San Mateo County News

Maker Faire, the Greatest Show on Earth, announces that over 900 makers will be exhibiting their projects, hobbies, innovations, products, and creativity at the event to be held today, May 18 and the 19th at the San Mateo County Event Center.

Ridership is booming for Caltrain. So much so, the agency is looking to add more cars to its trains.

Items selected are from the daily police logs of the cities listed below. Times shown are when the incidents were reported to the police.

Jacqueline Alexandra Rivera, 18, Redwood City. Rivera was arrested on Monday, May 7, 2012, on suspicion of attempted murder, arson, and burglary.

Authorities were working to determine whether a man found dead Thursday below a 90 foot cliff was the victim of a homicide, suicide or an accident.

The thrilling tale of two bald eagles that made a historic mating attempt last year at a reservoir in San Mateo County has turned into a mystery.

California is the largest market for red light cameras in the country thanks to the fines set by the state running nearly $500 each.

After years of legal wrangling, Dr. William Hamilton Ayres, an 81-year-old former San Mateo psychiatrist accused of molesting boys during examinations in the 1990s, Thursday admitted to the charges against him.

San Mateo County Community College District officials approved a cooperative agreement with LocusPoint Network to fund KCSM-TV for up to four years then share in profits from a future auction.

Researchers have detected swine flu in elephant seals off the Central California coast, saying it was the first time a human pandemic strain has been found in marine mammals.

The scenario involved a strong quake striking a few miles outside the Golden Gate, rupturing the San Andreas Fault for hundreds of miles.

A Los Altos Hills surgeon injured in a collision with a horse on Interstate 280 has sued the stable and farm, alleging the accident was the result of negligence.

This information is from the Menlo Park and Atherton police departments and the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

After balking last year, Palo Alto is now once again pursuing a new law that would make it illegal for people to live in vehicles.

It has been 25 years since voters approved funding to replace the outdated interchange where Willow Road meets U.S. 101 in Menlo Park, but on May 7, Menlo Park City Council members tried to finally nudge the project closer to reality by giving a nod to one of the design options suggested by the multi-agency group currently working on the ... (more)

TV could soon be sold to LocusPoint Networks, according to a cooperative agreement to sell the station that will go before the San Mateo County Community College District Board of Trustees Wednesday.

Two Redwood City teens are finalists in a competition for a crown and thousands of dollars in scholarship money, announced The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

Health care today is a complicated business. Staying on top of the latest medical developments, treatments and technology is a full-time job.

A preliminary trial date has been set for Joseph Patrick Kaufman, the 23-year-old San Carlos man charged in the death of a Belmont man after an argument at a Belmont bar on April 29.

The following information was supplied by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol.