Piedmont July 4th parade and celebrations cancelled due to COVID-19

Other cancellations include the annual party in the park, and neighborhood block parties, with the city saying it will not issue street closure permits.

Several Marin County parks and trails set to reopen next week

The draft park closure and restriction order goes into effect Monday and will allow the county's towns and cities to permit vehicle parking at public parks and trailheads as they see fit.  

Saturday update on Bay Area COVID-19 developments

Here are the latest developments around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as of Saturday afternoon.

Colorado makes stunning announcement - says fewer have died of COVID-19 than previously reported

The change came after Colorado’s Department of Public Health admitted that its COVID-19 death toll was counting those who tested positive for the coronavirus but had died of other causes.

Food distribution drive-thru held in San Francisco and Oakland

On Saturday, the Salvation Army joined with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for drive-thru food distributions in Oakland and San Francisco.

Biden speaks to class of 2020

Due to the pandemic, the school held a virtual commencement for its graduating seniors.

Trump's "Operation Warp Speed" on vaccines raises concerns

Army Gen. Gustave Perna, the commander of United States Army Materiel Command, will head the effort along with Moncef Slaoui, the former chief of vaccines at pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline.

Arizona's stay-at-home order expires

Arizona's stay-at-home order has officially expired at midnight, in place since March 31, has officially expired at midnight.

College students look for way out of leases as classes move online

As many colleges and universities move to online classes during the pandemic, some students and parents are finding themselves stuck in leases with no way out.  

Democrats push new $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through House

Democrats powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through the House on Friday, an election-year measure designed to brace a U.S. economy in free fall and a health care system struggling to contain a pandemic still pummeling the country.