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Police HQ on track; cost woes still linger
Plans for a new police headquarters in Palo Alto are solidifying even as questions linger about how to pay for it.
The gym was filled with squealing kids and the distinct hint of sweaty socks. And then, suddenly, there was Olympic superstar Michael Phelps unfolding his spindly frame from a black SUV out front.
John McCain, who made his political name as a party-bucking maverick, accepted the Republican party's presidential nomination Thursday night declaring he would reject partisanship and urging Americans to "stand ...
South Bay schools are doing better than before - and better than most schools in the state.
Thief gets 5 years for swindling woman
A former East Palo Alto resident convicted of stealing nearly $5,000 in cash and goods from an 80-year-old Palo Alto woman was sentenced in Santa Clara County Superior Court to five years behind bars.
Palo Alto police are hunting for a man who apparently pulled a brazen, mid-day armed robbery of a pedestrian in the Stanford Research Park on Thursday.
Head-on collision kills woman, 95
An elderly woman was killed Thursday in a head-on collision while trying to make a left turn, Palo Alto police said.
Electrified rail carries big price tag
Caltrain's plan to replace its aging diesel locomotives with an all-electric system has been well-received by federal regulators.
East Palo Alto police arrested a 16-year-old gang member Wednesday night in Oakland suspected of shooting a relative at a family party because of his past membership in a rival gang.
Toyota asks dealership to give back deposits on plug-in Prius
Efforts to be the first in line for the plug-in Toyota Prius have come, uh, unplugged.
Red Cross makes new appeal for Bay Area blood donations
The American Red Cross is again urging eligible blood donors to help rebuild blood supplies in the Bay Area following the Labor Day holiday weekend.
Police mum on apparent shooting
Police dispatchers issued a county-wide bulletin for suspects in a shooting in East Palo Alto on Thursday evening.
BREAKING NEWS: Head-on crash kills San Carlos woman
An elderly woman was killed Thursday in a head-on collision while trying to make a left turn, Palo Alto police said.
BREAKING NEWS: Woman accosted by armed robber at Stanford Research Park
Palo Alto police are hunting for a man who pulled a brazen, mid-day armed robbery of a pedestrian in the Stanford Research Park today.
BREAKING NEWS: New Palo Alto police station on track
Plans for a new police headquarters in Palo Alto are solidifying even as questions linger about how to pay for it.
More than a year after Spago served its last steak tartare in Palo Alto, the owner of the historic Tinney building on Lytton Avenue is coming forward with plans to redevelop the property.
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