East Palo Alto youth development center creates job opportunities for local artists
EPACENTER in East Palo Alto, launched a workforce development program for young people 18-25 last year.
Suspected child sex trafficker arrested in San Jose, missing girl found alive in trunk
A man suspected of child sex trafficking was arrested in April, the San Jose Police Department announced on Monday. The suspect involved allegedly trafficked a girl who was reported missing from East Palo Alto.
East Palo Alto teen arrested in fatal February stabbing
A 19-year-old man from East Palo Alto was arrested on Friday in connection with the February stabbing of a man who died last month.
East Palo Alto robotics team headed to world championship in Houston
To qualify for the championship, the ChurroBots were a part of a winning alliance at the FIRST Robotics Competition, Silicon Valley Regional last weekend.
Ebony alert activated for missing East Palo Alto woman
The California Highway Patrol has issued an Ebony alert for a missing East Palo Alto woman.
Surveillance video released after fatal East Palo Alto stabbing
East Palo Alto police released surveillance video on Tuesday hoping to find some leads to what became a fatal stabbing, the first homicide of the year.
How Black community leaders helped East Palo Alto become a city 40 years ago
The East Palo Alto Citizens Committee on Incorporation formed in December 1979 to explore a path toward cityhood.
This Bay Area city saw no homicides in 2023
East Palo Alto used to be known for violent crime, but last year, the city saw zero homicides.
East Palo Alto hit-and-run victim remembered at high school alma mater
The 26-year-old man was struck and killed in July, and he was honored at the high school where he graduated and volunteered.
New images released of vehicle in deadly hit-and-run; victim's family hopes they will lead to an arrest
The family of an East Palo Alto young man killed in a hit-and-run crash hopes newly released images of the suspected vehicle will lead to the driver responsible.
Off-duty East Palo Alto cop robbed in Walnut Creek
An off-duty officer for the East Palo Alto Police Department was robbed at gunpoint in Walnut Creek on Tuesday.
5 guns, $4k in cash and multiple drugs seized in arrest of 3 teens in East Palo Alto
Five firearms including an AR-15 rifle with a 60-round magazine, drugs packaged for sale, and $4,000 in cash were seized in the arrest of three teens following a shooting, East Palo Alto police said Friday.
4 men indicted in deadly East Palo Alto shooting
Four men have been indicted in a deadly shooting from last year at a park in East Palo Alto.
Man dies in hit-and-run in East Palo Alto
A man died in a hit-and-run collision Friday night in East Palo Alto, police said Saturday.
Man considered 'armed and dangerous' entered home, sexually assaulted victim, East Palo Alto police say
The search continued for a man described as “armed and dangerous” and accused of entering a home and sexual assaulting a woman in East Palo Alto earlier this month.
Dog attack leaves a one-year-old child severely injured in East Palo Alto, police say
A one-year-old child was severely injured after a dog attacked the child Tuesday evening near the 800 block of Schembri Lane in East Palo Alto, East Palo Alto police said in a press release.
Peninsula residents preparing for more flooding, power outages as Tuesday's storm approaches
On Tuesday, another atmospheric river is expected to bring high winds, heavy rain and possible flooding, with the greatest impact felt on the Peninsula and in the South Bay. PG&E says it’s already mobilizing its crews and preparing to get to the hardest hit areas first.
East Palo Alto residents express anger, frustration about slow PG&E response to outages
Many residents said they felt forgotten about, they lost hundreds of dollars when their food spoiled and most importantly, they want to know how PG&E will keep it from happening again.
64-year-old man killed by driver who flees, hits multiple cars: East Palo Alto police
A 64-year-old man was struck and killed by a driver who also smashed into several cars and a fence in East Palo Alto Sunday morning, officials said.
Nonprofit group partners with Turkish Airlines and embassy to get donated items to earthquake victims
The Turkish American Association of California says volunteers packed 165 boxes of things like baby food, diapers, coats, and sleeping tents. The nonprofit group says they’re working with the Turkish Embassy and Turkish Airlines to get donated items flown in from around the world.