Man sentenced to 394 years after raping, torturing elderly woman

A man who held an elderly woman as his prisoner for two years throughout multiple states was sentenced to nearly 400 years in prison on Tuesday.

Family of San Mateo tree collapse victims ask for community's help

Humberto Montoya said he and his four-year-old son Ysander were nearly killed when a tree collapsed on them and crushed his pickup truck, trapping his son inside the vehicle at the corner of Ninth Avenue and South Railroad Avenue Wednesday afternoon.  

San Mateo County Supervisors inch closer to removing sheriff following misconduct allegations

Two months after voters in San Mateo County granted the Board of Supervisors the authority to remove an elected sheriff, the board took its first step Thursday toward ousting Sheriff Christina Corpus.

Massive fallen tree crushes cars in San Mateo

The tree fell on South Railroad Avenue, between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue near San Mateo Central Park.

Shark attacks Montara State Beach surfer, chomps board

A surfer survived a close encounter with a shark just off Montara State Beach over the weekend, though his equipment wasn’t so fortunate.

Scouts honor fallen heroes with flags at San Bruno national cemetery

Hundreds of scouts and volunteers placed nearly 49,000 American flags at each headstone at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno this Memorial Day weekend.

Menlo Park John Doe identified after 40 years

Authorities have identified the remains of a man found in Menlo Park in 1985 as 20-year-old Brian Edward Jones. 

South SF middle school teacher arrested for sex crimes against students: police

A teacher at a South San Francisco middle school was arrested Thursday after police say he was involved with inappropriate behavior toward students.

Bay Area beach ranked as bacteria 'hot spot'

We've reported on this before, but unfortunately for beach-goers, a popular Bay Area beach has once again made this top 10 list for the wrong reasons. 

South Bay indecent exposure suspect arrested

A man was arrested on Wednesday after police say he exposed himself at a shopping center in Pacifica.

Recology worker dies at San Francisco recycling facility

A Recology employee died Friday morning at a recycling facility in San Francisco, the company confirmed.

Search effort continues for missing 79-year-old hiker in San Mateo County

Additional search teams will assist in the continuing effort to locate a hiker who went missing in a San Mateo County open-preserve on May 1. 

Video shows deadly South San Francisco shootout with armed man, police

South San Francisco police released footage of a chaotic shootout involving a 60-year-old man who was fatally shot by an officer after opening fire on police and a neighbor’s home.