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Magnitude 2.6 earthquake wakes East Bay residents after 3.3 rattles North Bay
Some East Bay residents woke to a 2.6 magnitude earthquake early Monday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake struck at 4:44 a.m. and was centered 1.9 miles...Read More
Bay Area health officers echo federal guidance on Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Health officers for eight greater Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley issued a joint statement Sunday in agreement with federal guidance on use of the Johnson &...Read More
Southbound Highway 101 lanes reopen after overturned big-rig crash
An overturned big-rig was cleared from southbound U.S. Highway 101 after a crash near the connection with Interstate Highway 880 in San Jose on Friday morning. All southbound lanes of...Read More
Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty of all three charges in murder of George Floyd
The 12 jurors tasked with determining the fate of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd returned their verdict Tuesday on all three charges,...Read More
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Anderson Springs
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.0 earthquake in the Anderson Springs area of Sonoma County just before noon Monday. The magnitude was originally reported as a 4.2...Read More
Counties partner with state to keep Oakland Coliseum vaccination site open
The “mega-vaccination site” at the Oakland Coliseum and three mobile units will continue administering Covid-19 vaccines under a new state-county partnership. A joint statement issued Monday by Alameda and...Read More
Police chief calls on public to help identify suspect in Los Gatos hate crime
"As a person of both Asian and Pacific Islander descent, I have been watching with shock and dismay the continuing acts of violence and hate being directed to people...Read More
Hiker discovers body of teen reported missing in Oakland
Tatiana Sunshine Dugger, 19, was reported missing in Oakland on Jan. 9. Her body was discovered last week by a hiker in Siskiyou County. According to a statement released...Read More
Fremont police report ‘very active scene’ in officer-involved shooting incident
A Fremont police officer was involved in a shooting Wednesday afternoon. According to a Fremont Police Department Twitter message posted at 3:16 p.m., the incident occurred in the area...Read More
Contra Costa County extends vaccine eligibility to all residents age 50 and older
Beginning this week, all Contra Costa County residents age 50 and older are eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine. News of the change came with a press release issued...Read More
Bay Area Covid-19 update: One year after shelter-at-home orders
Exactly one year ago, six Bay Area counties joined forces in a shelter-at-home order in an effort to curb the growing number of Covid-19 cases. On this day in...Read More
Elderly Asian woman fights back, sends attacker to hospital
Dennis O’Donnell of KPIX stumbled on attack Wednesday morning on Market Street, capturing the aftermath on video. The victim, a 75-year-old Asian woman, told reporters that a man punched...Read More
State to move Contra Costa, Sonoma counties into red tier Sunday
Contra Costa and Sonoma counties will finally join the rest of the Bay Area Sunday in a move to the red tier in the state’s reopening blueprint. In a...Read More
Three-vehicle collision ends ‘tragically’ with one dead, five others injured
A three-vehicle collision in Vallejo late Wednesday night left one person dead and at least five others injured. Police responded at 11:20 p.m. to scene of the crash near...Read More
Danville police say man advanced with knife before officer fired weapon
A Danville police officer was involved in a shooting Thursday afternoon, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly before 12:30 p.m., police had closed down a portion...Read More
Malik Washington: Activists rally for SF news editor release, end to for-profit prison corporations
When Keith “Malik” Washington in January exposed a Covid-19 outbreak at a federal “transitional housing” facility in the Tenderloin, he was met with a disciplinary report for “Unauthorized Contact...Read More
Newsom highlights school reopening deal nearly one year after shutdowns
Gov. Gavin Newsom shared details about the state’s progress in the fight against Covid-19 during a press briefing held on the first day of March, nearly one year after...Read More
Lawrence Ferlinghetti: Mourners pay tribute to poet and legend
After more than a century of storied life, the legendary Lawrence Ferlinghetti died Monday at the age of 101 after a battle with interstitial lung disease, according to his...Read More
Covid-19: A look at hardest hit states as nation mourns 500,000 lives lost
The U.S hit an expected but still grim milestone Monday afternoon as the Covid-19 death toll exceeded 500,000. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris planned a Monday...Read More