Amid escalating federal immigration enforcement in California, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday ...

One region is home to more than half of the richest counties in the Golden State — and some of its poorest spots.

District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe prosecuted five death penalty cases prior to winning office and has recently defended ...

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The United States is a nation of immigrants, and California even more so, with twice the national percentage of immigrants.

A man was found guilty in a 2022 attack that left his pregnant girlfriend with a fractured spine, California officials said.

The San Mateo City Council unanimously agreed to move forward with a policy that would require a majority of owners’ explicit ...

For as long as she could remember, Vanessa Lemus Tapia saw her father, Deputy Sheriff Carlos Tapia, as a family pillar, a community protector and her soccer and softball coach. But for years growing ...

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office released an official statement to address recent ICE raids in the Bay Area and Los ...

The alleged incident occurred on the morning of May 25 in San Mateo, California, authorities said. Officers investigated a "shooting into an occupied vehicle stemming from alleged bullying and/or ...