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The long‑simmering fight over veteran Palo Alto physical‑education teacher Peter Colombo has ended with a multimillion‑dollar check. This week, the Palo Alto Unified School District board signed off on a $3.25 million settlement to resolve Colombo’s lawsuit against the district, filed after criminal charges tied to...

Up to 2 inches of rain could fall Sunday night, with wet and windy weather expected to continue on Presidents Day.

On Friday, local officials gathered in Walnut Creek to support legislation that would require registration of Class 2 and 3 e-bikes, to hold dangerous riders accountable.

A 66-year-old nanny who was seized by ICE officers outside of her employer’s San Francisco home was released 12 hours after efforts by lawyers prompted a federal judge to intervene on her behalf.

The four were suspected of a series of car and residential burglaries in Fremont and other cities dating back to last year, police said.

This week in Milan, reigning world champion Alysa Liu could put the exclamation point on her decision to return to the ice by winning an individual Olympic gold medal.

Alyssa Gilbert (right) is the owner of Ollie’s American Cheese + Provisions, a retail shop at 396 11th Street in Oakland. (Artist Cathy Raingarden visited and made the sketch at left). Gilbert is also the new executive director of the California Artisan Cheese Guild. Alameda. Dragon Rouge. Waterfront Vietnamese...

An elderly and reportedly wealthy woman who killed a family of four while speeding the wrong way down a residential San Francisco street will likely face no prison time, a judge handling the case indicated Friday. Mary Fong Lau, 80, changed her plea Friday afternoon from not guilty to no...

First responders responded to a reported vehicle vs train collision. Upon arrival, a heavily damaged vehicle was located with all occupants outside. It appears the occupants were able to escape before the vehicle was struck by a Caltrain which appeared to be traveling south. The train conductor was treated for...

High above the Bay Area, Lick Observatory’s 36-inch Great Refractor is now hunkering down under a fresh temporary shield as another round of winter storms marches in, just over a month after a violent Christmas windstorm ripped open part of its dome. Staff and contractors have thrown a protective cover over the dome...