San Mateo police 1st in California to offer anti-theft catalytic converter kit

The San Mateo Police Department has become the first law enforcement agency in California to offer a self-install marking kit designed to combat the theft of catalytic converters in automobiles.

Driver dies following wreck in San Mateo Target parking lot

A driver injured in a multi-vehicle crash in a San Mateo Target parking lot has died, authorities said on Thursday.

Sathvik Nori, 19-year old Stanford student, wins Redwood City school board race

Sathvik Nori will start his 4-year term next month as a Board Trustee for the Sequoia Union High School District. Nori will represent area D, a place he grew up in and attended Menlo-Atherton High School before heading to Stanford last year.

36-year-old man ID'd in deadly Redwood City police shooting

The coroner on Wednesday identified the man fatally shot by Redwood City police as a 36-year-old Abran Gutierrez of San Carlos.

Redwood City police fatally shoot armed man, chief says

Redwood City police fatally shot an armed man after some sort of domestic violence incident Tuesday afternoon, the police chief said.

South San Francisco teen charged with vehicular manslaughter in alleged DUI crash that killed passenger

An 18-year-old alleged drunk driver appeared in court on Monday to face charges including vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in a fatal crash in South San Francisco that claimed the life of a teen passenger who was his vehicle, prosecutors said.   

Teen may have been street racing in crash that killed twins' parents: investigators

Authorities are trying to determine what led to a fatal crash in Redwood City over the weekend. The couple who lost their lives, leaves behind twin 7-year-old girls.

Couple killed in Redwood City crash leaves behind twin 7-year-old girls

A Friday night crash in Redwood City left two young children without their parents. Officials said the couple died after being trapped in their car that caught on fire in the collision.

No human remains found with car buried at Atherton estate

The mystery of the suspiciously buried Mercedes found last week in Atherton, continues. Police said cadaver dogs still detected human remains, even after it was excavated, but none were found on site.

Redwood City approves temporary ordinance prohibiting gun shops

Redwood City’s city council was asked via petition with 1,500 signatures, to implement a temporary ordinance to keep a gun shop from opening, particularly in a residential area. Those who support a gun shop say they just want to be able to protect themselves and their families as crime rates continue to rise.

Frost advisory goes into effect for Bay Area

The National Weather Service issued a frost advisory for much of the Bay Area on Sunday night. 

Mercedes convertible found buried in Atherton was reported stolen

A car found buried behind a $15 million Atherton home was a Mercedes that was reported stolen out of Palo Alto in 1992, police said Friday.

California legislators move to give state more federal resources for wildfires

A new bill in congress, spearheaded by California legislators, aims to put the destruction from forest fires on the same footing as other national disasters.