Coronavirus Pandemic May Have Ended Palo Alto 7th Grader's Dreams Of Winning Scripps Spelling Bee
Vayun Krishana dreamed that his return visit to the Scripps National Spelling Bee would end with him correctly spelling the winning word.
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Vayun Krishana dreamed that his return visit to the Scripps National Spelling Bee would end with him correctly spelling the winning word.
As San Francisco's confirmed coronavirus cases continue to mount, local marijuana dispensaries report a surge in home deliveries to residents during the current shelter-in-place.
The tsunami of news about the current coronavirus outbreak and now the shelter-in-place can be overwhelming. To help you navigate through what you need to know -- KPIX.com/KPIX 5 News/CBSN Bay Area -- will be publishing a news roundup each morning of the top coronavirus-related stories from the last 24 hours so you can start your day with the latest developments impacting you, your family and your daily life.
Stating that the people of California need to do more in the face of the growing coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday evening announced a statewide stay-at-home order to reduce the threat of COVID-19.
Gov. Gavin Newsom imposed a statewide shelter-in-place order to combat the spread of COVID-19 but one local health expert wondered how the governor came up with the numbers he quoted in his projections.
To combat hate crimes targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders stemming from people's reaction to the coronavirus pandemic, a coalition of civil rights groups has set up a web page where victims can report such incidents
The EPA, Center for Disease Control and the World Health Organization have all confirmed that tap water is not a source of COVID-19 transmission and that drinking water is safe
Much has been said of how hospital are going to handle the very sick; the people who will need ventilators and critical care. Then there's another challenge: what to do with the people who are not very sick, but need to be isolated so they get well without spreading the virus to people who are not infected.
Quarantined but determined to keep upbeat, thousands of people stuck inside their homes because of the coronavirus sang together Thursday evening.
After spending a good part of the past week watching people panic-buying and clearing the shelves of every store in the area, it was heartwarming to see to come to the Valley Medical Center Foundation in San Jose and see the opposite.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday offered a sobering prediction on the surge of coronavirus cases coming to the state, projecting that more than half of the state's residents will become infected over an eight-week period.
Alameda County authorities announced Thursday that 314 inmates at its jail facility have been approved for sentence modification and early release during the current coronavirus crisis.
As the number of cases of the novel coronavirus in San Francisco rose to 70 on Thursday, city leaders announced the hiring of dozens more nurses and the relocation of the city's Emergency Operations Center.
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is implementing changes on buses, including not collecting fares, in order to slow the spread of coronavirus, the transit agency announced Thursday.
After struggling with high demand and panic buying earlier in the week, on Thursday the shelves on some North Bay grocery stores appeared to be recovering.
Bay Area school districts have been distributing meals to students during the shelter-in-place order because of the coronavirus spread.
The California Franchise Tax Board announced Wednesday that state tax deadlines have been pushed back in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
A 35-year-old San Francisco man has been arrested for tossing a rock through a Mission District home's window, injuring a woman -- a crime that was capture on video that went viral on the social media, authorities said.
Telsa announced Thursday it would shut down its Fremont plant and also an assembly facility in New York state on March 23rd in the wake of the growing coronavirus outbreak nationwide.
A 58-year-old man was found dead in his cell at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas early Thursday morning, and investigators are working to determine his cause of death, including if coronavirus was a factor, Santa Clara County sheriff's officials said.
The San Jose Police Department announced Thursday that a reserve officer has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
At a time when most shops are closed and performances have been canceled, a musician in Tennessee has found a way for the show to go on.
Netflix will reduce streaming quality in Europe for at least the next month to prevent the internet collapsing under the strain of unprecedented usage due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that she's facing the same problems as millions of other Californians who are dealing with empty store shelves, closed schools and home confinement.
It didn't take long for a high-profile official to ask for Elon Musk's help after the Tesla and Space X CEO tweeted that his company could build ventilators currently in serious shortage as hospitals struggle to treat coronavirus patients.
