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Tent cabins at Curry Village in Yosemite National Park (CBS)

All Yosemite Workers To Be Offered Hantavirus Test

Yosemite National Park will offer testing to all employees at the site to determine if they have ever been infected with a deadly mouse-borne virus, officials said Thursday.

2012/09/27

Yosemite Workers Tested For Hantavirus, Ordered To Keep Quiet

California public health officials have tested 100 workers at Yosemite National Park to determine whether they were exposed to the deadly mouse-borne hantavirus.

2012/09/27

Parents Of Teen Victim Have Mixed Emotions Over Stricter Party Bus Law

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill aimed at cracking down on underage drinking on party buses, this after two fatal incidents in the last three years in the Bay Area.

2012/09/25

The sun shines bright in the blue skies over the Bay Area. (CBS)

Hot Weather Leading To Heatstroke Deaths Among Children

So far this month, eight children have died from heatstroke in hot vehicles in the United States.

2012/08/14

The sailing vessel Low Speed Chase after it crashed on the Farallon Islands. (San Francisco Chronicle/Polaris)

SFPD Opens Investigation Into Deadly Farallones Yacht Crash

San Francisco Police investigators are now looking into this past weekend’s fatal sailboat accident at the Farallon Islands. However, that does not necessarily mean there’s suspicion that criminal or negligent activity lead to the accident.

2012/04/18

South Bay Domestic Violence Deaths Highest In A Decade; Stricter Gun Policy Sought

Sixteen people died as a result of domestic violence in Santa Clara County last year—the highest number of deaths in nearly a decade, the district attorney’s office announced Tuesday.

2012/02/14

Weekend Fatalities Highlight Need For Train Track Safety Solutions

Transportation officials are more rushed than ever to find solutions to ongoing safety issues on Bay Area railways. This urgency comes following three apparently unrelated deaths on the tracks Saturday.

2011/12/05