Peninsula

The Bay Area plays a key role in the world of Olympic table tennis. One major reason is 888 Table Tennis Center in Burlingame.

Kate Paye spent nearly two decades as Stanford’s coach-in-waiting. Now, it’s Paye’s turn at last. The 50-year-old Paye will be formally introduced as the new head coach Wednesday by athletic director Bernard Muir. She succeeds Hall of Famer Tara VanDerveer, who retired as the winningest NCAA coach of all time in men’s or women’s basketball. VanDerv...

Convicted killer Scott Peterson was back in court via Zoom video Tuesday for a hearing connected to his bid for a new murder trial.

A search is underway for a thief who swiped a wedding dress right off a woman’s front porch in Redwood City.

Caltrains were single-tracking in Palo Alto due to a death on the tracks near the California Avenue station, according to the agency.

An alleged rape victim from San Mateo County is questioning the justice system after she says her rapist was offered and accepted a plea deal for a non-sex crime.

After two decades of work, scientists at Stanford are celebrating the completion of the world’s largest digital camera.

Local leaders and residents are demanding answers after Seton Coastside’s emergency room temporarily closed in Moss Beach, leaving patients having to look elsewhere for care while in extreme need.

A Half Moon Bay lifeguard was recently recognized by local fire agencies and the governor’s office for saving the lives of a father and son last month.

Two separate requests have been filed to recount the primary race for California’s 16th Congressional District, officials in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties confirmed Tuesday.

A team on Tuesday was monitoring a whale that was found entangled off the coast of San Mateo County.

Crews in Foster City have completed repair work necessary to fix a break in the city’s main water line, the city said Monday night. 

Mountain View police said Sunday morning the two boys who went missing Saturday have been located and are safe.