Palo Alto

Palo Alto southbound Hwy 101 remains closed through morning

All lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 south of Embarcadero Road in Palo Alto will remain closed until some time…

5 years ago

One man dies, Hwy 101 lanes close after multiple-vehicle crash, diesel spill

All lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto are currently closed and one man has died after a…

5 years ago

Woman drowns in Rock Creek, several agencies aid in recovery

A Palo Alto woman who had been hiking with her family in Feather Canyon in Plumas County drowned Wednesday after…

5 years ago

Police investigate death of man at mobile home park

Palo Alto police are investigating a death that was reported Monday night at a mobile home park off of El…

5 years ago

Seven thousand Palo Alto residents have power restored

Power has been restored to nearly 7,000 Palo Alto residents who experienced a large outage on Monday afternoon, according to…

5 years ago

Fire ignites during elevator repair, two workers injured

Two workers suffered burns in a small fire at a building in Palo Alto Tuesday morning, fire officials said. Firefighters…

5 years ago

Stanford student expelled in nationwide admissions scandal

A Stanford University student who was connected to a nationwide college admissions scandal has been expelled from the university, school…

5 years ago

Palo Alto construction crew hits utility wire, knocks out Comcast service to 30,000

About 30,000 Comcast customers in Palo Alto are reporting intermittent service outages after a construction crew hit utility wires on…

5 years ago

Phony ‘IRS’ scammers target Palo Alto residents during tax season

Phone scammers claiming to be Internal Revenue Service workers have called Palo Alto residents and demanded money transfers during tax…

5 years ago

Stanford shoppers chase down purse snatchers

Purse snatchers at the Stanford Shopping Center were foiled Sunday when shoppers chased them down and recovered a stolen purse.

5 years ago

Two stable, two dead after Halloween party shooting

Two people who were injured in a shooting that killed two others in East Palo Alto early Sunday morning are…

6 years ago

Palo Alto police investigating attempted strong-armed robbery

Police in Palo Alto are investigating an attempted strong-armed robbery that occurred Wednesday at a park.

6 years ago

Early voting opens in Santa Clara county

Voting for the Nov. 6 election began Tuesday in Santa Clara County with early-bird voting open and about 640,000 mail-in…

6 years ago

Girl on bicycle hurt in Palo Alto collision

A girl suffered "very serious" injuries when a vehicle hit her as she was riding a bicycle Monday morning in…

6 years ago

Sleeping man killed by truck in East Palo Alto

A sleeping homeless man was run over by a truck early Thursday morning in East Palo Alto, police said.

6 years ago

Elderly pedestrian dies in Palo Alto crash

A woman in her eighties was hit and killed by a car as she crossed the street in Palo Alto…

6 years ago

Palo Alto bank robber dressed as construction worker

Palo Alto police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who allegedly robbed a Comerica Bank in…

6 years ago

Caltrain to board bicyclists first in pilot

Caltrain bicyclists will be allowed first access to bike cars beginning Monday in a five-week pilot program to improve efficiency,…

6 years ago

Richmond man arrested in sexual assault of teen jogger

A man was arrested Sunday morning for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor who was jogging in Palo Alto on March…

6 years ago

Man arrested after two shot in East Palo Alto

A man has been arrested after he allegedly shot at two East Palo Alto residents at random - striking one…

6 years ago

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