Bay Area clinics pause vaccinations, awaiting new omicron-targeted booster shots

Bay Area health officials in some counties decided to temporarily suspend their vaccination clinics, in order to wait for the new COVID booster shots that were approved by federal authorities Thursday.

93-year-old woman dies after served dishing washing liquid at San Mateo senior home

A San Mateo senior living facility is under investigation after the company admitted that staff members accidentally served dishwashing liquid to residents. As a result, a 93-year-old woman died, and two others were hospitalized.

1 dead, 2 hospitalized after dishwashing liquid served at San Mateo senior home

A 93-year-old woman is dead and two other residents were hospitalized after being poisoned in a San Mateo senior home. Investigators said they were called to the Atria Park Senior Living Facility Sunday night and discovered they had been served dishwashing liquid instead of drinking juice.

Fish kills: Deadly Bay Area algae blooms could last for weeks

The red algae bloom in the San Francisco Bay killing hundreds, if not thousands, of fish since last week likely won't end for at least a couple weeks, as the warm weather gets hotter going into Labor Day weekend, according to experts.   

San Mateo's Samaritan House donates 3,500 backpacks to families in need

To help ease back-to-school anxieties, the Samaritan House, a local non-profit aimed at helping families out of poverty, held its annual backpack donation drive on Saturday. The organization gave out 3,500 backpacks full of school supplies to 1,000 families in San Mateo County.

San Mateo company sees 5,200% increase in demand for birth control

Favor, formerly known as The Pill Club, has 200,000 active members, and allows access to birth control after consultation.

Man arrested after thousands of dollars stolen from Peninsula mosques

Police believe the suspect stole thousands of dollars from mosques on the Peninsula, including the Fiji Jamaat Ul mosque in South San Francisco and the Daly City Islamic Center.

Sex offender arrested after argument, stabbing death at SamTrans bus stop

Officers had found Tedrick Towns, pictured with his family in the photograph that police provided, slumped over a bench with a pool of blood underneath him just before 7 a.m. at 11 West Hillsdale Boulevard.

Man found dead at San Mateo SamTrans bus stop, police investigating

San Mateo Police Department are investigating a homicide after a body was reported slumped over at a SamTrans bus stop early Saturday morning, officials say.

San Mateo High School prom sparks COVID outbreak

San Mateo High School students danced and ate and gave each other corsages at their prom this month at the Asian Art Museum. And then, at least 90 of them got COVID.

Two arrests in slaying of Bay Area rapper

Arrests have been made in the 2020 murder of a South Bay rapper. Ueta "Juice Boi" Muasika was gunned down in his driveway.

San Mateo police arrest alleged drunk driver who slammed through wall

San Mateo police posted photos Sunday of a car sticking out of a wall, indicating it was the aftermath of an apparent drunk driver.

Road closure in San Mateo County due to downed power lines

Interstate Highway 1 just south of Coronado Avenue in El Granada is closed in both directions due to downed power lines, according to San Mateo County authorities.