A 19-year-old Burlingame man was killed in a multiple-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 101 in San Mateo Saturday morning that forced the roadway's closure for more than two hours. California Highway Pat...

In a time of state budget cuts, dwindling property taxes and other unexpected loss of funding, school districts are searching for unique ways to raise revenue, including embracing a charter classifica...

Competitive bids for a controversial synthetic turf renovation project in San Carlos could mean extra money for less debatable park-related uses like a dog park or playground equipment. The San Carlo...

San Bruno police are warning residents about a series of daytime burglaries in the community. San Bruno Police Cmdr. Matt Campi says since Dec. 13 seven homes have been broken into. Investigators say...

No, not those Trekkies. Some other guys, going where not many had gone before. Spain had been in the New World for more than two centuries, but was being challenged now on the Pacific Coast by Russia,...

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE — Residents evacuated from foothill communities deluged by weekend mudslides north of Los Angeles were allowed to return home Sunday as crews moved debris and started cleari...

FRESNO — This is Bulldog Country, or so the bumper stickers say. But whether that identifies the home of scrappy Fresno State athletics or the deadly turf of a criminal enterprise labeled the m...

In 1693, a charter was granted for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg in the Virginia Colony. In 1837, the Senate selected the vice president of the United States, choosing Richard Mento...

In one of those wacky beer commercials, a guy has trained his dog to go to the fridge, pull out an ice cold beer and bring it back to him after cracking the cap, of course. The guy never leaves the re...

What started out as a goal to prove an energy-efficient home could be built affordably has turned into a quest to build America’s greenest home. Atherton couple Diego and Jennifer Fonstad have ...

MIAMI, Fla.  — Who Dat won the Super Bowl? The New Orleans Saints, that’s who. Ain’t kidding. Put away those paper bags forever: Drew Brees and the Saints are NFL champions, r...

NEW ORLEANS  — Saints fans hugged, kissed, and spilled onto the streets Sunday as a citywide party erupted after their once woebegone NFL franchise defeated the Indiapolis Colts in the Supe...

Local Toyota dealers are addressing the recent gas pedal recall with a recently developed solution that aims to lessen the tension among drivers facing an unexpected stop in the repair shop. Putnam T...

TOKYO  — Toyota said Sunday that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has decided to issue a recall for the vehicle in Japan,...