2 arrested after defrauding thousands from Bay Area's 'most vulnerable'
Two men have been charged with several financial felonies and misdemeanors after allegedly defrauding hundreds of Californians on public assistance, authorities said.
San Mateo woman allegedly kidnapped while walking puppy in Mexico
A California woman went missing in Mexico last week, and her friends and family are desperate for help searching for her. Monica De Leon was walking her puppy in Tepatitlan, near Guadalajara, when she was allegedly taken by someone in a van.
2 arrested after drunkenly climbing construction scaffolding in San Mateo: Police
Two individuals were arrested Friday after entering a building under construction and climbing on its scaffolding towards a crane in San Mateo, police said.
Suspect still on loose after assault, robbery at San Mateo laundromat
Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly beat and robbed two people at a laundromat in San Mateo.
College student hospitalized after being struck by alleged drunk driver in San Mateo
A 20-year-old college student was hospitalized last week after she was allegedly struck by a drunk driver going 80 mph. The collision comes just days after another crash on the same road took the lives of a married couple.
Purse snatchers steal bag in San Mateo with tracking tech inside: police
Suspects plucked the wrong purse from a shopping cart on Wednesday in San Mateo, as a tracking device inside the bag gave police a literal roadmap to collar the alleged thieves.
San Mateo police 1st in California to offer anti-theft catalytic converter kit
The San Mateo Police Department has become the first law enforcement agency in California to offer a self-install marking kit designed to combat the theft of catalytic converters in automobiles.
Driver dies following wreck in San Mateo Target parking lot
A driver injured in a multi-vehicle crash in a San Mateo Target parking lot has died, authorities said on Thursday.
3 injured in multi-vehicle crash in San Mateo Target parking lot
Three people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash in a Target parking lot in San Mateo Wednesday afternoon.
Family alleges 93-year-old woman poisoned at San Mateo assisted living facility
The family of a 93-year-old woman who was poisoned and died at an assisted living facility in San Mateo filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging elder abuse and wrongful death. Trudy Maxwell was one of two residents who died in this incident.
SFPD sergeant, who has since retired, pleads no contest to robbing San Mateo pharmacy for painkillers
A 57-year-old San Francisco police sergeant has pleaded no contest to felony charges for robbing a Rite Aid pharmacy in San Mateo of painkillers last year, prosecutors said.
Suit filed against senior home accused in deaths of 2 residents who drank 'dishwashing liquid'
A second elderly person died after ingesting "dishwashing liquid" at a San Mateo senior living facility. A wrongful death suit filed by the victim's family says it was a much stronger chemical that killed the 93-year-old.
SUV nearly hits young girl on scooter in marked crosswalk in San Mateo
A teenage driver nearly hit a young girl riding her scooter across a San Mateo street.
Bay Area clinics pause vaccinations, awaiting new omicron-targeted booster shots
Bay Area health officials in some counties decided to temporarily suspend their vaccination clinics, in order to wait for the new COVID booster shots that were approved by federal authorities Thursday.
93-year-old woman dies after served dishing washing liquid at San Mateo senior home
A San Mateo senior living facility is under investigation after the company admitted that staff members accidentally served dishwashing liquid to residents. As a result, a 93-year-old woman died, and two others were hospitalized.
1 dead, 2 hospitalized after dishwashing liquid served at San Mateo senior home
A 93-year-old woman is dead and two other residents were hospitalized after being poisoned in a San Mateo senior home. Investigators said they were called to the Atria Park Senior Living Facility Sunday night and discovered they had been served dishwashing liquid instead of drinking juice.
Fish kills: Deadly Bay Area algae blooms could last for weeks
The red algae bloom in the San Francisco Bay killing hundreds, if not thousands, of fish since last week likely won't end for at least a couple weeks, as the warm weather gets hotter going into Labor Day weekend, according to experts.
Man rescued after falling 100 feet from cliff in San Mateo County
Coastside Fire crews made a daring rescue on Friday helping a man who fell nearly 100 feet off a cliff to safety.
San Mateo's Samaritan House donates 3,500 backpacks to families in need
To help ease back-to-school anxieties, the Samaritan House, a local non-profit aimed at helping families out of poverty, held its annual backpack donation drive on Saturday. The organization gave out 3,500 backpacks full of school supplies to 1,000 families in San Mateo County.
Police pursuit on Peninsula reveals catalytic converter heist
A police pursuit on the Peninsula ended with one suspected catalytic converter thief in custody.