Mortgage rates jump amid economy concerns

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate last week, but the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage jumped 20 basis points following the announcement.

'Medium' levels of RSV detected in South Bay wastewater

Health officials are warning Bay Area families that RSV cases are starting to climb. The virus is the leading cause of infant hospitalizations, and can cause serious lung infections in babies and older adults. Santa Clara County is already reporting 'medium' levels of RSV in wastewater samples from San Jose, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale.

2 Folsom correctional officers attacked

Two correctional officers at California State Prison, Folsom, were hospitalized after being attacked by an inmate over the weekend, authorities said.

Berkeley votes to encrypt police radio communications

The approval came despite more than two dozen public commenters who objected to the proposal as well as the process of how it was placed on the City Council's consent calendar, which is a list of agenda items approved all at once without discussion on each.