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Santa Clara County officials unveiled an emergency fund Monday designed to help low income residents and families pay for rent and other basic needs during the growing coronavirus crisis.
Santa Clara County's Director of Communications and Public Affairs has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, county officials said Sunday.
San Jose police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred outside the Chavez Supermarket on Sunday afternoon. The incident marked the city's eighth homicide of 2020.
Fire departments across the Bay Area were changing the way they operate at work and respond to calls, as they try to prevent exposure to the novel coronavirus.
As Illinois and New York state joined California on Friday in ordering all residents to stay in their homes to help stem the coronavirus spread, local leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area were wrestling over how to enforce the order.
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.
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.
The San Jose Police Department announced Thursday that a reserve officer has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
A suspected serial child molester arrested in South Lake Tahoe has spent time in the San Jose/Watsonville area and may have victims there, authorities said Thursday.
Service along the Capitol Corridor in the Bay Area will be reduced starting on Saturday in response to the COVID-19 public health crisis.
Bay Area students in the class of 2020 are trying to adjust to the possibility that schools will stay shut down for the remainder of the school year.
Three suspects have been arrested and a fourth was still being sought in the 2016 murder of a 26-year-old man in San Jose, police said Wednesday.
South Bay officials including San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and a group of Silicon Valley business leaders announced a new coronavirus pandemic response program Wednesday that is intended to distribute food, organize volunteers and provide monetary support to vulnerable residents.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development authorized the Federal Housing Administration Wednesday to implement a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures for certain single-family homeowners who may not be earning income during the novel coronavirus outbreak.
San Jose State University confirmed its first case of coronavirus on Tuesday: an off-campus student who is recovering at home.
San Jose's cannabis dispensaries can remain open as "essential services" under the recent shelter in place order issued by Santa Clara County due to the spread of novel coronavirus.
Homeless advocates in San Jose were highly critical of the response of public health officials and local governments to California's first reported death of a homeless person from novel coronavirus.
With sweeping new shelter-in-place orders in effect to help slow the spread of coronavirus in the Bay Area, many may be wondering exactly which "essential businesses" are remaining open.
Santa Clara County Superior Court has suspended all non-essential functions for at least three weeks effective midnight Tuesday.
Zanotto's Market in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose is looking out for its senior customers in a special way. They want to give this vulnerable population a designated time to shop for groceries while the store is in its cleanest state.
Six Bay Area counties will go under a shelter-in-place order on Tuesday -- here's a list of what activities, jobs and services are exempt from the order.
Health officials in Santa Clara County announced early Monday evening that there were two more deaths from coronavirus, raising the toll in the county to four.
San Jose Water customers will have uninterrupted service and water shutoffs for nonpayment will be suspended while the Bay Area undergoes shelter-in-place orders.
A coronavirus outbreak among San Jose firefighters grew to eight confirmed cases Friday with 46 others who may have been exposed still being monitored, officials said.
Apple's World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) scheduled for this June will be going online this year.
Oakland Unified School District says chronic absenteeism was a problem before the pandemic, and remains a problem now, particularly for its population of Black students.
San Francisco rapper Frak, who first gained recognition in the battle rap scene before appearing on MTV, BET, and VH1's Wild 'N Out, says his work is also deeply connected to Jewish identity and culture.
The Oakland Police Department may soon regain its self-determination following a report saying it is finally in compliance on all reforms forced upon it by a lawsuit settlement decades ago.
A small plane crashed at an airport in Sonoma County on Wednesday, injuring three people, authorities said.
The incident began when San Mateo County issued a be on the lookout alert for a vehicle connected to an assault with a deadly weapon in unincorporated Redwood City.
Oakland Unified School District says chronic absenteeism was a problem before the pandemic, and remains a problem now, particularly for its population of Black students.
The Oakland Police Department may soon regain its self-determination following a report saying it is finally in compliance on all reforms forced upon it by a lawsuit settlement decades ago.
A small plane crashed at an airport in Sonoma County on Wednesday, injuring three people, authorities said.
The incident began when San Mateo County issued a be on the lookout alert for a vehicle connected to an assault with a deadly weapon in unincorporated Redwood City.
A fire burned structures in Livermore Wednesday afternoon, sending billowing black smoke over the winery region.
The incident began when San Mateo County issued a be on the lookout alert for a vehicle connected to an assault with a deadly weapon in unincorporated Redwood City.
Five people were arrested last week after a months-long investigation into a series of chain-snatching robberies in San Francisco, police said on Wednesday.
A retired San Mateo County attorney faces a possible sentence of life in prison after being convicted of molesting three children, prosecutors said.
One man suspected of robbery and two others of buying stolen goods were arrested in San Francisco last week after they were tracked down within minutes using surveillance footage, police said.
Harry Williams has developed real bonds with many of the people he photographs. Some of them have taken him up into their SRO's to get a glimpse of their lives, and to show him what they've put up on their walls.
Oakland Unified School District says chronic absenteeism was a problem before the pandemic, and remains a problem now, particularly for its population of Black students.
The Oakland Police Department may soon regain its self-determination following a report saying it is finally in compliance on all reforms forced upon it by a lawsuit settlement decades ago.
A fire burned structures in Livermore Wednesday afternoon, sending billowing black smoke over the winery region.
Under the deal, master developer Brookfield Residential, the city, and the Navy would all become partners in the development, sharing in the profits
A vigil was held on Monday by friends and family of Amy Hillyard, two months after the Oakland mother and coffee shop owner mysteriously disappeared.
A high school classroom aide was arrested in San Jose last week after he allegedly engaged in inappropriate behavior with two underage female students.
A man from California's Central Coast has been arrested after he allegedly stole at least 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel from local farms.
The shooting happened around 4 p.m. in a parking lot on the 2800 block of Stevens Creek Boulevard, near Westfield Valley Fair mall.
Two men were arrested by law enforcement in Monterey County this week as part of an investigation into an organized rental construction equipment theft ring, authorities said.
A Santa Clara County juvenile court judge found a 14-year-old guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a 15-year-old at Santana Row in San Jose, prosecutors said.
A small plane crashed at an airport in Sonoma County on Wednesday, injuring three people, authorities said.
Authorities in Napa County arrested a domestic violence suspect following a pursuit that ended with a crash into a power pole Wednesday morning.
A vigil was held on Monday by friends and family of Pearl Pinson, 10 years after the Vallejo teen disappeared on her way to school.
A man who called 911 repeatedly asking for help in Santa Rosa and who had climbed atop of a bus in Santa Rosa spent the next 10 hours perched atop the bus before officers were able to safely bring him down, police said.
The last year has been a hard time for the campus in general, due to huge budget cuts to sports and academic programs. But now there seems to be a renewed sense of optimism, not just for the graduates, but for the future of the university, as well.
The squad was announced during an event in New York City on Tuesday after U.S. Men's National Team manager Mauricio Pochettino spent months evaluating players to finalize the roster.
Gabby Williams scored 15 points, Kaila Charles added 12 points and seven rebounds, and the Golden State Valkyries ran away from the Connecticut Sun for a 97-70 win.
Ketel Marte had four hits, including a tying double in the fifth inning and a two-run single in the sixth, and Merrill Kelly pitched seven strong innings to win his fourth straight start as the surging Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2.
The Golden State Valkyries are looking to keep pace with the WNBA Western Conference leaders with a matchup against the Connecticut Sun Monday evening at Ballhalla.
Rafael Devers hit San Francisco's third grand slam in a seven-day span, a tiebreaking, fifth-inning drive that led the Giants over the Chicago White Sox 8-5.
The Oakland Police Department may soon regain its self-determination following a report saying it is finally in compliance on all reforms forced upon it by a lawsuit settlement decades ago.
The incident began when San Mateo County issued a be on the lookout alert for a vehicle connected to an assault with a deadly weapon in unincorporated Redwood City.
Authorities in Napa County arrested a domestic violence suspect following a pursuit that ended with a crash into a power pole Wednesday morning.
Five people were arrested last week after a months-long investigation into a series of chain-snatching robberies in San Francisco, police said on Wednesday.
A high school classroom aide was arrested in San Jose last week after he allegedly engaged in inappropriate behavior with two underage female students.
In his "Magnifica Humanitas" encyclical, Pope Leo warns that as civilization grapples with the power of AI, the main challenge is remaining "profoundly human."
The Waymo sped through a construction zone, was chased by police, then veered off the highway into a residential neighborhood during a ride from San Mateo to San Francisco.
Amid concern about AI taking jobs, people see a range of motives by AI companies.
AI tools that autonomously perform tasks for users mark a major step forward from chatbots, according to tech experts.
The first major step in saving the whales from ship strikes officially launched this week. A group of marine mammal experts gathered in San Francisco to launch Whale Spotter.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
California public health officials said on Wednesday that they have identified a fifth resident who may have been exposed to the Andes hantavirus due to the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
Health officials in Napa County are warning the public not to eat wild mushrooms after three people were poisoned.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday aimed at tightening California's election security rules ahead of the June 2 statewide primary.
Hispanic voters are heading into the midterms feeling economically squeezed and increasingly skeptical of the direction of the country — but Democrats are not necessarily running away with their support, a new poll by UnidosUS finds.
ICE detainees are taking their own lives at a pace that's unprecedented in the agency's two-decade history, highlighting what experts call failures in care and oversight, an AP investigation finds.
Supporters of a regional sales tax measure to fund Bay Area transit said they have enough signatures to put the issue before voters in the upcoming November election.
Florida sought to sue Washington and California for allegedly issuing commercial driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died, his family announced Tuesday.
Philz Coffee will once again sport the Pride flag at its cafés after a directive to have them and other flags removed created a backlash.
The Trump administration agreed to restore the Stonewall National Monument's Pride flag in Greenwich Village after it was removed.
Philz Coffee's move to remove the Pride flag and all other flags from their stores is brewing up some strong reaction.
Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday.
San Francisco rapper Frak, who first gained recognition in the battle rap scene before appearing on MTV, BET, and VH1's Wild 'N Out, says his work is also deeply connected to Jewish identity and culture.
This year's theme is La Copa Del Pueblo — The People's Cup, which celebrates soccer, the people who play it, and "honors the joy found in dusty fields, neighborhood parks, and busy city streets, where the game belongs to everyone and every goal feels like a shared victory."
Opera singer Tim Blevins performs regularly outside San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre, where his powerful voice has become familiar to many passing through the Civic Center neighborhood.
A former KFC - Taco Bell restaurant in San Francisco's Mission District is getting a new life, this time as a music studio aimed at supporting independent artists.
After nearly a century on the air, CBS News Radio signed off, with the final reports airing on Friday, May 22.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
Meteorologist and CBS News Bay Area's resident pilot Lt. Jessica Burch got a treat during Fleet Week, taking to the skies with one of the Blue Angels.
A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
Maddie White reports on an effort to combat chronic absenteeism in Oakland Unified.
Kara St. Cyr interviews Tony Thurmond.
Kevin Ko interviews the three candidates for the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.
From battle rap stages to national television, San Francisco rapper Frak is using his craft to redefine what representation looks like. Anne Makovec reports.
Meteorologist Zoe Mintz predicts some light rain over Wednesday night and into early Thursday. Chilly temperatures and breezes are predicted to continue as the cloud cover sticks around.
In 2025, KPIX is moving to a new community service award: the CBS News Bay Area Icon Award. Submit nominations for an outstanding community hero at kpix.com/icon.
It's the most wonderful time of the year for a South Bay woman who has played Mrs. Claus for more than 40 years for the children of North San Jose's Alviso District.
For residents of the Oakland Hills, the prospect of another wildfire always remains a concern. This week's Jefferson Awards winner has made it his mission to make the hills and other high-risk areas safer.
In East Palo Alto -- where state education numbers show more than nine in ten public school students are low income and more than half are English learners -- many are finding hope and connection at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula.
This week's Jefferson Award winner is Army veteran who continues to live a life of service into his 80s, by feeding hundreds of San Francisco families a week.
A Bay Area man who overcame tremendous obstacles to excel in school has made it his mission to gear up other students for success in the classroom and in life.
For Students Rising Above scholar Josh Collins it took moving across the country to realize the value of his Bay Area family.
Samir Hooker had to grow up fast after his stepfather was shot dead 12 years ago. Now he is watching over his mom and sister while attending UC Berkeley.
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.