Palo Alto

Staff worry 'Baby' may have been part of a dog-fighting ring and used as a "bait" dog. Palo Alto Animal Control is investigating the case.

At least two Chinese New Year celebrations in Palo Alto have been canceled because of concerns about the coronavirus and out of an abundance of caution.

The Palo Alto shooting occurred about 3 a.m., police said in the 700 block of San Antonio Road. Jan. 21, 2020

On Sunday, authorities booked 28-year-old Nicole Schrell Garner, 19-year-old Destiny Faith Shephard, and two 19-year-olds, Haley Cheri King, and Janera Antonette Fraser, into the San Jose Main Jail on charges of organized retail theft, grand theft and possession of stolen property. Fraser faces an additional charge of battery for kicking a witness. 

All blood types are needed and the center reported Friday that type O positive and type O negative inventories are down to only a one-day supply.

This robbery came two days after a brazen smash-and-grab at the Bloomingdale's in Palo Alto, an affluent city where crime is rare. 

The burglary occurred around 2:12 a.m. on Tuesday when one of the three suspects used rocks to smash a glass entrance door to the store.

Palo Alto police arrested five teens in connection to multiple car break-ins and vandalism. 

The woman was looking down at her phone while walking in the 100 block of University about 9 p.m. Dec. 11, when the suspect rode up from behind and grabbed her purse, Palo Alto police said.

Police in Palo Alto are stepping up patrol around houses of worship following an act of vandalism at a church that's left parishioners shocked an angered.

A woman claims she was sexually assaulted by a masseur at a Palo Alto day spa.

"There was a lot of gravel," CHP Officer Art Montiel said.

Officials with three different South Bay agencies have reached a historic agreement on a vital resource—water.

The specially trained team of on-call nurses from Santa Clara Valley Medical Center will begin working as early as this coming February at the new Stanford Hospital.

Gustavo Alvarez filed a lawsuit in federal court after the February 2018 assault by former Sgt. Benitez. The police department is also re-training officers.

A City of Palo Alto employee who died Saturday in an electrical transformer accident was identified by city officials Sunday as Donatus Okhomina, a "seasoned electrical lineman" who had started working for the city just this month.