Belmont

Dozens of homeowners in Belmont were evacuated Monday by a fast-moving vegetations fire.

Dozens of homeowners in Belmont were evacuated Monday by a fast-moving vegetations fire. Jean Elle reports.

Mike Smith will ride Justify for a shot at the Triple Crown in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes. He’ll compete against nine other horse/jockey combinations — and all nine other jockeys will be men. In fact, over the past 48 years, more than 300 jockeys have ridden in Triple Crown races, and only six have been women. A female jockey hasn’t competed...

Police are investigating another case of someone intentionally coughing on another person’s face in the age of COVID-19. This time at James Gate Restaurant and Pub in Belmont.

A Peninsula bar is giving other businesses a fair warning about a customer who did what has become a chargeable offense during this pandemic. Thom Jensen reports.

Police are investigating another case of someone intentionally coughing on another person’s face in the age of COVID-19. This time at James Gate Restaurant and Pub in Belmont. Thom Jensen reports.

San Mateo County Libraries are starting a new pilot program that will allow people to rent bicycles from the Belmont branch. The Book-A-Bike program, which launched Monday, will allow people 18 years and older with a valid library card to check out one of a fleet of four bikes, which must be returned the same day. The idea came from…

A 40-year-old mother was dead inside her Bronx apartment while her children slept in the next room, police sources say.

A 71-year-old man is hospitalized with serious burns following a house fire and possible explosion in Belmont, officials said. The blaze was reported Tuesday afternoon on the 1500 block of Chula Vista Drive, near McDougal Park. Police said Chula Vista Drive was closed between Solana Drive and El Verano Way during the response and investigation. No other information was immediately…

A 40-year-old mother was dead inside her Bronx apartment while her children slept in the next room, police sources say.

All three sites of the Triple Crown are among several major tracks that have agreed to phase out the use of a common anti-bleeding medication starting next year. Starting in 2020, 2-year-old horses won’t be allowed to be treated with the drug Lasix within 24 hours of racing. Lasix is a diuretic given to a majority of horses on race...

An 18-year-old man was arrested after allegedly taking photos and committing lewd acts with a minor under 10 years old at an indoor bounce center in unincorporated San Mateo County near Belmont, according to the sheriff’s office.

A total of 380 workers for a Bay Area Burmese restaurant chain are due to receive about $4 million by the end of this year in a settlement of a state agency’s wage theft investigation.

A 17-year-old Redwood City boy was shot and killed in front of an elementary school in Belmont late Monday night, according to police. Police said family members of the victim, whose name hasn’t been released, called police around 10:55 p.m. requesting a welfare check on the victim who they believed was at Central Elementary School in the 500 block of...

Police are seeking the driver of a gray SUV who may have been a possible witness in a case where a woman was found with fatal injuries in Belmont last week.

The state Labor Commissioner’s Office has issued citations in excess of $10 million to seven Bay Area restaurants for alleged wage theft violations, according to the Department of Industrial Relations. The violations include allegedly failing to pay minimum wage, overtime and premiums for split shifts.

The Belmont Jewel is the official drink of the Belmont Stakes. Here’s how to make one.

After a 16-month recovery from injuries that could easily kill a person, jockey Rajiv Maragh has made a remarkable comeback and will race on the back of Irish War Cry at the 143th Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Maragh fractured his spine, broke his ribs and had a collapsed lung when Yourcreditisgood landed on him during a 2015 race at Belmont Park.

A 76-year-old Redwood City man on Wednesday shot and killed his own dog after it attacked him in unincorporated Belmont, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department.

Bay Area residents will be expected to shell out more money starting Saturday as a sales tax increase, approved by voters in November, goes into effect.