Woman who coughed on cancer patient gets 30 days in jail

A judge in Jacksonville also ordered Debra Hunter to pay a $500 fine, serve six months probation and participate in a mental health evaluation along with anger management.

Gabriel Fernandez: Mom convicted of murder, torture petitions for new sentencing, vacated murder conviction

Pearl Fernandez, the Palmdale mother who was convicted of torturing and murdering her 8-year-old son, Gabriel Fernandez, has filed a petition to have her murder conviction vacated and be resentenced. The case was featured in the Netflix documentary "The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez." 

Community rallies to help Oakland father who lost legs in hit-and-run

Community members are rallying behind an Oakland father, who was a victim in a hit-and-run in Antioch and lost both his legs in the crash.

A comeback story sponsored by the goodwill of an East Bay community

An East Bay hairstylist who lost her job because of COVID is now opening up her own salon, due in large part to the generosity of community members.

An old problem presents new challenge in effort to end pandemic

Santa Clara County health officials are allowing residents ages16 and older to make vaccination appointments. But they admit, administering the shots is dependent on supply, which is becoming more restricted.

Sunlight, humidity ‘unlikely’ impacts on how COVID-19 spreads, Homeland Security study finds

Researchers at the Department of Homeland Security sought to determine how various environmental conditions impact the spread of COVID-19 and other variants and determined that the coronavirus survived in most heat and humidity.

Twitter will not allow Trump tweets to be resurrected by National Archives

Twitter said it has been working with the National Archives on the preservation of tweets from Trump’s personal account, @realDonaldTrump, but said the content will not be housed on its platform given he was permanently banned.

Chase Center will allow Warriors fans in the stands starting April 23

Starting April 23, fans will be allowed to attend in-person games at the arena, but state regulations only allow up to 35% capacity.

Target to spend more than $2B in Black-owned businesses by 2025

The company will also offer a team of experts and educational workshops to help Black-owned businesses develop their products and grow.

Siblings turn to music to stop Asian hate

With increasing violence and crimes against Asian Americans, a brother and sister from Lafayette are using their talents to teach, encourage and empower others to stop Asian hate.

After house fire, blind woman needs help paying for cat's care

The race is on to help a woman in the East Bay who’s lost almost everything she owned in a house fire except one of her beloved cats.

Old Navy responds to first-grader's request for girls' jeans with 'real pockets'

Kamryn Gardner, a student at Evening Star Elementary in Bentonville, Arkansas, penned a letter to Old Navy asking the retailer to make girls' jeans with "real pockets."

Latest stimulus check batch includes 'plus-up' payments for some Americans

The agency has so far delivered about 130 million payments, worth roughly $335 billion, as part of President Biden's American Rescue Plan.