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Henry Clever, a University of Kansas senior majoring in mechanical engineering, recently designed Ultramouse, a system of sensors that can be attached behind and beside the head to help a person with disabilities communicate and live more independently.

The Palo Alto Fire Department assisted this morning with fighting a two-alarm fire at a home on the 1700 block of Fordham Way in Mountain View, according to the City of Mountain View Fire Department .

That was a decade ago. Holmes, now 30, dropped out of Stanford and founded a company called Theranos with her tuition money.

Advocacy Coordinator Emma Shlaes, Volunteer Cindy Welton and Palo Alto Assistant Safe Routes to School Coordinator Sylvia Star-Lack with New Jersey Senator Cory Booker It was a snow emergency in Washington, DC, shutting down federal offices as well as local public transportation, but this would not deter the eager conference-goers in town for the ... (more)

Condoleezza Rice said by weakening its military muscle abroad the U.S. leaves a vacuum that will be filled by the likes of nationalists in China and terrorists in Iraq.

A Palo Alto man wanted on suspicion of firing a gun toward an inhabited dwelling in San Leandro turned himself in to police after he Googled himself and discovered he was listed on the Northern California's Most Wanted web site, police said today.

From the Washington D.C. office of Rep. Anna G. Eshoo : Rep. Anna G. Eshoo , senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement in opposition to H.R. 4015, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014.

Palo Alto Animal Services and Hartfelt Hand-i-crafts are hosting a Pet & Gift Boutique fundraiser Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the shelter facility at 3281 East Bayshore Road.

For satisfying parallels, you'd have to look to a place like Florence and a time like the Renaissance, argues an Xconomy essay entitled From Cosimo to Cosmos: The Medici Effect in Culture and Technology .

The Palo Alto Police Department could get new bullet-proof vests, tracking devices, Taser accessories and wireless equipment to improve communication during hostage negotiations as part of a state grant the city has recently received.

This little fella in the photo fell from his nest last week and landed on a busy sidewalk in Palo Alto, where a kindly passerby moved him to safety before he got stepped on.

Five-year-old Carole Guirguis holds onto the prosthetic limbs of mom Gehane Guirguis as husband Essam sits beside them as the three tell the story of how Gehane lost both arms in a bus accident and is currently getting physical therapy at the Palo Alto SubAcute and Rehabilitation Center.

The former site of JJ&F Market and The Futon Shop will be developed into office buildings.

On Aug. 19, 1904, a grocer named Frank Backus joined dozens of merchants and fellow Mayfield residents in asking the Board of Trustees to ban alcohol sales.

Families with a disabled child, parent or other relative face incredibly difficult challenges.

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Oren Scheorson receives the first of two awards for becoming a finalist in Palo Alto's Apps Challenge.

Sally Borkin Cannon, born to Max and Ida Borkin in Milwaukee, Wis., died March 4, 2014, at home.

Friday, March 14 Pirates of Penzance . Pacifica. 8 p.m. " Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Escape Game" Los Altos Library .

Friday, March 14 Catch Me If You Can . Mountain View High School Theater, 7 p.m. Tickets: $15 general; $10 youth; $2 infant.