Menlo Park

Lanes on Highway 101 in Menlo Park were closed Thursday while PG&E crews replaced a power line damaged by a fallen tree near the highway, according to the utility.

Highway 101 in Menlo Park has reopened after it was shut down in both directions for PG&E crews replacing a power line damaged by a fallen tree near the highway.

The economic damage caused by the pandemic forced many long-time restaurants out of business. Ali El Safy’s Bistro Vida was not one of them. He wants to thank those who made that possible. Garvin Thomas reports.

The economic damage caused by the pandemic forced many long-time restaurants out of business. Ali El Safy’s Bistro Vida was not one of them. He wants to thank those who made that possible. Garvin Thomas reports.

Police in Menlo Park arrested a man on Tuesday suspected of robbing and pistol whipping a man who had been set up via a dating app.

Menlo Park police are investigating a brazen attack on a man who was meeting a woman he met on a dating app. Two men approached the victim’s vehicle and dragged him out, pistol whipped and beat him, then stole his cash. The woman took off with the men.

Police are investigating an armed robbery and assault that happened on a date arranged via a dating app.

Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce, as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees Wednesday. Scott McGrew reports.

For almost two decades, The Peninsula College Fund (PCF) has supported students by providing four-year college scholarships, one-to-one mentorship, and college, internship, and career support.  Addressing the imbalance between the lack of resources for aspiring first-generation students, and the Bay Area’s demand for a college-educated workforce, the Fund’s program focuses on breaking cycles of inequity through education. Since their...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo were in Menlo Park to highlight a new investment for technology diplomacy at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Bob Redell reports.

Menlo Park police and California Alcoholic Beverage Control agents arrested five residents for allegedly furnishing alcohol to minors on Saturday. 

The tree trimmer who died Tuesday after falling into a wood chipper in Menlo Park has been identified as a 47-year-old man from Redwood City, officials said.

A tree trimmer died Tuesday after he fell into a wood chipper in Menlo Park, police said.

A tree trimmer died Tuesday after he fell into a wood chipper in Menlo Park, police said.

The gas main break in the 2100 block of Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park has been secured, police said Saturday afternoon.

Humankind will soon get even more awe-inspiring images from space thanks to a gigantic camera built in the Bay Area.

Humankind will soon get even more awe-inspiring images from space thanks to a gigantic camera built in the Bay Area. Scott Budman reports.

An East Palo Alto teenager was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a shooting in Menlo Park last week, police said in a news release.

A drive-by shooting in Menlo Park Sunday afternoon left one man with multiple gunshot wounds and police looking for the shooter.

Researchers, scientists and students are analyzing historic documents with a special X-ray machine at Slack in Menlo Park. They are discovering differences and similarities between European and Asian works. Scott Budman has the details.