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Police arrest two of three suspects in Safeway armed robbery
Two men suspected of robbing a Safeway store in the Midtown neighborhood of Palo Alto in January have been arrested and one remains at large, police said. The trio...Read More
Kiparsky, Irwin family issue thankful statement during couple’s hospital recovery
The Marin County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday released a statement from the family of Carol Kiparsky and Ian Irwin, the Palo Alto couple rescued Saturday after spending almost eight...Read More
Rescued hikers keep up good spirits during recovery after more than week stranded
A Palo Alto couple rescued Saturday after spending almost eight days stranded in dense vegetation in Marin County about a half-mile from their Inverness rental cabin were reported in...Read More
One lane reopens at Palo Alto shooting scene
One eastbound lane along San Antonio Road in Palo Alto has reopened but the second eastbound lane remains closed for detectives investigating a shooting that hospitalized a man early...Read More
Smash-and-grab burglars make off with $83k in Bloomingdale’s merchandise
Police in Palo Alto are investigating a burglary that occurred Wednesday at the Bloomingdale’s at the Stanford Shopping Center. On Wednesday at 2:12 a.m., officers with the Palo Alto...Read More
Teen suspect in custody for two strong-arm robberies
Police in Palo Alto have arrested a juvenile suspect in connection with robbing two people within minutes of each other on Tuesday. A 16-year-old from East Palo Alto has...Read More
Power outage strikes more than 3,000 Palo Alto customers
About 3,300 customers are out of power Wednesday evening in Palo Alto, a spokesperson for City of Palo Alto Utilities said. The power went out at about 4:30 p.m....Read More
Police arrest knife-wielding suspect after threatening man in Palo Alto parking lot
Police arrested a San Francisco man Friday after he allegedly waved a knife and threatened to harm another man in the parking lot of a Palo Alto shopping center....Read More
Patients start transfer to new Stanford Hospital
Stanford Health Care opened its doors to its new Stanford Hospital on Sunday, starting with an unveiling of an emergency department early Sunday and the transition of patients into...Read More
Palo Alto city electrical worker dies in accident
An employee of the City of Palo Alto’s utilities department died Saturday in an accident that happened while a city crew was working to upgrade an electrical transformer, a...Read More
Police say ‘several’ people hospitalized in Palo Alto three-car collision
Palo Alto police are asking people to avoid the area of East Charleston and San Antonio roads because of a collision that sent multiple people to the hospital Tuesday...Read More
Indecent exposure suspect arrested in possession of meth, cocaine
Police in Palo Alto on Monday arrested a man in connection with an indecent exposure incident. Ximena Noly, 34, was arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure, giving false information...Read More
Facebook gifts Santa Clara County $25 million for teacher, school staff housing
Facebook is gifting $25 million to Santa Clara County for the county to use on new teacher and school staff homes. The county announced Thursday that Facebook will give...Read More
Hwy 101 major injury crash prompts Palo Alto lane closures
A driver suffered major injuries in a collision Saturday morning on northbound Highway 101 in Palo Alto near University Avenue, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash, reported shortly...Read More
Lawsuit says Lyft is liable for alleged rape, sexual assault of 14 women
Fourteen women from eight states who say they were raped or assaulted by Lyft drivers in 2018 and 2019 sued the ride-booking company in San Francisco Superior Court Wednesday....Read More
Brock Turner victim speaks out in upcoming memoir
The victim in a 2015 sexual assault case against then-Stanford athlete Brock Turner announced Wednesday the planned release of her memoir, titled “Know My Name.” Chanel Miller, referred to...Read More
Caltrain strikes unoccupied vehicle at crossing
A Caltrain struck an unoccupied vehicle in Palo Alto Friday night. The incident occurred at 8:41 p.m. at the Charleston Road grade crossing and involved southbound train #190, according...Read More
Overturned sanitation truck makes mess of Palo Alto traffic
Three lanes of the southbound U.S. Highway 101 north of Shoreline Boulevard were closed in Palo Alto after a sanitation truck turned over on the center divide on Wednesday...Read More