KRON4 Articles: August 14, 2020

San Francisco city officials remind public of COVID-19 health orders amid heat wave San Jose pastor, volunteers help homeless stay hydrated during heat wave Police: Homicide of 3-year-old disguised as hot car death New statewide portal launched to help counties recruit poll workers ahead of November election Appeal filed for man convicted of murdering Nia Wilson Heat wave triggers fire, virus concerns across Bay Area Elderly man’s body found in embankment in Benicia Power restored as California ISO lifts Stage 3 Emergency Crews respond to vehicle, vegetation fire near Highway 17 in Los Gatos Oakland Fire Department responds to grass fire at cemetery Oakland A’s: Last day to submit Coliseum cutouts is Aug. 17 New Oakland police initiative takes on rising violence in the city Over $470k donated after North Carolina boy fatally shot at point-blank range while playing Trump dodges question on QAnon conspiracy theory Lawmaker: Trump’s executive order to prevent evictions has ‘no force of law’ San Jose’s immigrant population essential to COVID-19 response efforts, report says White House releases new report; President used Defense Production Act nearly 80 times to combat pandemic Beirut blast survivor: Santa Clara University Law grad says explosion ‘felt like Hiroshima’ LeBron teams up with Dodgers to turn stadium into voting center for presidential election The Latest: California heat wave raises coronavirus concerns Back-to-school politics: Debate over in-person learning dividing lawmakers City of Concord announces grant program to help small businesses amid pandemic ‘Rent must be paid’: Eviction moratoriums expiring As farmers call for more virus aid, Perdue says it’s waiting Nonpartisan watchdog finds top two Homeland Security officials were wrongly appointed Bill creates federal grants for in-person and virtual K-12 classes CDC says people who recover from COVID-19 are protected up to 3 months Oakland McDonald’s ordered to step up COVID protections after 35 infected Flaring reported at Chevron refinery in Richmond U.S. Postal Service to raise some prices over holiday season LIVE NOW: Newsom holds coronavirus briefing West Nile virus confirmed in Contra Costa County mosquitoes 9th Circuit ends California ban on high-capacity magazines Walmart extending closing time to 10 p.m. at most stores Biden, Harris call on all US governors to issue 3-month mask mandate Trial set for woman charged in connection with Vanessa Guillen’s death R. Kelly’s manager charged with making threatening call to theater showing ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Trump’s younger brother, Robert, is hospitalized in New York Prosecutors dispute claims of Jeffrey Epstein’s ex Ghislaine Maxwell 5-year-old shot, killed in front yard remembered by community; 25-year-old charged Newsfeed Now: Wildfires, Dolly Parton, and a 103-year-old woman gets tatted Trump gives credence to false, racist conspiracy theory about Harris’ VP eligibility Muskegon-area woman gets tatted at 103 years old Trump requests mail-in ballot for Florida election, despite criticizing the practice Cohen’s book foreword: Trump ‘wouldn’t mind if I was dead’ Wisconsin governor expects Trump to wear mask during upcoming visit Dolly Parton voices support for Black Lives Matter movement Trump opposes postal money that would help vote-by-mail Florida sheriff bans deputies from wearing masks Extreme heat wave to scorch Bay Area through next week Southwest removes family from flight after 3-year-old with autism refuses mask Couple married 63 years reunites after spending months apart due to pandemic