Coronavirus: Activities (Things to do at home)
Businesses Prepare For New Mask GuidelinesThe COVID countdown to looser restrictions is now less than a week away.
More Normalcy Brings Needed Mood Booster To Mental HealthSmall venues are welcoming back crowds and from a mental health aspect, it couldn't come sooner. As life inches towards normalcy, many are taking a collective sigh of relief, but it can also bring some mixed emotions.
Sacramentans Gather To Ring In The New Year Despite COVID RestrictionsThis New Year's Eve, some families made the best of celebrating at home while others spent the evening out on the town.
Dovewood Court Homes Go Dark For Holidays To Amid COVID-19 ConcernsOne of Sacramento County's most popular Christmas light displays is going dark this year in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Coronavirus: Battle (Developments in the fight against coronavirus)
Woodland Bar Shuts Down After Maskless, Unvaccinated Customers Infect Staff With COVID-19Two customers walked into a Yolo County bar unvaccinated and COVID-positive. Days later, the manager said the bar is shut down after employees became infected.
Updated CDC Guidance Says People Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Can Go Without Masks Indoors And OutdoorsPeople fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors, except under certain circumstances, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.
Will Vaccine Hesitancy Impact Herd Immunity In California?In Placer County, The Grounds clinic in Roseville is opening up eligibility to anyone 16 and up, just days before the state is set to do the same.
Here’s Why Some COVID Numbers Keep ImprovingKudos to everyone who has been doubling down on mask wearing and social distancing. Health experts say your efforts are paying off.
Coronavirus: Crime (Crime related to the coronavirus)
Bar Owner Todd Anderson Accused Of Selling Fake COVID Vaccine Cards In ClementsThe owner allegedly sold cards to undercover state agents.
Concerns Raised Over Zero Bail In Yolo County; What Will It Take For The Order To End?The Yolo County district attorney is raising concerns over the zero bail policy.
Davis Man Arrested 17 Times And Released On $0 BailOfficials in Yolo County say more than 744 new crimes have been committed by people released under the $0 bail order.
4 Inmates Escape San Joaquin County Low-Security Facility In 10 DaysFour high-risk inmates have escaped from the honor farm facility in San Joaquin County in just 10 days' time, and they weren't supposed to be there.
Coronavirus: Education (Learning at home)
‘Like A Germ Factory’: Face Cover Confusion As State Does Another Mask ReversalParents will want to keep masks on the school supply list.
Kids 12 And Up Could Be Next In Line To Get COVID Vaccine; What’s Next?The Pfizer shot could get FDA approval by next week for kids 12 and up.
California Public Schools See Steep Drop This Year In EnrollmentCalifornia public schools have experienced a sharp decline in enrollment this year as the pandemic forced millions into online school, according to data made public Thursday.
California Allows School Districts To Begin Making Plans For In-Person Graduations With LimitsThe pandemic has led to many missed milestones for students and their families, but there's new hope graduation may go on.
Coronavirus: Health (Mental and physical health and well-being)
California Changes Course On Schools Enforcing Mask MandateWhen California told school districts they must still require masks for students and teachers indoors, the state left no room for doubt about its enforcement: If students refused, schools were to send them home.
Pandemic Causes Shortage Of New A/C Units For Local CompaniesIf you need A/C repairs, or a new unit altogether, expect a long wait.
Cal OSHA Withdraws Controversial Mask Rules In The WorkplaceCalifornia’s workplace regulators reversed themselves for the second time in a week Wednesday, withdrawing a controversial pending mask regulation while they consider a rule that more closely aligns with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promise that the state will fully reopen from the pandemic on Tuesday.
Sacramento Mayor Steinberg Denounces Big NYE Party Held At Granite Bay MansionApproximately 100 people were in attendance at a New Year's Eve party in Granite Bay despite an ongoing regional stay-at-home order, a spokesperson for the Placer County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Sunday.
Coronavirus: Health Workers (Those on the front lines of the pandemic)
State Desperate For More Medical Workers As California Health Corps Volunteers DwindleCalifornia desperately needs more medical workers at facilities swamped by coronavirus patients, but almost no help is coming from a volunteer program that Gov. Gavin Newsom created at the start of the pandemic. An army of 95,000 initially raised their hands, and just 14 are now working in the field.
For Nurses, California’s Coronavirus Outbreak Has A Personal TollA surge following Halloween and Thanksgiving produced record hospitalizations in California, and now the most seriously ill of those patients are dying in unprecedented numbers.
2020 Ends With California Hospitals Struggling To Stay AfloatCalifornia hospitals ended the year on “the brink of catastrophe," a health official said as the pandemic pushed deaths and sickness to staggering levels and some medical centers scrambled to provide oxygen for the critically ill.
Military Medical Personnel Deployed To 2 San Joaquin Hospitals For COVID Treatment AssistanceSan Joaquin County now has the soldiers to fight the battle against the coronavirus, as dozens of military healthcare professionals were deployed to two area hospitals to assist as ICU units are depleted.
Coronavirus: Inmates (Those incarcerated during the pandemic)
Families Of CA Inmates Who’ve Died Of COVID Blame Spread Of Virus On Inmate TransfersFamilies of men incarcerated at Michigan’s Kinross Correctional Facility believed its remote location would spare it from a deadly COVID-19 outbreak. For a while, they seemed to be right.
1 In 5 Inmates In US Has Had COVID, 1,700 Have DiedOne in every five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times as high as the general population. In some states, more than half of prisoners have been infected.
Court Orders State To Release Or Transfer 1,100 San Quentin InmatesA California appeals court has ordered state corrections officials to cut the population of one of the world's most famous prisons to less than half of its designed capacity, citing officials' “deliberate indifference” to the plight of inmates during the coronavirus pandemic.
Court Orders Immediate Release Or Transfer 1,700 San Quentin Prison Inmates Over Virus OutbreakA state appeals court ordered San Quentin State Prison to immediately cut its inmate population by half Tuesday, which would require transferring or releasing about 1,700 inmates, citing the state’s inability to manage a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the prison.
Coronavirus: Isolation (Coping with the Public Health Order)
Looking To Travel In The US? Here Are The Travel Restrictions By StateWith the Covid-19 pandemic in near constant fluctuation in the United States, the 50 states are having to adapt rapidly with their rules and regulations.
This Is What Happens To Your Body Over Months In IsolationSince the pandemic officially began in March, we've been told staying home is the best way to avoid catching COVID-19, and it is. But life in confinement can cause physical ailments on its own.
UC Davis Study Sheds Light On Pandemic’s Impact To Mental HealthThe COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected people’s daily emotional lives and mental health and it's gotten progressively worse, UC Davis research indicates.
Coronavirus Update: Yolo County Extends Shelter-In-Place Order Until May 31The shelter-in-place order implemented by Yolo County to help slow the spread of COVID-19 will continue for at least another month.
Coronavirus: Jobs (Employment and unemployment)
California To Allow Sale Of To-Go Cocktails Through 2021Governor Gavin Newsom is in the Bay Area Thursday speaking to the media about the state's plan to support bars and restaurants after the state fully reopens on June, 15, according to his office.
Even Vaccinated California Workers May Have To Keep Masks On After June 15The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board meets Thursday and will consider new workplace rules that would only allow workers to go maskless if everyone in a room is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Protesters Outside Gov. Newsom’s Home Demand COVID-19 Relief For Undocumented ImmigrantsThey're demanding what they're calling equitable COVID-19 relief.
California’s COVID Tier System Not Going Away EarlyCalifornia’s official reopening date is two weeks away, but what does that mean for the golden state’s tier system?
Coronavirus Leadership (Stories about those in power during through the pandemic)
No Winners From Sacramento Region In First Round Of ‘Vax For The Win’ ContestThe state of California held its first drawing Friday for the lottery in the state's vaccine incentive program.
Some Local Companies, Cities Giving Financial Incentives To Those Who Get COVID VaccineThere is a new push to get people vaccinated against COVID-19. Some companies are offering cash incentives for their employees to get the shots.
Sacramento Airport Gets $13M In Federal Coronavirus Relief FundingFederal relief money may help get tourism off the ground again at the Sacramento International Airport.
Pres. Biden Outlines Plan To Have All Adults Vaccine-Eligible By May 1President Joe Biden is outlining his plan to make all adult Americans eligible for vaccination by May 1 and get the nation back "closer to normal" by the Fourth of July.
Coronavirus Outreach (People helping others)
Coroner Has Not Identified Passengers On Plane That Crashed In TruckeeAuthorities say a small jet plane crashed while approaching the Truckee airport early Monday afternoon.
2 People Shot At Bar In Downtown TurlockTwo people have been shot at a bar in Turlock.
Former US Sen. Barbara Boxer Robbed In OaklandFormer Senator Barbara Boxer says she was robbed today in the San Francisco Bay Area.
California To Require All State And Health Care Workers To Provide Proof Of COVID Vaccination, Or Do Weekly TestingCalifornia will be requiring that all state workers and health care employees will need to provide proof of getting the COVID-19 vaccination or be subject to weekly testing.
Coronavirus: Pets
Stressed Pets: How To Stop It Now And When You Go Back To WorkNot all of our pets are thrilled we're home 24/7: Here's how to recognize signs of stressed pets, help them, and prepare our pets for when we return to work.
With No Tourists Around, Animals At Yosemite Are ‘Having A Party’Being cooped up at home is no fun for humans, but bears are making the most of the extra space at California's shuttered Yosemite National Park.
Wildlife Rescue Group Bombarded With Calls For Help Amid Coronavirus Stay-At-Home OrderA local wildlife rescue group has been bombarded with calls about animals in distress after they say coronavirus concerns have nearly shut down the county and state agencies that usually help.
Coronavirus: Science (Developments in the science behind the pandemic)
Coroner Has Not Identified Passengers On Plane That Crashed In TruckeeAuthorities say a small jet plane crashed while approaching the Truckee airport early Monday afternoon.
2 People Shot At Bar In Downtown TurlockTwo people have been shot at a bar in Turlock.
Former US Sen. Barbara Boxer Robbed In OaklandFormer Senator Barbara Boxer says she was robbed today in the San Francisco Bay Area.
California To Require All State And Health Care Workers To Provide Proof Of COVID Vaccination, Or Do Weekly TestingCalifornia will be requiring that all state workers and health care employees will need to provide proof of getting the COVID-19 vaccination or be subject to weekly testing.
Coronavirus: Survivors (Those who've beaten the virus)
Finally Home: Sutter County Man Battling COVID-19 For 83 Days Released From HospitalThe thunderous sound of applause filled the lobby of Adventist Health and Rideout in Marysville, all for a patient who was more than ready to be discharged.
El Dorado County Woman Urges Others To Take Virus Seriously After A Week In ICUA woman who wasn’t worried about the virus is now pleading with people to wear a mask and stay six feet apart.
‘It Felt Like I Was Living A Nightmare’: Turlock Family Healthy Once Again After COVID-19 BattleA Turlock family is happy to be healthy and at home after a rocky couple of months battling COVID-19.
Coronavirus Survivor Thanks Medical Staff After 64 Days In The HosptialAfter 64 days in the hospital battling COVID-19, 61-year old Tom Norberg is counting his blessings.
Coronavirus: Testing
Finally Home: Sutter County Man Battling COVID-19 For 83 Days Released From HospitalThe thunderous sound of applause filled the lobby of Adventist Health and Rideout in Marysville, all for a patient who was more than ready to be discharged.
El Dorado County Woman Urges Others To Take Virus Seriously After A Week In ICUA woman who wasn’t worried about the virus is now pleading with people to wear a mask and stay six feet apart.
‘It Felt Like I Was Living A Nightmare’: Turlock Family Healthy Once Again After COVID-19 BattleA Turlock family is happy to be healthy and at home after a rocky couple of months battling COVID-19.
Coronavirus Survivor Thanks Medical Staff After 64 Days In The HosptialAfter 64 days in the hospital battling COVID-19, 61-year old Tom Norberg is counting his blessings.
Coronavirus: Uplift (Feel-good)
‘Really Hard On Both Of Them’: Cancer Diagnosis Separates 4-Year-Old Twins During PandemicAt the height of the pandemic, hospitals were limiting visiting hours, keeping loved ones away from each other, including two twins, one of whom fought for her life while the other cheered her on from a distance.
Tuesday Table Provides Free Essentials For Those Struggling During PandemicA year into the global pandemic millions are without work and a paycheck, making it hard to put food on the table, but a local grassroots effort is filling that gap.
After Painful Loss, Davis Restaurant Gets $150K GoFundMe Boost From Customers To ReopenThe family lost its wife and mother to cancer and was forced to close Sam's Mediterranean Cuisine to help with her caretaking during COVID-19.
Pandemic Cleaning Leading More People To Convert Old VHS Tapes To Digital FormYou never know what you’ll find in your attic if you have spare time to clean it. Just ask Richard Martinez.