Newsom will lift stay-at-home rule, restaurant group says

Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to lift the stay-at-home order for all regions of California, according to a memo from a restaurant group.

Buccaneers make history as first team to play Super Bowl in home stadium

With their win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship, the Buccaneers earned a spot in Super Bowl LV, which is being played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, the Bucs’ home stadium, on February 7.

California keeps key virus data out of public sight

State health officials said they rely on a very complex set of measurements that would confuse and potentially mislead the public if they were made public.

8th grader bakes mom’s cookie recipe for food bank fundraiser

Harrison Hatlo Porter, an 8th grader at Valley Christian Junior High in San Jose, was determined to raise money for his local food bank, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.

Many Bay Area cops clamoring for COVID vaccine

"We're boots on the ground. We're the ones out on the street, contacting people," said Tracy McCray, vice president of the San Francisco police union.

Rainbows appear over the Bay Area after intermittent showers

Many residents woke up to the sound of rain knocking against their windows as showers moved through the region. Some lucky viewers captured images of rainbows stretched across the sky. 

California reports one-day record high deaths

The deaths reported Friday by the California Department of Public Health top the previous mark of 708 set on Jan. 8. In the last two days California has recorded 1,335 deaths.

Deputy Oakland police chief loses close family friend in recent homicide

Police Deputy Chief LeRonne Armstrong lost his godsister in one of the recent homicides in Oakland. Lashawn Buffin, 52, was shot on Saturday while in her own home. Her home was riddled with bullets. At least 15 shots were fired. She died on Tuesday. She was not the intended target police say.

Sunnyvale man allegedly confesses to murdering wife, daughter

Leonid Solomonovich Yamburg, 51, allegedly told a clerk at the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety on Wednesday that he committed the crime. 

Yosemite National Park to remain closed after wind damage

Yosemite National Park will remain closed through the weekend after high winds that battered much of California knocked down two giant sequoias and caused millions of dollars in damage.

Small earthquake rattles the East Bay

The quake was centered in Concord, about three miles from Pleasant Hill.

Fauci cites ‘liberating feeling’ in pandemic update during 2nd Biden White House press briefing

After President Joe Biden signed 10 executive orders Thursday aimed at getting the worsening coronavirus pandemic under control, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, who was scheduled to hold her second daily press conference, relinquished the podium in the White House press briefing room to Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Judge approves delay in retrial of penalty phase in Scott Peterson case

Appearing by Zoom from San Quentin State Prison, where he has been imprisoned for 16 years, Peterson waived his right to proceed at this time with a new trial of his sentence.

Carole Baskin says Netflix 'betrayed' her over 'Tiger King' portrayal, claims Joe Exotic feud was overblown

Carole Baskin became a household name in 2020 thanks to Netflix's release of "Tiger King." But the big cat enthusiast still claims the streamer delivered a portrayal of her that wasn't genuine.

McConnell seeks to push impeachment trial to February

House Democrats who voted to impeach Trump last week for inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol riots have signaled they want a quick trial as President Joe Biden begins his term, saying a full reckoning is necessary before the country — and the Congress — can move on.