San Bruno News

Heather Murtagh/Daily Journal Sehrish Aslam, left, and Assad Aslam purchase fireworks benefiting Camp Saint Andrews, which helps lower the cost for children to attend a one-week camp in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

Even in a city known for dazzling peaks and sweeping views, Mount Davidson, San Francisco's highest hill, stands out, soaring above San Francisco at 938 feet.

Fireworks may be a Fourth of July tradition, but only a handful of Bay Area cities are permiting them this year in response to public safety concerns.

The Fourth of July is no picnic for the local police. "In past years it's been like a war zone in some parts of our town," said Pacifica police Capt.

This year, the question of whether or not legal fireworks should be permitted on the Fourth of July again sparked considerable debate in some California cities, and on Monday the governor threw his own two cents into the flame.

Firefighters ignited hay and wood pallets in the rear bedroom of an abandoned Roblar Avenue home.

Scott Laurence, the new superintendent of the San Mateo Union High School District, was given grim news at his first board meeting last night - the district faces a $3.5 million shortfall in next year's budget which may lead to layoffs.

The San Mateo County Community College District has started to turn students away because of an ongoing enrollment surge coupled with deepening budget cuts.

The following is a timeline of the manhunt for the teens suspected of killing 47-year-old Joanne Witt.

A suicide note, rat poison and marijuana were among the items found in a hotel room occupied by a teen couple suspected of killing the girl's mother.

Two El Dorado Hills teenagers are behind bars, awaiting trial for the stabbing death of 47-year-old Joanne Witt.

A man who was stabbed multiple times while allegedly bungling a robbery attempt in San Bruno soon will head to trial, following a judge's decision that enough evidence exists to try him.

New court documents show that drugs, poison and a suicide note were found in the San Francisco hotel room where two teens stayed after the girl's mother was found stabbed to death in her El Dorado Hills home, according to authorities.

A man is still at large this morning after leading California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed pursuit from southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Brisbane to a street in San Bruno where he fled on foot after crashing his vehicle late Sunday night, a CHP sergeant said.

A teenage girl charged in her mother's death will remain in custody after her first court hearing Monday.

Thomas Levinson/Daily Journal Most fire departments in San Mateo County will avoid 'brownouts' this year despite deep cuts to their respective budgets.

A San Carlos teen recently earned a college degree and a $20,000 scholarship all while finishing high school.

A federal appeals court has overturned a $40 million verdict against owners of a San Bruno insurance company who were accused in a lawsuit of reneging on an agreement to sell the firm.

Heeding the calls of both merchants and residents, the San Bruno Chamber of Commerce will host the city's inaugural downtown farmer's market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today on San Mateo Avenue between Jenevein and Sylvan avenues.

Steven Colver, 19, arriving at the El Dorado County jail Friday, was charged with the murder of Joanne M. Witt.