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Los Altos Hills man in custody on child pornography charges
Santa Clara County deputies on Thursday arrested a man in connection with a child pornography case. William Nurge, 58, was arrested on suspicion of felony possession and distribution of...Read More
Covid-19: A look at hardest hit states as nation mourns 500,000 lives lost
The U.S hit an expected but still grim milestone Monday afternoon as the Covid-19 death toll exceeded 500,000. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris planned a Monday...Read More
Santa Clara County hits vaccination milestone for residents at least 75 years old
The Covid-19 vaccine rollout has been difficult and is taking longer than expected, but finally Santa Clara County officials say they are seeing notable progress. On Monday, the county...Read More
Researchers find state’s first South African variant cases in two Bay Area counties
Genomics researchers at Stanford University have confirmed California’s first two cases of the South African coronavirus variant in Alameda and Santa Clara counties, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. The...Read More
District open to ‘every extreme measure’ in pursuit of $2.5 billion Pacheco Pass dam
Valley Water leaders are moving forward with developing a new dam at Pacheco Pass in south Santa Clara County, despite recently learning that the price tag had doubled since...Read More
Mountain View vaccination site can eventually administer 5,000 doses a week
A new vaccination site with capacity to provide up to 5,000 vaccinations per week opened in Mountain View on Friday. The vaccination site at the Mountain View Community Center...Read More
Covid-19: National strategy offers needed hope as Bay Area death toll surpasses 3,600
The first case of Covid-19 was detected in the U.S. one year ago Wednesday. Since then, more than 24 million Americans have been infected and in excess of 411,000...Read More
County officials say problematic Moderna lot not administered
A specific lot of the Moderna vaccine for Covid-19 has caused a “higher-than-usual” number of allergic reactions but luckily, none of those vaccines have been administered to anyone in...Read More
Covid-19 update: State expands vaccine availability, Santa Clara County morgues near capacity
Here are the latest Covid-19 developments from around the Bay Area Region. Following new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state’s expansion of its...Read More
Santa Clara County extends vaccinations to all health care workers
Santa Clara County officials are urging all health care workers in the county to get vaccinated for Covid-19 now that they are eligible. The news comes after the state’s...Read More
County starts second vaccine rounds next week with receipt of nearly 100,000 doses
Santa Clara County’s health care providers have received nearly 100,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses and several thousand health care workers and first responders have already been vaccinated, county officials said...Read More
Bay Area ICU availability triggers regional stay-at-home order in the local nine counties
The Bay Area Region Wednesday dropped below 15 percent in intensive care unit bed availability, triggering the state-directed stay-at-home order effective Thursday at midnight. Several counties had voluntarily implemented...Read More
Two tight council races in Santa Clara County head to recount after certification
One vote really does matter — at least it does in Santa Clara County. Now that election results have been certified, county officials have pursued recounts for city council...Read More
Officials issue stay-at-home order ahead of state direction in most Bay Area counties
"We cannot wait until after we've driven off the cliff..." Read More
More than 800 Covid-19 patients in Bay Area hospitals as state inches closer to lockdown
California could soon face another near lockdown if alarming Covid-19 case and hospitalization rates keep pace. Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered the somber update Monday, pointing out that the number...Read More
County begs residents to avoid Thanksgiving gatherings as Covid-19 hospitalizations surge
Santa Clara County officials pleaded with residents Wednesday to avoid social gatherings and traveling for Thanksgiving as new cases of Covid-19 surge in the county and across the state....Read More
Santa Clara County sees sharp rise in fentanyl deaths
Fentanyl deaths in Santa Clara County have nearly doubled this year compared to 2019, the county medical examiner-coroner’s office said Friday. The medical examiner has confirmed 53 fentanyl overdose...Read More
Covid-19 update: Breed ‘sounding the alarm’ in SF, five Bay Area counties now in most restrictive tier
In response to surging cases, San Francisco has slipped back two tiers in the state’s four-tiered reopening guideline, requiring city officials to tighten restrictions on many businesses and activities. ...Read More