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UPDATED: Police say the 79-year-old is in town from China, visiting family, has been located.
Several vehicles were involved in the collision, police said.
Silicon Valley University's majority of students came from other countries.
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The Castilleja School student was one of five from across the U.S. honored with a $10,000 Cutler-Bell Prize in High School Computing.
"I can recall the days when a teacher could own their own home here in Palo Alto, or in a nearby community," said Supervisor Joe Simitian.
Janine De La Vega covered Bay Area news for over a decade, most recently for KGO-TV.
Supervisors directed county staff to develop proposals for a homeless services center focused on urgent behavioral health needs.
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Police said the robber dressed as a construction worker.
The suspicious substance was received in the mail, police said.
The five-week pilot program goes into effect Monday at stations in Palo Alto, Mountain View and Redwood City.
A law firm hired by the family says it believes Tesla's Autopilot feature is defective and likely caused the fatal Mountain View crash.
One of the richest ZIP codes in the United States is in Palo Alto, according to a new report.
The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters is calling for 5,000 to 6,000 election officers.
Five cities on the San Francisco Peninsula have been ranked among the best places to live in the country. Do you agree?
A Richmond man is suspected of the March 28 rape in Palo Alto. He may also be responsible for a sexual assault in Oakland, police say.
New public health initiative from Kaiser Permanente to focus on preventing injuries and death from firearms
Neha Rastogi, a Silicon Valley engineer, is speaking out after a decade of abuse from her CEO husband.
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The train hit the person around 10:17 a.m.
Santa Clara County Office of Supportive Housing announced an Inclement Weather Episode starting Friday evening.
Chamber Music San Francisco launches its new summer series with dynamic piano duo Anderson & Roe — with a performance slated in Palo Alto.
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith issued two statements in response to the recent criticisms.
A new report from 24/7 Wall St. has ranked the best school district in every state. See if you agree.
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted not to review the 66-page document Tuesday.
Students and staff were evacuated from at least one academic building Monday morning.
The suspect used a student's name when he called 911 making the threat.
Paly High was placed on lockdown Thursday when a phone call threatening violence at the campus was received at the Palo Alto Police Dept.
Police searched a greenbelt area for a man suspected of pulling a teen-aged jogger off of a path, putting a gun to her head and raping her.
The Palo Alto-based company says it has "proactively reached out to authorities to offer their assistance" in the fatal Mountain View crash.
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Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky filed an appeal that the recall campaign should not have been filed with the county, but the state.
A Caltrain struck a car at a Palo Alto railroad crossing.
“Stephanie Martinson has made it her mission to help save lives," State Sen. Jerry Hill said.