McConnell blocks immediate Democratic push for $2,000 stimulus checks

Pressure is mounting on the Republican-led Senate to follow the House, which voted overwhelmingly on Monday to meet the president's demand to increase the checks from $600 as the virus crisis worsens.

Battle over COVID stimulus payments moves to Senate

President Trump signed a separate bipartisan relief bill Sunday night to avoid a government shutdown. That bill included $600 checks.

Military teams in California to help with COVID response, source says

A source told KTVU of the plan and said 75 U.S. Army and Airforce medical personnel arrived in California on Monday to assist in the pandemic response.

New Year's plans are subdued in the Bay Area

As 2020 draws to a close, it looks like most people in the Bay Area expect a subdued New Year's Eve

Santa Clara County quietly reopens hospital to deal with COVID cases

In Santa Clara County, officials say COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on the Latinx community and also on the hospitals that serve it.

Gov. Newsom, CA health officials bracing for holiday COVID-19 surge

His briefing comes as the state sees a sharp rise in cases and hospitals quickly running out of intensive care unit space for COVID patients. 

House OKs $2,000 checks after Trump signs bill containing $600 payments

Democrats led passage, 275-134, their majority favoring additional assistance. They had settled for smaller $600 payments in a compromise with Republicans over the big year-end relief bill Trump reluctantly signed into law.

Gilroy hospital now filling surge beds as ICU reaches limit, COVID cases soar

A hospital in Gilroy has no ICU beds available and is turning to surge beds as coronavirus cases skyrocket and officials make plea ahead of New Year's Eve,

Study: Kids get virus at gatherings more often than school

Children are more at risk of contracting coronavirus at a social gathering than in a classroom or childcare setting, according to a study released by the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Nearly 1.3M traveled through US airports Sunday

The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 1,284,599 on Sunday, the highest total since March 15. More than 10 million people have traveled by air since Dec. 18, including six days with at least 1 million people getting screened.

Bay Area health officials expect COVID cases to go up after holidays

Experts said while the number of COVID cases aren't as high as Southern California's, the case count continues to climb and is much higher than what they saw in October.

California hospitals delay surgeries amid virus surge

California hospitals are facing increasingly difficult decisions about which services to postpone amid a crushing load of coronavirus patients.

Santa Rosa Junior College expands on-campus classes for spring

On-campus course offerings at Santa Rosa Junior College will expand to 98 for the spring session, an increase of 29 from what was offered in the fall.