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Police beef up patrols for July 4th
The Fourth of July means fireworks, barbecues and, of course, more officers on streets and highways.
Smoking restricted at county fair
Local community college students have helped toughen up policies to restrict smoking at next month's San Mateo County Fair.
Half Moon Bay Man Sentenced For Fatal Fire
San Mateo County prosecutors say a Half Moon Bay man originally charged with setting the house fire that killed his two young sons was sentenced to three years in prison but could get out in as little as seven ...
Residents give officials an earful
Two supervisors and other top San Mateo County officials got a tongue-lashing from irate residents at a meeting Wednesday night about the escape of a 17-year-old murder suspect from a nearby juvenile lockup ...
Devil's Slide tunnels to be named for Lantos
At the ground-breaking ceremony for the tunnels at Devil's Slide in September 2007, Congressman Tom Lantos gave a speech calling the project "the people's tunnels." They had taken decades to develop, he said, ...
Sporks at the forefront of "green" jail effort
The "green" revolution has penetrated the fortified walls of the San Mateo County jail, taking the form of composting, recycling, energy-efficiency and sporks.
Father sentenced in connection with 2004 San Gregorio fire that killed sons
A 38-year-old man wept today as he was sentenced by a San Mateo County Superior Court judge to three years in prison in connection with the death of his two young sons in a 2004 San Gregorio house fire.
Destructive Santa Cruz Mountains fire human-caused
Fire officials say a person started the fire that began in the Santa Cruz Mountains last month and destroyed 11 buildings.
Kelly-Moore Paints pays $568,000 for overcharging customers
Kelly-Moore Paints has been overcharging some of its customers for at least four years.
State Department Issues New Moth Quarantine Boundary Lines
Additional San Mateo County residents are now subject to rules under the light brown apple moth quarantine because new moth finds caused the California Department of Food and Agriculture to expand county ...
Zero-tolerance on all fireworks
After seizing 250 pounds of illegal fireworks in East Palo Alto, police are ramping up a citywide Fourth of July crackdown that will continue throughout the weekend.
La Honda woman is benefactor for skunks
It could be said that the baby skunks living under Jean Williams' trailer adopted her, and not the other way around.
Women sue shuttered San Mateo weight loss club
A group of women who found themselves out thousands of dollars when their San Mateo weight loss club closed without warning last year are suing the franchise's owner.
Manager Guilty In Millbrae Couple's Murders
A property manager is facing life in prison without parole after being convicted of murdering his longtime employers, a Millbrae couple who suspected he was embezzling money from rent checks.
Jury finds employee guilty of murdering Millbrae couple
A San Mateo County Superior Court jury today found a 54-year-old man guilty of brutally beating his employers to death in their Millbrae home in 2006.
Former EPA manager nets $375,000
East Palo Alto's former planning manager Maria Banico accepted a $375,000 settlement from the city last week after 15 months of negotiations and litigation.
Bay Area home prices continue steep fall
The price of a typical single-family home in the San Francisco area plunged 22.1 percent compared with a year earlier, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price index.
Robbery attempt may have led to slaying
San Mateo County sheriff's investigators continued to search Tuesday for suspects in a triple homicide shooting in unincorporated Redwood City that they said may have begun as a home invasion robbery.
Report: Peninsula hotel business strong, though dark clouds may loom
Jun. 24--Soaring prices for gas and airline tickets and a slowing economy are on the verge of catching up with San Mateo County hotels.
Fatal Shooting Leaves Three Dead In Redwood City
Three men approximately 25 to 30 years old were found shot to death inside a residence in San Mateo County's unincorporated Redwood City area Monday afternoon, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's ...