San Mateo County authorities locate missing elderly man

Jerry Prine, 79, walked away from his home in Woodside about 11:45 a.m. Saturday and hasn't returned, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. 

California company cleans fire trucks for free to thank first responders

DFS Green has been donating its cleaning services to the Menlo Park Fire Protection District twice a week since the shelter in place order went into effect.

San Mateo County Event Center turns into emergency hospital; 10 deaths reported

The concern is that a medical surge could push hospitals in the county to capacity so health officials wanted to prepare if and when that happens.

Crackdown on commercial construction may be coming amid coronavirus crisis

San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa told KTVU in an interview that he is looking to see how his board might be able to put some more teeth into the strict rules regarding construction that his county mandated on March 16.

Home seriously damaged in San Bruno fire, no injuries reported

The blaze was reported at 8:35 p.m. Saturday. 38 firefighters from several departments - San Bruno Fire, Central County Fire, South San Francisco Fire, North County Fire and Colma Fire - fought the blaze.

Police arrest man who crashed stolen school bus outside Redwood City bank

Redwood City police say they received multiple reports around 9:45 a.m. that a suspect had just crashed a school bus and was attempting to flee from the scene.

Two arrested for attempted murder in Pacifica shooting incident

Police responded at 12:45 p.m. to the area of Beach Boulevard and Montecito Avenue on reports of a group of people fighting in the street.

See's Candies suspending production due to coronavirus threat

The South San Francisco-based company posted a message on its website, saying it is not taking any orders and temporarily shutting down, on the guidance of health authorities.

San Mateo County announces closure of all parks and trails

All San Mateo County Parks have been closed until further notice due to a sharp increase in visitors despite the shelter-in-place and social distancing orders enacted to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, officials said Friday.

Coronavirus crisis keeps Bay Area schools closed until May

Officials announced on Wednesday that public school districts in six Bay Area counties are extending closures through May amid the coronavirus crisis. 

San Mateo County announces four new COVID-19 deaths

The five deaths are the second-most of any county in the Bay Area, trailing only Santa Clara County's 16. Three of the new deaths were older adults and one was an adult, according to county health officials.

Bay Area counties order labs to report more data from COVID-19 tests

Seven Bay Area governments Tuesday ordered all commercial and academic medical labs to begin expanding the kind of data they report from tests involving the novel coronavirus.

Peninsula nail salon owners organize medical supply drive

In a matter of days, nearly 3,000 masks, 59,450  pairs of gloves and other items were bought by the salon owners and collected in the garage of a home to be given to health care workers.

State to lease Seton Medical Center in Daly City for COVID-19 pandemic

The hospital's owners filed for bankruptcy back in 2018 and, although, community members have been fighting to keep it open the owners, Verity Health, announced earlier this month its intentions to close the facility.