East Palo Alto, hotbed of NFL talent, gets new turf field thanks to Bay Area Host Committee initiative

East Palo Alto seems to have a pipeline to the NFL. And now, hot prospects may have an even better shot of making it big...thanks to a brand-new turf field. The project was unveiled Wednesday as part of the Bay Area Host Committee's Sports for All Initiative. 

East Palo Alto marks zero homicides in 2025 as city sheds violent past

East Palo Alto recorded zero homicides in 2025, a milestone city leaders say reflects years of progress for a community once labeled one of the most violent in the nation.

East Palo Alto councilman stripped of board appointments over language

East Palo Alto City Councilmember Carlos Romero was reprimanded Wednesday during a rushed special meeting that ended with him being removed from all boards and commissions he was appointed to.

South Bay immigrant family says federal agents took away two relatives in East Palo Alto

A South Bay immigrant family said federal agents confronted three relatives on Monday morning and that they had taken away two of them while they were in East Palo Alto.

DUI suspect arrested for deadly hit-and-run in Palo Alto

A Peninsula man was arrested Wednesday under suspicion of a deadly hit-and-run collision in Palo Alto, while driving under the influence.

Stolen car crashes after suspect flees from police

The driver of an alleged stolen car crashed into a brick wall early Wednesday morning while fleeing from police, officials say.

Suspected child sex trafficker arrested in San Jose, missing girl found alive in trunk

A man suspected of child sex trafficking was arrested in April, the San Jose Police Department announced on Monday. The suspect involved allegedly trafficked a girl who was reported missing from East Palo Alto. 

East Palo Alto teen arrested in fatal February stabbing

A 19-year-old man from East Palo Alto was arrested on Friday in connection with the February stabbing of a man who died last month.   

East Palo Alto robotics team headed to world championship in Houston

To qualify for the championship, the ChurroBots were a part of a winning alliance at the FIRST Robotics Competition, Silicon Valley Regional last weekend.

Surveillance video released after fatal East Palo Alto stabbing

East Palo Alto police released surveillance video on Tuesday hoping to find some leads to what became a fatal stabbing, the first homicide of the year. 

This Bay Area city saw no homicides in 2023

East Palo Alto used to be known for violent crime, but last year, the city saw zero homicides.

Off-duty East Palo Alto cop robbed in Walnut Creek

An off-duty officer for the East Palo Alto Police Department was robbed at gunpoint in Walnut Creek on Tuesday.