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

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

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

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

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

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

Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?

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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 ...