Death toll rises to seven at Hayward nursing home

​​​​​​​Seven residents have died at a Hayward nursing home after testing positive for the coronavirus, Alameda County health officials said Thursday.

First confirmed COVID-19 death of a Berkeley resident

The City of Berkeley announced its first COVID-19 related death, public health officials confirmed on Thursday. 

Fremont manufacturer adding jobs to make ventilators, test kits

At Evolve Manufacturing Technologies, a medical supply manufacturer in Fremont, the clock is constantly ticking. Lives are potentially at stake.

6 nursing home residents dead from COVID-19 in Alameda Co.'s single largest known outbreak

On Wednesday, health officials announced six residents of a nursing home in Hayward have died from COVID-19. They’re among 35 residents and 24 staff members who contracted the virus in what could be the largest coronavirus outbreak in Alameda County.

N95 masks selling for $10 apiece at gas station in Emeryville

KTVU cameras spotted a sign up at the Chevron gas station on Powell Street in Emeryville: 10 masks for $99.99 plus tax. Typically, they go for a few dollars. 

'Zoombomber' flashes students; Berkeley schools pause online classes

Berkeley Unified School District pressed pause on online-classes after a man exposed himself to students during an instructional lesson on a video conferencing platform.

Oakland police officers involved in Joshua Pawlik shooting lose important hearing

The five Oakland police officers who shot and killed a homeless man in March 2018 are closer to being terminated after losing an important employment hearing.

3 Santa Rita Jail inmates have tested positive for COVID-19

There are now three confirmed cases of inmates at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin testing positive for the novel coronavirus, Alameda County Assistant Sheriff Thomas Madigan told the Board of Supervisors at their meeting on Tuesday.

Oakland opens COVID-19 testing site for health care workers, grocery store employees

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and community partners on Monday opened a COVID-19 coronavirus testing site for direct service providers, such as health care workers, grocery store and food bank employees, homeless outreach workers and others who work directly with the public.

Mayors' Forum on Bay Area coronavirus response

Local leaders are working with state and federal officials on issues of public health, economic recovery and proper equipment for first responders, just to name a few.

Bay Area Mayors' Forum on coronavirus response
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KTVU Political Reporter sat down with Mayors from San Jose, Oakland, Berkeley and San Francisco for a digital forum amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

First Santa Rita inmate tests positive for COVID-19

The inmate is said to be in stable condition and is recovering in a negative pressure out patient medical unit. Jail staff are monitoring the inmate's conditon around the clock.

Alameda County Superior Court extends closure through May 1

May 1 is a Friday, so the earliest Alameda County's courts could reopen would be Monday, May 4, the day after the current shelter-in-place order could expire.

Two killed in early morning Oakland crash

Oakland police responding about 2:30 a.m. to the crash at Seventh Street and Frontage Road at Interstate Highway 880 found a silver 2004 Honda Civic that had struck a concrete wall.