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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 after noon, following a fatal Sunday morning collision between...Read More
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 box truck rear-ended a Palo Alto Fire Department fire...Read More
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 falling into a creek, according to the Plumas County...Read More
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 Camino Real. A man was found dead by his...Read More
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 the city’s utilities provider. The outage mostly affected South...Read More
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 first responded to the mixed-use building at Park Boulevard...Read More
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 Monday afternoon. The outage is affecting both Comcast services...Read More
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 season, police said Monday. The scam is targeting people...Read More
‘Phantom of the Opera’ masked burglar robs Palo Alto businesses
Palo Alto police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed four businesses and smashed their windows early Wednesday morning.Read More
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.Read More
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 currently listed in stable condition and are expected to...Read More
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. Read More
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 ballots.Read More
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 Palo Alto.Read More
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.Read More
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 Saturday night.Read More
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 Palo Alto on Friday afternoon dressed as a construction...Read More
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, Caltrain officials said.Read More
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 28. Read More