Multi-agency departments hold drills for disaster pipeline fires

PG&E held a multi-scenario and multi-agency emergency natural gas disaster training drill Thursday at Merritt College in Oakland.  

Family of San Mateo woman missing in Mexico: 'Not going to give up on her'

It has been over two weeks since anyone has heard from Monica De Leon. The 29-year-old Bay Area woman went missing on Nov. 29 while walking her dog in Tepatitlan, Jalisco, family said.

Breathtaking real estate on San Mateo County coast to become park

A breathtaking section of real estate along the San Mateo County coast that had been scheduled to become luxury homes will soon be available for the general public to enjoy.

Multi-agency operation nabs three suspected in San Bruno gang ambush

Three men suspected of belonging to an Oakland gang were arrested last week in connection with a lay-in-wait ambush that occurred in November in San Bruno, the police department there announced on Tuesday.  

2 arrested after defrauding thousands from Bay Area's 'most vulnerable'

Two men have been charged with several financial felonies and misdemeanors after allegedly defrauding hundreds of Californians on public assistance, authorities said.

San Francisco jazz musician hit and killed by Caltrains

Andrew Speight, a San Francisco saxaphonist, was killed when his car got trapped on the train tracks in Burlingame, according to Caltrain. He was struck by a northbound and a southbound train near the Broadway Station, officials said.

San Mateo woman allegedly kidnapped while walking puppy in Mexico

A California woman went missing in Mexico last week, and her friends and family are desperate for help searching for her. Monica De Leon was walking her puppy in Tepatitlan, near Guadalajara, when she was allegedly taken by someone in a van.

2 arrested after drunkenly climbing construction scaffolding in San Mateo: Police

Two individuals were arrested Friday after entering a building under construction and climbing on its scaffolding towards a crane in San Mateo, police said.

Driver fatally struck by commuter train in Burlingame

A driver was struck and killed by a commuter train in Burlingame Thursday afternoon, according to Caltrain.

College student hospitalized after being struck by alleged drunk driver in San Mateo

A 20-year-old college student was hospitalized last week after she was allegedly struck by a drunk driver going 80 mph. The collision comes just days after another crash on the same road took the lives of a married couple.

Purse snatchers steal bag in San Mateo with tracking tech inside: police

Suspects plucked the wrong purse from a shopping cart on Wednesday in San Mateo, as a tracking device inside the bag gave police a literal roadmap to collar the alleged thieves.

Menlo Park photographer sentenced to 165 years for molesting children

Randolph Haldeman was involved with the community swimming pool as a photographer and claimed to have been connected to the Big Brother program. He would befriend children and their families through these programs.

2 drivers accused of murder for crash that killed married couple

Two drivers, including a teen, were arrested after allegedly killing the parents of twins while racing each other in Redwood City.