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The man accused of causing a fatal collision while spontaneously street-racing on a main thoroughfare in Redwood City two years ago pleaded no contest earlier this week and faces up to nine years in prison. You may recall the tragic collision on November 4, 2022 on El Camino Real in...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Mask mandates are returning to several Bay Area counties as an increase in COVID-19 cases overlaps with the cold and flu season. The local health orders require masks to be worn in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and other healthcare facilities, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Alameda,...

“Grace and Greg were outstanding people and lights of love, support and inspiration to countless friends, family, co-workers and their community.”

(KRON) — The California Highway Patrol is advising that a severe traffic alert has been issued due to an injury crash on the southbound lanes of Highway 101 in Mountain View Friday afternoon. The crash occurred just north of San Antonio Road. The left and center lanes are blocked as a result of the crash. […]

"All of a sudden, they realized there was a connection to the van," said Mark Geragos, an attorney who represented Peterson in his trial.

The National Weather Service San Francisco reports a fairly quiet weather pattern today, but it won't stay that way long. Starting Saturday, a weak frontal boundary ushers in increased clouds and rain, primarily drenching the North Bay before trailing southward. The mercury isn't expected to swing dramatically in the coming...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A registered sex offender was arrested in Woodside on Wednesday night after allegedly exposing himself and making threats, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 8:45 p.m. to a home on Martin Lane after receiving reports of a man...

The gods of fog laughed at anyone in San Francisco hoping to see the glorious northern lights Thursday. But elsewhere in Northern California, the aurora borealis was very visible indeed, with photographers capturing stunning images of geomagnetic activity from Pacific Grove and Yosemite. And guess what? If you missed the...

On the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s hazard map, the landscape of the U.S. is color-coded to illustrate different levels of danger from extreme weather. Several Bay Area counties are shaded dark red, the highest level of risk. They’re considered to be even more in peril than the communities recently devastated by Hurricane Helene, which are still rated a less ominous light blue. In fact, five of the Bay Area’s nine counties are in the 99th percentile for natural disaster risks, according to the agency — ranked in the top 15 out of all 3,007 counties in the country.

The bucolic city of Half Moon Bay is framed by rolling green hills and winding roads that stretch to the sea. Less than an hour outside San Francisco, the region is home to vast stretches of farmland, including California Terra Garden, where Pedro Romero Perez harvested mushrooms alongside his older brother, Jose.

(KRON) — An at-risk woman was reported missing by the Menlo Park Police Department (MPPD). Kheirabi Parvaneh, 77, was last seen around 10 a.m. Friday near the Chevron on El Camino Real and Oak Grove Avenue, the police department said in a Nixle alert. Parvaneh, who also goes by “Nahid,” has copper hair and was […]

Republican VP candidate JD Vance was in Woodside Wednesday evening for a fundraiser. A bunch of Trump supporters showed up with their big flags to welcome Vance, and he stopped to talk with some of them. [KPIX]. Brace for some loud fighter-jet action over the city today as the Blue...

A 46-year-old man has been ordered to stand trial on murder charges following a fatal shooting in East Palo Alto in 2022, according to San Mateo County prosecutors. John Caisiano Thompson is accused of murdering Breanna Labat, a 32-year-old woman who was renting a room in his home on Daphne Way. The alleged incident occurred on December 2, 2022. Despite the gravity of the situation, Labat’s body has yet to be located.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A guilty verdict has been rendered out of Santa Cruz for a Bay Area man who murdered his Capitola girlfriend. Theo Lengyel was found guilty of first-degree murder of his 61-year-old girlfriend, Alice Herrmann. "It’s over, but it’s not. It’s not really. It’ll never really...

In response to an uptick in domestic abuse cases, San Mateo County officials have taken definitive action to support survivors, especially those facing the highest risks. On Tuesday, as reported by the County of San Mateo's official news release, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to establish a Domestic Violence High-Risk Case Multidisciplinary Team designed to offer urgent, coordinated interventions to those in dire need.

Palo Alto, CA – Police arrested two suspects this week in connection with a vandalism at the Stanford Shopping Center that occurred Monday night. One officer was injured attempting to apprehend the fleeing suspects. On Monday, October 7, 2024, at about 6:00 p.m., officers were at the Stanford Shopping...

SACRAMENTO — Three Northern California people received a five-count indictment, charged with bank robbery and conspiracy to commit bank robbery in Sacramento and several cities in the San Francisco Bay Area, prosecutors said Wednesday. The defendants were Dontae Jones, Jr., 20, Yasmin Millett, 21, and Richmond resident JoMya Mauriyne Futch, 21, the U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of California said. Jones and Millett are from Northern California but have no fixed addresses. Between June 2023 and September 2024, Jones and Millett are accused of robbing at least 10 banks across Sacramento, Vallejo, Suisun City, Benicia, Concord and Antioch, prosecutors said. Aside from...

Cemeteries tend to conjure up images of dark, silent and spooky expanses of land marked with rows of headstones, secluded and tucked away from the outside world. But in reality, graveyards and mausoleums are often centrally located, visible off the side of highways on the Peninsula, in the midst of bustling neighborhoods or even on college campuses. Headstones are adorned with personal mementos and surrounded by flowers, stately statues and trees stretching their limbs toward endless sky. These final resting places are full of life if you look closely – birds and plants and people coming to pay their respects. They also hold the histories of our region, memorializing local pioneers and notable figures whose stories are part of the books that make up the anthology of the Peninsula. Devin Roberts’ feature takes us through some of the region’s cemeteries to pay tribute to the histories they hold.

The Palo Alto High School varsity football team (4-1) heads into its first league game against Sacred Heart Prep (3-2), 7 p.m. tonight at Earl Hansen Viking Stadium. The Vikings, after a restful bye week, are fresh and ready to take on their first games of the Bay League. Winning four out of their five games, the Vikings have put themselves in a great position for a playoff push. At this time last year, The Vikings held a 2-4 record, and still managed to clinch a playoff berth.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... VIDEO. From the San Mateo County Harbor District meetings on Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 at 10:00am as a hybrid meeting. Public comment only in person or by email. Meetings are currently being held in person at the SMCHD Administration Building, 504 Avenue Alhambra, Ste. 200, El Granada.