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Millions of test kits were sent to families before and during winter break but millions more were not — raising concerns about school safety now that the state’s 6 million K-12 students are returning to classrooms amid soaring rates of COVID cases.

Authorities are searching for a service dog that was stolen in San Francisco.

Oakland resident and reigning "Jeopardy!" champion Amy Schneider has been robbed at gunpoint. 

KTVU has learned the victim of an Oakland freeway shooting on Tuesday was an Alameda County Sheriff's Department recruit who was about to graduate next month.

The spreading omicron variant is taking a toll on the youngest people in the country. Doctors with the American Academy of Pediatrics report 325,000 children tested positive for COVID last week.

State investigators concluded that power lines owned by Pacific Gas & Electric played a significant role in sparking the monstrous Dixie Fire.

The boyfriend of a woman who was allegedly killed by her ex in Milpitas spoke out Tuesday, saying he is heartbroken over her slaying.

The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) on Tuesday said preliminary findings showed 920 students and staff tested positive for COVID-19 prior to classes resuming this week following winter break, as the district deemed its ambitious mass testing effort "a huge success."

A 31-year-old man working as a DoorDash driver has pleaded no contest to felony assault charges for attacking a liquor store clerk in South San Francisco last March after the clerk asked him to wear his face mask correctly in the store.

The new omicron variant of COVID-19 has nearly made delta obsolete, as it was responsible for 95.4% of all new cases in the week that ended Jan. 1, according to CDC data released Tuesday.

At age 25, few would argue Oakland native Akintunde Ahmad has accomplished more than most. 

Organizers of Oakland's First Fridays have canceled the upcoming event scheduled for Jan. 7 due to the surge in coronavirus cases.