Breonna Taylor sculpture smashed by vandals in Oakland now missing

Oakland police are investigating the latest incident involving a Breonna Taylor sculpture that was vandalized and then went missing days later.

Kamala Harris receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will receive their first round of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday.

Girl Scout cookies tied to child labor in palm oil industry

An Associated Press investigation has found an army of children toiling beneath a canopy of towering palm oil trees in Indonesia and Malaysia, the main suppliers of the world’s most consumed vegetable oil.

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.

Changes coming to Bay Area toll bridges Friday

Customers who pay their tolls with a FasTrak tag or a license-plate account will see no difference in their statements, but drivers who are not enrolled in either program will also receive a monthly invoice for all toll bridge crossings.

Michelle Obama, Donald Trump most admired in 2020, Gallup poll finds

For the third year in a row, former first lady Michelle Obama has been named the most admired woman of 2020, while President Donald Trump has been named the nation’s most admired man, according to a new Gallup poll.

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.

California court: Sex offenders can qualify for early parole

The ruling could allow parole consideration for about 20,000 inmates, said Sacramento attorney Janice Bellucci, who argued the case and also is executive director of the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws.

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Croatia; 1 death reported

The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit 28 miles southeast of Zagreb. Initial reports said the earthquake caused wide damage, collapsing roofs, building facades and even some entire buildings.

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.

Berkeley elementary school renamed after city's first Black public school educator

The school board voted in early December to rename Jefferson Elementary School after Ruth Acty, the first Black teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District. 

Plenty of trash but little cash in San Jose program to pay homeless to pick up garbage

On Dec. 19, a day after an inquiry from this news organization, Liccardo went to a homeless encampment at Roosevelt Park and handed out prepaid debit cards to homeless residents who had been waiting to get paid for about five weeks.

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.

San Ramon police officer dragged by fleeing car after traffic stop

As officers approached the vehicle, the suspect took off, dragging one of the officers. A second officer fired off several shots at the suspect and vehicle, authorities said.