Menlo Park jewelry store owner sentenced to three weeks for rigging son's ACT exam
The owner of a California jewelry business has been sentenced to three weeks in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her son's ACT exam.
California frozen food company owner avoids prison in college admissions scandal
Fifty-four-year-old Peter Jan Sartorio, of Menlo Park, California, was sentenced Friday to a year of probation after pleading guilty in May to a single count of fraud and conspiracy. He is the eighth parent to be sentenced in the scheme.
Menlo Park man pleads not guilty to lewd acts with children
A 59-year-old Peninsula man associated with a local swimming pool pleaded not guilty on Monday to 20 counts of sexual assault charges involving children. The accusations date as far back as the 1980's, San Mateo County prosecutors said.
Menlo Park Fire Dept. uses drones to assist search and rescue
A Peninsula fire service is using drone technology and taking to the skies during search-and-rescue operations. KTVU's Jesse Gary reports.
Menlo Park commission votes to cut down 7 trees despite pleas to save the redwoods
The Menlo Park Environmental Quality Commission voted 4-3 Wednesday to deny an appeal to cut down seven redwood trees despite passionate pleas to save them. KTVU's Azenith Smith reports the city is doing it for safety reasons.
Cold case arrest in connection with death of Menlo Park girl
A wanted fugitive has been arrested in a cold case for the death of a 6-year-old Menlo Park girl. According to Menlo Park Police, Shannon Steven Fox was arrested in connection with Lisa Xavier’s death, which occurred nine years ago in November of 2009 during a street race.
Grand jury finds Menlo Park fire district not prepared for future growth
A newly released Grand Jury report is raising questions about the Menlo Park Fire Protection District's planning for the future, along with its spending and taking financial contributions from Facebook.
After YouTube shooting, Silicon Valley increases security measures
In the wake of the YouTube shooting, the company said it now plans to review and increase security at all their offices. In Silicon Valley, the shooting is prompting some tech companies to re-evaluate their safety plans. Azenith Smith reports.
In CNN interview, Facebook's Zuckerberg apologizes for 'major breach of trust'
Breaking five days of silence, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized for a "major breach of trust," admitted mistakes and outlined steps to protect user data in light of a privacy scandal involving a Trump-connected data-mining firm. Jana Katsuyama reports.
Zuckerberg asked to testify; data firm's CEO suspended
The head of Trump-affiliated data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica has been suspended, while government authorities are bearing down on both the firm and Facebook over allegations the firm stole data from 50 million Facebook users to manipulate elections.Jana Katsuyama reports.
How Facebook likes could profile voters for manipulation
Facebook "likes" can tell a lot about a person. Maybe even enough to fuel a voter-manipulation effort like the one a Trump-affiliated data-mining firm stands accused of -- and which Facebook may have enabled. Jana Katsuyama reports.
Bay Area rescue team deployed to Texas returns
A Bay Area rescue team deployed to Texas to help with Hurricane Harvey returned to Menlo Park Thursday.
Debris through windshield kills 82-year-old driver on Hwy 101
An elderly man was struck in the neck and killed by a large metal nut while driving northbound on U.S. Highway 101 in Menlo Park early this afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Debris through windshield kills 82-year-old driver on Hwy 101
An elderly man was struck in the neck and killed by an unidentified object while driving northbound on U.S. Highway 101 in Menlo Park early this afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.