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Sacramento Police Investigate Fatal Black Friday Shooting at Arden Fair MallPolice in Sacramento on Friday night responded to a shooting at Arden Fair Mall that left one person dead and a second person critically injured, according to authorities.
Bay Area Bargain Hunters Brave Long Lines On Black Friday Despite PandemicThe coronavirus pandemic could not keep bargain hunters from shopping on Black Friday.
COVID Contact Tracers Using Texts, Calls, Visits To Reach More People In SFContact tracers at the San Francisco Department of Public Health are adjusting their strategy to match the rising caseloads, making phone calls and in-person visits to text messages.
Commercial Dungeness Crab Season On Hold While Wildlife Officials Watch Winter Whale MigrationCalifornia has delayed the commercial crab season until December 16, hoping the migrating whales will move down the coast to their winter calving grounds in Mexico.
UPDATE: Teen Boy Killed In Oakland I-880 Big-Rig Collision IdentifiedA 16-year-old San Pablo boy died when his car was hit by a big rig in the middle lanes of northbound Interstate Highway 880 in Oakland early Friday morning, California Highway Patrol officials said.
COVID-19 Travel: Airlines Hope New Digital Health Passport App Will Revive International TravelThere will soon be an app for international travelers that stores all their COVID-19 testing results and other important data to enable swifter, safer border crossings during the pandemic.
Stanford Edges Cal 24-23 in Big Game Played at Empty Memorial StadiumAustin Jones ran for a pair of short touchdowns, Davis Mills threw for 205 yards and a TD, and Stanford blocked a would-be tying extra point in the final minute to take back The Axe trophy by beating Bay Area rival California 24-23 in the Big Game on Friday.
COVID: Santa Clara County Increasing Testing Sites as Cases SurgeReckoning with a surge in COVID-19 cases, Santa Clara County announced Friday that it’s providing more testing sites.
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Man, Woman Stabbed at Public Parking Lot in Santa CruzSanta Cruz police are investigating a double stabbing at one of the city's public parking lots early Friday evening. (11-27-20)
South Bay Shoppers Brave Stepped-Up Enforcement of Pandemic RestrictionsSanta Clara County said it wants to keep the public as safe as possible this holiday shopping weekend. By noon Friday it had already issued 76 violations for non-compliance with its COVID-19 protocols. Betty Yu reports. (11-27-20)
Bay Area Health Officials Encourage Testing Following Holiday GatheringsCOVID-19 cases are expected to spike following the Thanksgiving holiday and, in response, public health officials are asking anyone who attended a large group gathering to get tested. Susie Steimle reports. (11-27-20)
Latest Bay Area COVID Headlines
COVID Contact Tracers Using Texts, Calls, Visits To Reach More People In SFContact tracers at the San Francisco Department of Public Health are adjusting their strategy to match the rising caseloads, making phone calls and in-person visits to text messages.
COVID-19 Travel: Airlines Hope New Digital Health Passport App Will Revive International TravelThere will soon be an app for international travelers that stores all their COVID-19 testing results and other important data to enable swifter, safer border crossings during the pandemic.
COVID: Santa Clara County Increasing Testing Sites as Cases SurgeReckoning with a surge in COVID-19 cases, Santa Clara County announced Friday that it’s providing more testing sites.
San Francisco Bay Area COVID Roundup: Six New Deaths In Santa Clara; Officials Brace For Post-Thanksgiving Surge; Black Friday Madness During PandemicWith a surge in coronavirus cases, the information you need to know is coming fast and furious. Here's a roundup of the COVID stories we've published over the last 24 hours.
COVID Surge: New Cases Continue To Soar In Santa Clara County; 6 New DeathsSanta Clara health officials reported Thursday there had been 416 new COVID cases with six additional deaths pushing the toll of fatalities within the county to 476 since the pandemic's outbreak began in February.
COVID Surge: Reno Coroner Fears No Morgue Space If Virus Not CurtailedThe coroner in Reno fears the recent explosion of coronavirus cases in Nevada could soon overtake not only the ability to treat the sick, but also store the dead.
San Francisco & Peninsula News
COVID Contact Tracers Using Texts, Calls, Visits To Reach More People In SFContact tracers at the San Francisco Department of Public Health are adjusting their strategy to match the rising caseloads, making phone calls and in-person visits to text messages.
Warriors Sign Top Pick Wiseman and 2nd-Rounder MannionThe Golden State Warriors signed top draft pick James Wiseman, the team's No. 2 overall selection out of Memphis along with rookie guard Nico Mannion.
Better Together: South City Seniors Facility Builds Outdoor Living Room for Family VisitsThe Aegis Living home for seniors in South San Francisco has come up with a way to safely bring families together this Thanksgiving: an outdoor living room.
East Bay News
UPDATE: Teen Boy Killed In Oakland I-880 Big-Rig Collision IdentifiedA 16-year-old San Pablo boy died when his car was hit by a big rig in the middle lanes of northbound Interstate Highway 880 in Oakland early Friday morning, California Highway Patrol officials said.
Fremont Apartment Fire Displaces 17 PeopleSeventeen people were without shelter on Thanksgiving after a two-alarm fire burned up a Fremont apartment building.
Vegetation Fire Burns In San Lorenzo Near BART Tracks, Highway 238A vegetation fire was burning in San Lorenzo neighborhood Thursday, fire officials reported.
South Bay News
Man, Woman Stabbed at Public Parking Lot in Santa CruzSanta Cruz police are investigating a double stabbing at one of the city's public parking lots early Friday evening.
COVID: Santa Clara County Increasing Testing Sites as Cases SurgeReckoning with a surge in COVID-19 cases, Santa Clara County announced Friday that it’s providing more testing sites.
Highway Traffic Safety Administration Investigating Tesla Front Suspension FailuresThe U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints that suspensions can fail on nearly 115,000 Tesla electric vehicles.
North Bay News
Heroic Bystanders Rescue Two From Fiery Crash in NovatoTwo neighbors saved two people from a burning car Friday morning after it crashed into a garage in their Novato neighborhood.
4-Year-Old Girl Drowns at Point Reyes National Seashore on ThanksgivingTragedy struck on Thanksgiving when a crashing wave swept a 4-year-old girl out to sea from McClures Beach at Point Reyes, causing her to drown, according to local fire officials.
Dramatic Tale Of Survival And Rescue On Wine County Hiking Trail; 'Something Slams Into Me -- I Have Moments Of Excruciating Pain'Jason Koch had plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving after a hike in the Wine County wilderness turned into a dramatic life and death battle in the blink of a eye.
Bay Area Sports
Stanford Edges Cal 24-23 in Big Game Played at Empty Memorial StadiumAustin Jones ran for a pair of short touchdowns, Davis Mills threw for 205 yards and a TD, and Stanford blocked a would-be tying extra point in the final minute to take back The Axe trophy by beating Bay Area rival California 24-23 in the Big Game on Friday.
Warriors Sign Top Pick Wiseman and 2nd-Rounder MannionThe Golden State Warriors signed top draft pick James Wiseman, the team's No. 2 overall selection out of Memphis along with rookie guard Nico Mannion.
Stunner: University Of San Francisco Upsets No. 4 Virginia 61-60Playing their third game in three days, the University of San Francisco rallied in the second half to stun No. 4 Virginia, 61-60, in the Homelight Classic for the program's biggest win in 39 years.