The 27-year-old had allegedly just tried to break into a protected party's home before swiping the running patrol vehicle, police say.

David Slavich says a shark bigger than his 12.5-foot kayak brushed past him — now his wife wants him to get a boat.

A tied vote sank Mayor Chuck Page's push for a Saratoga climate district, with newly elected members set to decide the issue later.

Palo Alto's new stream ordinance carves out an exception for homes along San Francisquito Creek after years of complaints about encampments.

Silicon Valley money is flowing into a South Florida House race, with Leading the Future-affiliated Think Big PAC spending $310,000 to support Jared Moskowitz in the primary.

ONTRAIL Vineyards cleared a 4-1 vote, but opponents say a creek near Soda Canyon still needs deeper study.

Marin County admits a “communication failure” after bike lane work on Point San Pedro Road wiped out street parking without notifying homeowners.

A months-long investigation into a Sonoma Boulevard storefront ended in a pre-dawn raid, with three people found to have outstanding warrants.

Charges say Antony Sun Liwanag dragged a visiting wedding guest into a St. Louis Park hotel elevator while she appeared limp.

Vanessa Garcia stabbed her partner, carjacked her own sister, then led police on a chase from Hollister to San Jose before dying of self-inflicted wounds.

The Mexican grocery chain is readying its first Bay Area store at The Plant, with a butcher counter, bakery and tortilleria on the way.

A passenger suffered multiple stab wounds before the attacker fled west on Laguna Street, police say.

Trustees want to expand Promise Scholars and dual enrollment, but counselor ratios lag far behind the program's own benchmark.