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Mountain View residents faced a sudden emergency as a fire broke out in a local mobile home yesterday morning, . At approximately 4:36 a.m., a 911 call reported flames in the 1000 block of Space Park Way, jeopardizing the lives of the occupants and their dwelling. The City of Mountain View Fire Department responded rapidly to dispatching units immediately after the call was received, with the first engine arriving six minutes later, details Mountain View city officials.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Mountain View’s cold weather homeless shelter has for years provided a warm place to sleep at night during the winter months. Now the city and county are working to expand its operations to six months out of the year, providing more services to the unhoused.

Despite lower expectations coming into the season, varsity football is putting together one of their best seasons in years, jumping out to a 4-1 start and rocketing up the Central Coast Section (CCS) standings. “I think the season is going really great,” junior lineman Quincy Yu said. “We’re [19th] in...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Mountain View Whisman School District Superintendent Ayindé Rudolph is on a short-term leave of absence, the district announced on Monday, Oct. 7. Chief Academic Officer Cathy Baur will be filling in for Rudolph while he is out, Chief Human Relations Officer Tara Vikjord...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Ludwigs is getting a Bavarian makeover. The German beer garden is now under new ownership, and while much of Ludwigs will remain the same, new owner Gisela Qasim plans to infuse the downtown Mountain View mainstay with a bit of her heritage. “I grew...

State officials weigh ‘extraordinary audit’ of Mountain View Whisman’s finances. State officials are considering whether to conduct an “extraordinary audit” of the Mountain View Whisman School District, a type of external review that’s meant to investigate possible fraud, misappropriation of funds or other illegal fiscal practices.

A Bay Area man and his mother are in custody after a gym custodian was shot to death.

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Nearly 1,000 rat-like nutria rodents, measuring around 2.5 feet long and weighing 20 pounds, have been spotted in the Bay Area, according to SFGate.com. These invasive creatures are spreading into Contra Costa County and posing a significant risk to critical watersheds, as confirmed by Krysten Kellum, a spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Bay Delta region, and Matthew Slattengren, the agriculture commissioner in Contra Costa County.

The majority of Woodside does not have air conditioning units due to a multitude of constraints. Despite record-breaking high temperatures these last couple weeks, Woodside has not furthered their push for new air conditioning units. Concerns about Woodside being without air conditioning came up about 15 years ago. Administrative Vice-Principal...

A winery owner in California is suing Santa Clara County after being fined more than $120,000 for allowing a long-term employee to live in an RV on the property for a number of years. According to The Mercury News, Michael Ballard, whose family owns Savannah-Chanelle Vineyards south of San Francisco,...

(KRON) — The San Jose Police Department (SJPD) is investigating a collision that killed a female pedestrian on Tuesday. According to SJPD, the crash occurred at 6:31 p.m. at South Fifth and East Fernando streets. A male driver of a 2018 silver Nissan Sentra struck the woman while she was in the crosswalk. The driver […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Santa Clara County is investigating six deaths that may be related to the recent heat wave. The county medical examiner-coroner said that six people who died during the October heat wave might have succumbed to heat-related causes, though the investigations are ongoing and could take up to 60 days to confirm.

OAKLAND, Calif. - A jury has found an ex-Alameda County sheriff’s deputy guilty of murdering a Dublin couple, in a tragic case that also exposed nearly 50 other deputies who were found to have received "unsuitable" results on their psychological law enforcement tests. On Oct. 3, the jury found...

Walking into Starbird is like stepping into the future of fast food. Starbird, a fast food chain based in California, opened a new Palo Alto location on Sept 13 at 2515 El Camino Real, next to Chipotle. The restaurant offers crispy chicken, fresh salads, and unique sauces just five minutes away from Palo Alto High School.

A hit-and-run crash in Hayward early Sunday morning resulted in the death of one person, confirmed the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to KRON4. The incident occurred around 5:41 a.m. on westbound Highway 84, just east of South Paseo Parkway, where an unhoused individual was fatally struck. The driver of a...

A shooting in Watsonville that killed two men was described by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office on Monday as a “targeted attack.”. Deputies said they are working to identify suspects in the shooting, which occurred in a quiet farming area on the 700 block of Carlton Road outside Watsonville just before 1 a.m. Friday.

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Walden Grove). They were the clear victor by a 31-6 margin over the Mountain View Mountain Lions on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Red Wolves with their most commanding win of the season.

Two people suspected of stealing over $1,100 worth of Target merchandise were arrested Thursday in San Mateo, according to police. On Thursday night, San Mateo Police received a call alleging that a theft had just occurred at the Target store in the Bridgepointe Shopping Center. A Target employee told police that two suspects stole items and ran out of the store and through the parking lot toward Bridgepointe Parkway, police said. Officers arrived and after a few minutes of searching, the officers found and detained two suspects on the 2200 block of Bridgepointe Parkway, police said. Investigators believe the two stole approximately $1,100 worth of items from Target, all of which was returned to the store by police. The suspects, a 31-year-old and a 38-year-old, both of Redding, were arrested and booked into San Mateo County Jail. The 31-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of organized retail theft, second-degree burglary and possession of a controlled substance, according to police. The 38-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of organized retail theft and second-degree burglary, police said. 

OAKLAND — The driver killed in an Oakland crash Saturday morning — suspected of driving a stolen car at the time of his death — was free on bail pending prosecution in another vehicle theft case last month, according to authorities and court records. The man was...