'Waste of police resources': Facebook employee 'swatted' at Palo Alto home
A suspect impersonated a Facebook employee and called police to his Palo Alto home Tuesday night, saying he had shot his wife, tied up his children and assembled multiple pipe bombs, police said. KTVU's Maureen Naylor reports.
Apple warns of slowing sales
Apple shares plunged more than seven percent in after-hours trading Wednesday, after the tech giant announced disappointing iPhone sales over the holiday season. Azenith Smith reports.
Hometown rally held in support of Dr. Ford
A group of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford supporters took over the intersection of El Camino Real and Embarcadero in Palo Alto Thursday as the confirmation vote for Brett Kavanaugh nears.
Palo Alto professor spoke with Congresswoman Eshoo in July, told her Kavanaugh assaulted her
Republicans on Monday abruptly called Brett Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault decades ago to testify publicly next week. Palo Alto Congresswoman Anna Eshoo told KTVU the accuser first told her of the alleged assault in July.
Search for missing at-risk Palo Alto woman
Family and friends are searching for missing 66-year-old Wamaitha Kaboga-Miller of Palo Alto. Kaboga-Miller was last seen Friday morning leaving the Country Time Market in East Palo Alto. She hasn’t been heard from or seen since then.
Stanford cold case cracked
A cold case more than 40 years in the making may have been brought to an unlikely conclusion Thursday. Santa Clara County Sheriff’s investigators say a suspect long under the microscope in a brutal slaying took his own life, as they tried to serve a search warrant at his apartment.
$96M Palo Alto mansion boasts pizza and safe rooms
If you've got $96.8 million dollars to spend, this might be the house for you. Situated in the foothills above Palo Alto, the listing agent describes it as "13.35 acres of pure privacy and tranquility." It even has a pizza room!
Palo Alto mom makes plea for son held overseas
A Bay Area mother is pleading for authorities to release her son in jail overseas over what she called a big falsity. Her 31-year-old son, who grew up in Palo Alto, was doing humanitarian work in the Nepal when he was arrested. The U.S. Department of State is assisting and said it's aware of his arrest. Azenith Smith reports.
Feds check up on Palo Alto schools in wake of sex assault scandal: 2 Investigates
Federal attorneys paid a visit to Palo Alto schools Thursday to see how the district is recovering and repairing a tumultuous year marked by a series of campus sex assault scandals uncovered by 2 Investigates. Brooks Jarosz reports.
Police looking for man suspected of sexually assaulting teen at gunpoint
Palo Alto Police are searching for a man who they say grabbed a teenage girl, pointed a gun to her head and then sexually assaulted her. It happened on a trail near the intersection of Arastradero at Deer Creek Road. Azenith Smith reports.
Caltrain to install suicide prevention cameras in Palo Alto
Palo Alto is about to begin installing security cameras at all four of its Caltrain rail crossings in town. Rob Roth reports.
Hate speech vs. free speech debate revisits the Bay
On the Stanford University campus Thursday night, a battle between free speech and those who say what was allowed is actually hate speech. Jesse Gary reports.
Police investigating white substance, rape threat sent to Stanford law professor
The divisive rhetoric surrounding whether to recall a sitting Santa Clara County judge because of a sentence he handed down has taken a turn for the worse. Wednesday, the chair of the Committee to Recall Persky, who’s also a Stanford law professor, opened mail that contained a white powder, and a note with a hate message. Jesse Gary reports.
$100k worth of Gucci bags stolen at Stanford Shopping Center
$100,000 worth of purses were stolen from a Nordstrom store at Palo Alto's Stanford Shopping Center Monday night. Police say a group of 10 burst in and made off with the loot.
East Palo Alto considers banning RV’s overnight parking
The problems of a lack of affordable housing, and recreational vehicles camping on city streets for weeks and months at a time has
Sheriff announces $25K reward for info leading to capture of 2 Santa Clara County inmates
It's day three on the run for escapees Tramel McClough and John Bivins. Now Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to their capture.
Still exciting: Dozens line up outside Palo Alto Apple store for iPhone X
Dozens of people camped outside the Palo Alto Apple Store Thursday night to be some of the first to get their hands on the new iPhone X when it goes on sale Friday morning.
RVs impounded in Palo Alto
The City of Palo Alto is taking action to remove blight sitting feet from one of the world's most prestigious universities. Warning flyers are a constant reminder for RV residents in Palo Alto -- every third day is moving day.
Official: Palo Alto schools' Title IX crisis finally headed in right direction
More than halfway through the Fall semester and the Palo Alto School District continues making mandated changes to its Title IX policies and procedures.
33 reports of rape on Stanford campus in 2016, sexual assault on the rise
Stanford University's annual crime data shows reports of rape on campus are on the rise.