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Contra Costa County issues indoor business vaccination, testing order
As of Sept. 22, customers at many Contra Costa County indoor businesses will have to show proof of vaccination or negative test. Workers have until Nov. 1 to prove...Read More
Favorable weather aids overnight progress at 257-acre Hopkins Fire
Lower temperatures and increased humidity helped crews overnight at a wildfire west of Lake Mendocino. Cal Fire said 200 structures are threatened and an unknown number have been destroyed...Read More
Magnitude 2.5 Cobb Mountain quake strongest of two dozen in 24 hours
A small earthquake was felt in Sonoma and Lake counties Saturday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 2.5 magnitude quake, centered along Cobb Mountain about 3 miles...Read More
Vaccine mandates roll out at local community colleges, in sweeping federal order
Contra Costa County community college staff and students will soon be required to show vaccination, and President Joe Biden issued a sweeping federal vaccine mandate Thursday. Read More
Crews stop forward progress on vegetation fire near Petaluma
Cal Fire crews are quickly tackling a vegetation fire reported west of Petaluma Wednesday afternoon. Cal Fire officials said on social media shortly before 2:25 p.m. that Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit...Read More
SF hits 80 percent full vaccination milestone
San Francisco Mayor London Breed delivered big news Sunday with the announcement that 80 percent of The City’s residents aged 12 and older have been fully vaccinated. In a...Read More
‘We will not forgive.’ Biden vows to hunt down terrorists behind deadly Kabul attack
The Pentagon confirmed that 12 U.S. military service members were killed and another 15 were injured in an attack at the Kabul airport Thursday. According to Gen. Kenneth McKenzie,...Read More
Police arrest suspected hacker accused of using nude photos to extort high school teens
A 19-year-old man was arrested in Berkeley Monday on suspicion of hacking the social media accounts of at least 17 Bay Area high school girls and using their personal...Read More
Hit-and-run driver kills pedestrian in East San Jose
A hit-and-run traffic collision in East San Jose killed a man early Sunday in the area of Rigoletto Drive and Brahms Avenue, according to a San Jose Police Department...Read More
Dry, gusty winds elevate this week’s Bay Area fire risk
The National Weather Service issued a Fire Weather Watch for the North Bay interior mountain and East Bay hills areas beginning Tuesday evening. Dry, gusty north-northeast winds will be...Read More
Active shooter false alarm puts Treasure Island residents on edge
The Treasure Island community was on edge Wednesday after someone apparently pushed a button alerting authorities to a potential active shooter situation. San Francisco police said the scene was...Read More
Suspect surrenders to police in fatal stabbing of 76-year-old man
A suspect turned himself in and was arrested Saturday in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 76-year-old man in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood, police said. According...Read More
Seven Bay Area counties issue indoor mask orders effective Tuesday
Effective Tuesday, seven of the nine Bay Area counties will again require that all people wear face masks in indoor public spaces. The joint order was announced in statements...Read More
Three minor earthquakes strike Black Hills near Mount Diablo
The U.S. Geological Survey reported three minor earthquakes between Saturday evening and Sunday morning in the Black Hills area south of Mount Diablo.Read More
Weekend Covid-19 update: New guidance, mandates abound as surge rages back to winter levels
The shift in messaging has been both rapid and remarkable. While health outcomes are of obvious concern, the threat of another economic and social life shutdown is proving to...Read More
Rope rescue crews reach victim on Fort Funston cliff edge
Firefighters have reached a person Monday evening who went over a Fort Funston cliff in San Francisco. Fire officials said at 5:35 p.m. that the rope rescue is still...Read More
Pandemic of tribalism: Anti-vaccination messaging and misinformation kills
Covid-19 in the U.S. is overshadowed by another pandemic, one of misinformation and mistrust, with consequences playing out in real time on a dangerous and deadly stage.Read More
Two men face felony charges in connection with “Black Lives Matter” mural vandalism
After obtaining video of the crime, detectives say the pair took turns driving a vehicle along the painted mural and intentionally "burning out."Read More
Police believe body found near Point Pinole is missing Richmond teen
Richmond police say they believe a body found Thursday in the San Pablo Bay near Point Pinole is that of a 17-year-old Richmond boy who went missing in early February....Read More
Investigators seek suspect in fatal shooting of Morgan Hill man
Morgan Hill homicide investigators are looking for a suspect in the fatal shooting a 33-year-old Morgan Hill man Monday night. Officers were called to the intersection of Monterey Road...Read More