'KKK' found written in bathrooms at Palo Alto middle school

Authorities are investigating a vandalism incident at a Palo Alto middle school after someone wrote "KKK" in two bathrooms, authorities said.

Vibrating gloves could be game-changer for Parkinson's patients

Stanford doctors are testing a new treatment that may have the ability to slow or reverse some symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Police investigating strong-arm robbery at Stanford Shopping Center

Palo Alto police are investigating a strong-arm robbery that happened at the Stanford Shopping Center Tuesday. A suspect and an accomplice are at large. 

4 people arrested on suspicion of organized felony retail theft

Police in Palo Alto have arrested four people on Friday suspected of organized retail theft and a hit-and-run collision, a spokesperson for the department said.  

Thousands of Stanford nurses strike over burnout, exhaustion issues

The union wants Stanford and Packard to solve the burnout and exhaustion that’s driving many nurses to reconsider their professions.

Police investigating armed robbers who also committed auto burglaries at Stanford Shopping Center

Palo Alto police say they are investigating an armed robbery where two suspects allegedly robbed a man of his property and then later committed auto burglaries at the Stanford Shopping Center. 

Ukranian flag torn down, mixed with feces in Palo Alto

Palo Alto police investigated a potential hate crime after a Ukranian flag was damaged in someone's front yard, police said.

Gusty winds topple trees, power lines around Bay Area

Tree trimmers and public works crews on Monday cleared a large tree from the road in Palo Alto.

Alleged shoplifters use pepper spray, beat security during Palo Alto robbery

Palo Alto police arrested three women who allegedly used pepper spray on a security officer during a theft Tuesday night at Stanford Shopping Center.

4 teens charged in alleged Palo Alto robbery, attempted carjacking

Four teenage boys from Oakland were arrested after allegedly robbing a woman and trying to steal her vehicle at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto on Monday evening, according to police.

Husband returns to Ukraine after Silicon Valley wife, children killed by mortar fire

Tatiana Perebeinis was chief accountant for SE Ranking, a Silicon Valley startup with headquarters in London and a large workforce in Kyiv. Also killed were her daughter, Alise, 9, and son, Nikita, 18. The family’s dogs also died, he said.

Katie Meyer's parents struggle for answers after daughter's death at Stanford

In an emotional interview, the parents of Stanford University soccer star Katie Meyer say they are struggling to understand why their daughter died by suicide this week.

Fringe-white supremacists blamed for anti-Semitic flyers distributed in Bay Area

Several Bay Area cities are the targets of a renewed campaign of hate. This, after anti-Semitic flyers were distributed in some neighborhoods in Palo Alto and Berkeley.

Part of US 101 express lane to open in San Mateo County Friday

Starting Friday, part of US 101 along the Peninsula will have an express lane, similar to those on Interstates 680 and 880.

Pair arrested in string of auto burglaries in Palo Alto after tracked with victim's device

The suspects, 22-year-old Azari Benjamin Mays and 21-year-old Treshawn Cortez Villegas, were arrested after one of the alleged victims was able to track their movements via an electronic device they are suspected of taking from her parked car.