San Francisco puts in place mandatory 10-day quarantine for those coming from outside Bay Area

The new order discourages unnecessary travel as San Francisco sees a surge in COVID-19 cases and ICU beds near capacity. Those who are traveling for critical needs or activities are exempt. 

Southwest Airlines starting non-stop service between Oakland and Tucson in March

Wanna get away? The Port of Oakland announced that Southwest Airlines will begin nonstop service between Oakland International Airport and Tucson in March.

BART stops selling paper tickets

BART has been promoting clipper cards during the pandemic, saying this touchless fare system is safer.

Sierra storm could dump foot of snow on ridges above Tahoe

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory Friday effective through 10 a.m. Saturday for the Tahoe-area and parts of eastern California and western Nevada.

Officially Tahoe says stay at home, but resorts are open
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A stay-at-home order applies to the Lake Tahoe region, yet resorts are open. Here's what that apparent contradiction means and what to expect if you make a trip.

Lake Tahoe travelers seeing cancellations after region bans visitors

Current hotel and Airbnb occupants can complete their stays. But those who have reservations for the upcoming holidays are being sent cancellation notices.

Lake Tahoe tells travelers not to come
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Jesse Gary reports on how the region is responding to the ;latest coronavirus surge.

Days of toll takers on Bay Area bridges are over

At the start of the pandemic, the few toll collectors who were left were replaced with FasTrak lanes as a safety precaution. Now, the Bay Area Toll Authority says the workers won't return, even after the pandemic is over.

Bomb threat forces passenger plane from Russia to evacuate at JFK

A plane at New York City's JFK Airport was evacuated Sunday following a bomb threat, according to the the Port Authority Police Department. 

More than 12K COVID-19 deaths reported in US over past week as hospitalizations surpass 98K

According to data from The COVID Tracking Project and Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. saw over 12,000 new deaths due to COVID-19 between Nov. 22 and Nov. 30 and more than 12,000 new hospitalizations.

Holiday air travel surges despite dire health warnings

Nearly 1.2 million people passed through U.S. airports Sunday, the greatest number since the pandemic gripped the country in March, despite pleas from health experts for Americans to stay home over Thanksgiving.

Denver mayor encouraged virtual Thanksgiving before flying to Mississippi for holiday

Despite his own warnings about traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock reportedly boarded a plane to Houston Wednesday, as the Colorado capital sees a record spike in coronavirus cases.

Pandemic gave locals fleeting taste of a tourist-free Hawaii

Tourist-reliant Hawaii has now eased the restrictions imposed in March, allowing visitors to produce a negative COVID-19 test to avoid the quarantine.

Despite travel warnings, many are flying this Thanksgiving holiday

SFO expects to see about 20,000 travelers per day this holiday a week. In the past, SFO would have 80,000 Thanksgiving travelers in one day.