U.S. launches web portal to help Social Security recipients with kids get stimulus checks

The Treasury Department has created an online web tool to help make sure those receiving Social Security benefits, who didn't file a tax return recently, can get stimulus checks.

Burning Man canceled, shifts to virtual experience amid COVID-19

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has canceled just about everything from Easter, sporting events, live entertainment to movies and now: Burning Man. 

AIDS Memorial Quilt volunteers using extra fabric to sew masks for homeless

For those who were once on the front lines of the AIDS crisis in San Francisco, what is happening now feels like a re-occurring nightmare.

Relief available to drivers on car payments

Drivers struggling to make car payments due to the coronavirus upheaval may be able to get relief on their loans.

New coronavirus deaths at nursing homes in Hayward, Marin County

​​​​​​​A nurse who briefly worked at a Hayward nursing home where nine residents have died said Friday that she was shocked by what she witnessed.

Face mask uses new tech to eliminate germs and viruses on contact

Summit Male Medical in Arizona is selling masks made of a material used in operating rooms that is said to kill viruses and other germs. FOX 10's Carmen Blackwell has the story.

Coronavirus: Easter weekend begins with park restrictions, closures in the Bay Area

With warmer weather and plenty of sun, many Bay Area residents who’ve been sheltering in place for three weeks are hoping for some outside time Easter weekend. 

Los Angeles County extends stay-at-home order, business-closure orders to May 15

Prior to Easter Sunday, the county issued the closure of all public parks to ensure the practice of social distancing. With the extended stay-at-home order, families will likely be under the same guidelines for Mother's Day, which falls on May 10.

California offers ship, support to nursing homes amid virus

California will help skilled nursing facilities wracked by the new virus by providing additional bed space for their patients on a Navy hospital ship and shipping masks and gloves for their workers, the governor said Friday.

California’s early response to COVID-19 crisis credited for flattening the curve

California implemented social distancing guidelines earlier than most states and that may have been the trick into flattening the curve and fighting COVID-19. 

No, mosquitoes cannot spread COVID-19

There is no evidence that mosquitoes can transmit the COVID-19 virus. But it's not all good news.

Next potential shortage: Drugs needed to run ventilators

As hospitals scour the country for scarce ventilators to treat critically ill patients stricken by the new coronavirus, pharmacists are beginning to sound an alarm that could become just as urgent: Drugs that go hand in hand with ventilators are running low even as demand is surging.