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(KRON) — A woman was arrested for bringing drugs into a Redwood City jail, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) announced Thursday in a press release. Dafne Araceli Largaespada, 41, is accused of bringing drugs into Maple Street Correctional Facility on Tuesday. How Largaespada brought the drugs into the facility remains unclear. She was […]

REDWOOD CITY - A wrongful death lawsuit is being brought on behalf of 7-year-old twin girls whose parents were killed in a crash caused by street racing. A family of four -- parents and the twins -- were driving home from the girls' grandmother's house shortly before Christmas last year when they were struck by a car moving 100 mph, killing both parents, Gregory Ammen and Grace Spiridon, instantly. They were less than 10 minutes away from their San Carlos home at the time of the crash.The twins, Madison and Olivia Ammen, survived and suffered minor injuries.According to the complaint filed...

Update: A San Leandro man accused of pointing a loaded crossbow at two BART workers and threatening to kill at least one of them was arrested last week, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said Thursday. 41-year-old Daniel Ray Baxter faces charges on two counts of making criminal threats and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon. According to authorities, the man allegedly pointed the weapon at one of the workers and said, “I’ll kill you.” Both workers barricaded themselves in the train operator’s cab and called BART police. When officers arrived, they found Baxter lying on the floor of one of the cars. He admitted he was the person they were looking for and was subsequently issued an order banning him from BART and booked into jail. Baxter appeared in San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City on Thursday for a preliminary hearing via the San Francisco Chronicle. His attorney presented no evidence, and Judge Sean Dabel sent the case to trial. Baxter will appear in court next on June 22. He continues to be held in San Mateo County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.

REDWOOD CITY -- A 70-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a child family member repeatedly three decades ago in Half Moon Bay, authorities said Wednesday.The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office identified the suspect as Manuel Cortes of San Francisco. The investigation began in June 2022 and involved a child under 14 years old.The sheriff's office said the sexual assaults happened over a span of three years.After a year-long investigation, sheriff's detectives obtained a no-bail arrest warrant for Cortes and Tuesday, he was arrested in San Francisco, the sheriff's office said.Cortes was booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City. The sheriff's office said because the assaults occurred approximately 30 years ago, it is unknown if there are other unidentified victims.Anyone with information about the case was asked to contact Det. Cousenes at 650-363-4066 RCousenes@smcgov.org or Detective Chong at 650-599-1516 GChong@smcgov.org. Anonymous tips can be given on the sheriff's office tip line at 800-547-2700.

A wrongful death lawsuit is being brought on behalf of 7-year-old twin girls whose parents were killed in a crash caused by street racing. A family of four -- parents and the twins -- were driving home from the girls' grandmother's house shortly before Christmas last year when they were struck by a car moving 100 mph, killing both parents, Gregory Ammen and Grace Spiridon, instantly. They were less than 10 minutes away from their San Carlos home at the time of the crash.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - It has been 215 days since a street racing crash claimed the lives of a Peninsula couple, who were the parents of 7-year-old twin girls. Greg Ammen and his wife Grace Spiridon left behind daughters Madison and Olivia after the last year's crash. Ammen's younger brother, Michael Ammen, said the days pass, but the pain persists.

DALY CITY — A man who pointed a loaded crossbow at two BART workers and threatened to kill another in late May is facing four felony charges in the bizarre incident, authorities say. BART police arrested San Leandro resident Daniel Ray Baxter, 41, on May 24 at the Daly...

San Mateo County will host an inaugural Pride parade as part of its annual Pride celebration this Saturday. Organizers started the parade in response to attacks against LGBTQ+ people across the nation. “I thought a great way to add some light to that darkness would be a parade to celebrate...

San Mateo County’s 11th Annual Pride Celebration is a space to champion inclusion and wellness for LGBTQIA+ folks and allies in our county. This year’s Pride Celebration (in-person) will be on Saturday, June 10th at San Mateo Central Park from 11am-5pm. We will have live entertainment, live DJ, resource and vendor booths, family friendly activities and more. FREE ENTRY and Sober Event.

(KRON) — A catfisher who posed as a 15-year-old girl to lure pre-teen boys over social media was sentenced to serve four years in state prison. A San Mateo County judge ordered Wai Kit Ching, 32, of San Mateo, to immediately report to prison following Wednesday’s sentencing hearing. Ching was living in San Mateo when […]

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - The Florida woman accused of killing a Kim Kardashian lookalike model during a butt-injection procedure at a Burlingame hotel will not enter a plea until July. Vivian Gomez walked away from San Mateo County Superior Court on Wednesday without entering a plea to charges of involuntary...

SamTrans announced that its Board of Directors approved the first biennial budget cycle in the transit agency’s four decades of operation. The budgets are for fiscal years (FY) 2024 and 2025 and cover both operating and capital expenses. This is how they’re broken down:. Operating Expenses. FY 2024:...

Smash Mouth is set to perform at the San Mateo County Fair at 7:30 p.m. tonight. The Grammy-nominated, San Jose rock/pop icons are behind multiple hit songs such as “Walkin’ on the Sun” (1997) and “All Star” (1999). Fans can see them live with the...

The Devil’s Slide military bunker near Pacifica sticks out like a sore, haunting thumb. Why did someone buy it?

On June 6, 2023, Michael Robillard received a 27-year-to-life prison sentence for leading officers on a wild chase in a stolen car, which was also connected to a robbery spree, and attempting to escape custody while being transported to a medical checkup, according to KTVU reporter Henry K. Lee. Robillard's crime spree began back in May of 2021 when he stole a vehicle, evaded San Mateo police, and jumped into a pond at a Foster City condominium complex to avoid capture.

It was a daunting task; 10 6-foot-long tables laid out in front of the judges at the 2023 San Mateo County Fair, covered with plates of baked goods in dozens of categories. (If you listened carefully you could just hear the cakes and cookies dreaming about being named “Best in.

A profusion of poison hemlock blooming in the Bay Area and across California poses a greater danger to people and pets than the plants’ delicate white flowers would suggest. Pets are especially at risk of fatal poisoning if they ingest the plant, whose footprint is larger this year following winter’s historically heavy rains, said Steven Swain, an environmental horticulture advisor to Marin and Sonoma counties.

A South San Francisco woman employed as a baking instructor at the county’s Maple Street Jail was arrested for bringing drugs inside Tuesday, June 6. The woman, Dafne Araceli Largaespada, 41, was contracted to teach nonviolent inmates to enhance their culinary skills to better their chances of getting a job after release, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.

San Mateo County Fair eventgoers have spent the week being entertained by the daily food-eating contest, with Uikelotu Kafoa, from Pacifica, taking first prize in the recent Argentinian empanada contest. Kafoa comes from a family that loves to compete and has been all his life, with constant competitions in basketball,...

A man accused of lewd acts in San Carlos was arrested Tuesday, June 7, and refused to leave his cell for court Thursday, June 8, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. Jesse Daly, 40, allegedly performed lewd acts while looking at a driver stopped at a...