Mountain View turns off license plate readers because of 'unauthorized' federal use

Mountain View's police chief said Monday that the city's license plate reader cameras will be turned off until the City Council decides whether to keep them operating in the city.

Waymo in Wine Country? Self-driving cars also expanding to Sacramento, San Diego in 2026

Waymo, a Mountain View-based self-driving car company, says it has clearance from the Department of Motor Vehicles to expand operations in both Northern and Southern California with its eyes set on San Diego next. 

Moms helping moms: grassroots movement helping families buy groceries

Callie Flores and her mom, Raquel Smith are thankful. Thankful to the moms who sent them a gift card, so they could buy a week's worth of groceries.

Mountain View teens create fire retardant used in Calistoga

Two Mountain View teens created a non-toxic retardant that helped protect homes from wildfires like the Pickett Fire.

Blind woman part of record-setting hike up Kilimanjaro

Kristie Colton is blind and she’s joining a group of hikers from around the world to become the largest group of blind hikers to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in the fall.

Beloved Bay Area firefighter dies at age 36 after cancer battle

He was a deeply respected firefighter and beloved husband and father. A Bay Area fire department is mourning the loss of one of its own, a 36-year-firefighter who died after a battle with cancer.

Google to pay $50M to settle Black racial bias suit

Google is set to pay $50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming it paid Black workers less.

'American Nightmare' attacker Matthew Muller sentenced to 2 life terms in South Bay home invasions

A Santa Clara County judge on Friday sentenced Matthew Muller, who kidnapped and sexually assaulted Denise Huskins in an ordeal that Vallejo police initially branded a hoax, to two consecutive life terms after he pleaded guilty to invading two South Bay homes many years ago. 

Mountain View man arrested for child sex assault from the 80s, 90s

A Mountain View man has been arrested over alleged sex crimes against children dating from several decades ago, the Scotts Valley Police Department shared Thursday.

Bay Area man won $7.5 million from a lottery scratchers; says he won't be quitting his job

Joel McCauley picked up a California Lottery scratcher ticket on his way to work, as he often does. The Bay Area man recently hit the top prize of "an astonishing $7.5 million."

'American Nightmare' attacker Matthew Muller pleads guilty in South Bay home invasions

Matthew Muller, who kidnapped and sexually assaulted Denise Huskins in an ordeal that Vallejo police initially branded a hoax, faces life in prison after pleading guilty Friday to invading two South Bay homes years earlier.

Vallejo kidnapper Matthew Muller charged in 15-year-old South Bay attacks

Matthew Muller, the man who abducted Denise Huskins in Vallejo, sparking a case in which police initially accused her of staging her own kidnapping, has now been charged by Santa Clara prosecutors with breaking into women's homes in Palo Alto and Mountain View, stemming from cases 15 years ago.

Woman and child go missing from Mountain View

Police in Mountain View are asking the public's help in locating a woman and child who have gone missing.

Freak accident in Mountain View exposes MRI safety flaws

An incident of a wheelchair being flung into an MRI machine, narrowly missing the patient in the room, is raising concerns among safety advocates.

Water line breaks closes down Mountain View streets

Streets have been shut down in Mountain View Thursday afternoon due to a water main break, officials said. 

House fire turns deadly in Mountain View, fire captain injured

A mobile home in Mountain View burned down in flames early Saturday, killing a resident and injuring a fire captain.