CHP officials say it appears the man was not wearing a seatbelt.
In all three cases, burglars appeared to break into homeowners' cars to get to remote controls that allowed them to open the garages.
Ray Iverson, currently deputy fire chief of the department, has spent 28 years in the fire service. He will assume the role on Dec. 27.
After conducting a national search, the city stayed local with its pick for police chief: Peninsula veteran Ed Barberini.
Police used security camera footage to track down the suspect: a 21-year-old man who'd been previously arrested for another arson incident.
Sheriff's officials say an argument in Half Moon Bay escalated into a physical assault — with a skateboard being used as a weapon.
PG&E said customers in San Mateo County will not lose power this week, revising a previous plan to de-energize parts of the county.
Five people were shot dead at an Oct. 31 party at an Airbnb rental property in Orinda.
Police said a 48-year-old man has been hospitalized after he stabbed himself, hid on his roof and then jumped from it.
Three vehicles were involved in the collision, police said.
A San Mateo County man was sentenced to nine years in prison for abusing young boys while working as a babysitter.
San Mateo County Sheriff deputies offer reminders to possibly help spare residents from becoming auto-burglary victims.
Several blocks in San Mateo were temporarily closed Sunday morning as police worked to contain a potentially hazardous material.
The money will fund various activities intended to reduce deaths and injuries on California roads.
Thieves targeted "many" locked and unlocked cars in San Mateo on Sunday night — the latest in a recent uptick in such crimes, police said.
The women shot by a San Mateo police officer on Sept. 28 had committed a string of thefts, according to a police investigation.
After a chase that led police to the suspect's roof, a man was arrested on suspicion of filming himself slamming a dog to the ground.
Police arrested a former PTA treasurer, accusing her of embezzling more than $80,000 over a two-year period.
A 19-year-old man was accused of stabbing three people in San Mateo Monday evening.
A 34-year-old man is accused of jumping through a food stand window near Home Depot in order to shove and steal from his ex-girlfriend.
Damaging fires are burning on both ends of the state, forcing thousands of people from their homes.
A National Weather Service red flag warning is set to go in effect for San Mateo County. Here's the latest on the weather-related shutoff.
Maria Guadalupe Serrano was last seen on Oct. 17, 1998, but police say that her disappearance received little media attention at the time.
Police say the trio led authorities on a chase along Highway 101 and beyond before crashing and being caught.
The Department of Justice identified several of those arrested in connection to the worldwide bust.
A knife-wielding Redwood City man threatened to kill a hospital worker at the Kaiser Hospital Emergency Room Friday morning, police said.
The jury found Noah White Winchester of Stockton guilty of 14 counts related to the rapes.
Police arrested Mario Alberto Lopez Leon, 38, on suspicion of sexual battery, kidnapping and false imprisonment.
Police say that while the man's son was in town visiting, he stabbed his sleeping father.
Police say they were conducting a welfare check when they made the discovery.
Police say they had pursued a vehicle they thought was stolen just before the shooting occurred.
Of three suspects arrested in "auto-burglary, hot-spot" op, one was wanted for murder, another for robbery, officials said.
Based on a witness tip, both were stopped and found to be in possession of stolen property from a nearby unlocked car, officials said.
The officer was on way to a home-invasion call involving four masked men, officials said.
The animal was struck in southbound lanes near State Route 92, the CHP said.
The head of the San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department, serving San Mateo, Foster City and Belmont, will step down after a 36-year career.
The 59-year-old is accused of sex assault charges from 1980s to present at Peninsula swim complex, a church and his home, officials said.
The girl identified suspect from her unsolved 2018 case after seeing story on man's arrest for unrelated Peninsula sex assault: deputies.
The vehicle's occupants were treated at the scene, and trains were delayed in both directions, officials said.
The three male suspects evaded law enforcement as they drove over the Bay Bridge, officials said.