jose International Airport looking for footage of a dangerous man who escaped a mental health facility in Hawaii.
SF gas prices average $3.12 per gallon
On Tuesday, drivers statewide paid on average of $2.96 for a gallon of unleaded regular gas.
United Airlines plane makes emergency SFO landing
A United Airlines flight this morning turned back to San Francisco International Airport because of a mechanical problem.
Santa Rosa meth bust snags five
Police on Friday arrested five people in connection with a suspected narcotics operation at a residence in Santa Rosa.