Man pulls gun on woman during parking dispute at Menlo Park grocery store

A 58-year-old Mountain View man was arrested early Sunday morning after he allegedly pointed a gun at a woman over a parking dispute at a Menlo Park grocery store.

Menlo Park-based Robinhood goes public with a tumble and sharp swings

Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc. slumped 8.4% in their first day of trading on the Nasdaq from their initial price of $38. It was a disappointing performance after the offering was already priced at the low end of its expected range.

Well-respected Menlo Park fire chief bids farewell after 42 years of service

He has been to many of the worst disasters in the united states, rescuing victims or recovering bodies. But after 40 years of triumphs, tragedies, and an accident that left him paraplegic, Harold Schapelhouman retired Wednesday as the Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chief.

17-year-old girl arrested after slashing Menlo Park man with knife

A 17-year-old girl was arrested Thursday after allegedly slashing a man with a knife after he had used an internet service to have a female escort come to his home in Menlo Park, police said.

New tech helps Menlo Park firefighters navigate through burning buildings faster, safer

Firefighters with the Menlo Park Fire Protection District have new technology that helps them navigate through burning buildings and find people twice as fast, according to the Fire Chief.

Task force seizes 1 ton of illegal fireworks in Menlo Park and East Palo Alto

Officials in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park have teamed up with a fireworks task force. So far in 2021, they've seized around 2,000 pounds of illegal fireworks.

Law enforcement seizes around 1 ton of illegal fireworks in Menlo Park and East Palo Alto
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Officials in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park have teamed up with a fireworks task force. So far, they've seized around 2,000 pounds of illegal fireworks. KTVU's Ann Rubin reports.

Caltrain strikes, kills pedestrian on train tracks in Menlo Park

A northbound Caltrain hit and killed someone trespassing on the train tracks in Menlo Park late Thursday morning, the transit agency said.

Protests at Menlo Park's Robinhood app after trading halted

A small group of investors protested outside Robinhood in Menlo Park on Thursday after the stock trading app halted the ability of its users to buy certain stocks that have seen unprecedented gains in the last week.

Independent panel overturns 4 Facebook content takedowns in first ruling

Facebook’s quasi-independent oversight board issued its first rulings on Thursday, overturning four out of five decisions by the social network to take down questionable content.

Menlo Park teenager reported missing

Wynne Lee, a 14-year-old teenager from Menlo Park has been reported missing. He was last seen Monday at 3 a.m.

Wife's racist tweets about Harris spur official to resign

A school board president in the San Francisco Bay Area has resigned after his wife's racist comments about Vice President-elect Kamala Harris raised an outcry.

Menlo Park restauranteur cries foul over street’s reopening

The City of Menlo Park is reopening part of its main drag, Santa Cruz Avenue, to traffic after closing the street for outdoor dining and shopping. The owner of Roma’s restaurant calls the move unfair and dangerous.

Facebook removes fake accounts linked to conservative group

The platform also permanently banned an Arizona-based digital communications firm that it said was behind the fake accounts.

Facebook blocks planned end-of-life broadcasts of chronically ill man

Alain Cocq had planned to show what he expects will be a painful end to his life after he announced on Friday that he was stopping all food and drink.