Large oak crashes into Redwood City home

The branches pierced the living ceiling, and took off the tops of some nearby redwood trees.

Commercial crab season underway a month late

Commercial crab season is underway. Despite starting a month late, fishermen say the crab are looking good and that it could be a good season after all.

San Bruno police arrest two juveniles who pepper-sprayed mall security officer

Police were called about 2:25 p.m. Sunday to a store in the Shops at Tanforan center in the 1100 block of El Camino Real, where the juveniles allegedly pepper-sprayed the security officers trying to apprehend them for shoplifting. 

Nearly 1,000 firearms turned in at Bay Area buyback events

The San Francisco buyback collected 318 guns, including 17 assault rifles, during the four-hour event on Saturday morning. 

Five pounds of marijuana found during San Bruno traffic stop

Millbrae resident Queenie Qi, 47, was pulled over shortly after 10 p.m. on El Camino Real at Jenevein Avenue in San Bruno.

Pacifica Pier shutdown during high-surf advisory

The National Weather Service has issued a high-surf advisory for the Bay Area coastline until Saturday morning. The waves were strong and dangerous Friday in Pacifica where police shut down the pier for the night.

Woman wants to return WWII item found online to Bay Area-war hero’s family

The duffel bag, purchased online, has the name of a decorated WWII hero on it. A woman who lives in Los Angeles bought it online thinking that the family of the veteran would like to have it as a keepsake.

SamTrans bus strikes, kills woman, 70, in Redwood City

A 70-year-old woman was killed by a SamTrans bus in Redwood City Thursday morning -- the second fatal accident at the intersection within the last three months.

Three victims robbed of their cell phones and wallets in San Bruno

The robbery, reported shortly before 1 a.m., took place in the area of San Felipe and Elm avenues, where three men assaulted three people and took their cellphones and wallets.

Man accused of sexual assault at BART station elevator taken into custody

Police are searching for 38-year-old Roberto Marenco, who they believe is the suspect in an alleged sexual assault in an elevator at the Millbrae Station.

San Bruno police arrest man who crashed stolen pickup twice

Robert Mann, a resident of San Mateo County, allegedly crashed a 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup into a car in Millbrae and then crashed about 9:15 a.m. into a power pole in the area of El Camino Real and Santa Ynez Avenue in San Bruno, police said.

Mysterious containers along Canada Road prompt hazmat response in San Mateo County

The county put out an alert at about 3:30 p.m. about the problem, which is on Canada Road between state Highway 92 and Edgewood Road east of the Crystal Springs Reservoir.