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Health officials extended the state's indoor mask mandate to Feb. 15 Wednesday as they struggled to control a surging outbreak of the COVID omicron variant that has sent California's positivity rate soaring over 21 percent and impacted businesses ranging from the airlines to your favorite neighborhood restaurant.
As the COVID-19 omicron surge accelerates, small businesses across the Bay Area are struggling to keep staff on hand, and the doors open.
Hundreds of San Francisco Unified School District teachers and aides were out of school this week amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, according to the teachers' union that is criticizing the district's handling of testing for the virus.
Years of penned up anticipation over the return of Golden State star Klay Thompson to the Warriors lineup from injury has sent the resale value of courtside sets at the Chase Center skyrocketing to over $15,000 a seat for Sunday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Officials with the Valley Transit Authority say they may need to use the power of eminent domain to take over some parcels of land to build the BART to downtown San Jose project.
As the Omicron wave continues to surge, doctors are urging people to step up their mask game.
A moderate earthquake struck the Eastern Sierra near the California-Nevada state line Wednesday afternoon, which was reportedly felt as far away as the Central Valley.
Officials from both Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley officials announced Wednesday that their basketball programs needed to postpone games this week.
Investigators discovered a body inside a burned vehicle in East Oakland early Wednesday morning, police said.
The one-year anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., will be remembered in at least a half-dozen Bay Area cities on Thursday, including Walnut Creek, Oakland, San Mateo, and San Francisco.
The nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul of San Francisco reported an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at two shelters in the city Wednesday.
Burglars are getting even bolder in San Francisco. They are not just targeting cars -- they're going after home garages in the city.
California Lottery officials in Sacramento confirmed that Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot had risen to an estimated $630 million hours ahead of the drawing.
The 64th Grammy Awards have been postponed due to a nationwide spike in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant. The show was scheduled to take place on January 31, but will be rescheduled for a future date.
A San Lucas man received a two-year prison sentence Wednesday after he pled no contest to his fifth felony charge of driving under the influence.
