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Person fatally struck by Caltrain near Burlingame station
Caltrain service has been stopped in San Mateo Wednesday night after a person was fatally struck on the tracks, officials said.
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Caltrain service has been stopped in San Mateo Wednesday night after a person was fatally struck on the tracks, officials said.
Caltrain is taking another step this weekend toward electrifying its trains.
A Caltrain struck a pedestrian near the station in Santa Clara Thursday morning, causing service to stop while the incident was investigated.
Caltrain began testing its next generation of trains on its tracks last weekend, as it takes another step closer to moving to an all-electric fleet.
Authorities are still looking for a man who attacked another male victim at the Hillsdale CalTrain Station in San Mateo on Saturday.
Trains were cleared to resume service from Caltrain's Diridon Station in San Jose after a bomb unit inspected a suspicious package on Tuesday night.
Starting next week, Caltrain will temporarily reduce service to expedite electrification work on the Peninsula
Caltrain service has resumed along the Peninsula after the agency earlier said its trains were halted following a collision in Burlingame.
A Caltrain worker had notified dispatchers that the tracks were clear of maintenance workers minutes before a five-car commuter train traveling at 65 mph slammed into their vehicles in a fiery crash that injured 14 people, according to a preliminary investigation.
With the omicron wave and fiery train crash in San Bruno in the rearview mirror, Caltrain continues its push to get more people to take the train.
Caltrain and BART service in San Bruno has resumed following a stoppage caused by a fire near train tracks late Saturday night.
A person was struck by a Caltrain in Mountain View on Monday night, a spokesperson for the agency said. Caltrain has not released the condition of the person.
A Caltrain struck and killed someone who was on the tracks in Menlo Park on Friday morning, an agency spokesman said.
Caltrain returned to a reduced weekday schedule of non-stop service Monday morning as the investigation continues into last week's fiery collision between an engine and construction equipment that injured 13 people.
Caltrain officials on Sunday morning announced that the wreckage from Thursday's fiery collision has been cleared from the crash site and the tracks reopened.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board gave Caltrain the all-clear to begin removing the train that was involved in a fiery crash on Thursday from the tracks in San Bruno.
Federal investigators meticulously combed through debris Saturday in the wake of a fiery crash between a Caltrain engine and construction equipment that injured 13 people and has shut down rail service between the South San Francisco and Millbrae stations.
A Caltrain engine slammed into a construction vehicle, ripping it in half and igniting its fuel tank into a massive fireball Thursday morning in a crash that injured 13 people, charred the outside of several passenger cars and shut down service on the busy San Francisco Peninsula commuter rail line.
Caltrain announced Wednesday that it will reduce the number of weekday trains it runs starting next week and lasting until early April to accommodate work in San Mateo and Burlingame on the electrification of the system.
A southbound Caltrain train slammed into a vehicle near Scott Street in San Bruno, halting service in both direction Friday morning on the busy rail commute line.
A pedestrian, who was trespassing on the tracks south of Hillsdale Station in San Mateo, was fatally struck by a northbound passenger train Tuesday afternoon.
Just as President Biden was speaking about his infrastructure plans in Pennsylvania Friday at the site of a bridge collapse in Pittsburgh, Bay Area congressional leaders were talking about what that infrastructure spending will mean here.
The city of Menlo Park is trying to find a way to silence the dozens of trains that blare their horns as they travel up and down the Peninsula every day.
As a result of the latest COVID-19 surge in cases, Caltrain announced Thursday that there will be no Celebration Train operating on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year due to the pandemic.
A southbound Caltrain heading towards San Jose/Gilroy collided with a vehicle on the tracks in San Francisco on Wednesday evening, according to Caltrain.
Authorities in Berkeley asked the public to avoid the area where Adeline St. splits into Martin Luther King Jr. Way near the Ashby BART station Friday afternoon due to police activity.
Oakland police on Friday announced they have arrested an adult male and two teens in connection with the fatal shooting of a mother of eight who confronted drug dealers in front of her home earlier this month.
Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez has admitted to his role in a 2022 pursuit and shooting involving a man suspected of molesting a relative, prosecutors in Santa Clara County announced Friday.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills Friday targeting organized retail theft and other property crimes which will include stricter punishments for repeat offenders.
In North Carolina, Harris took note of falling inflation but added, "Still, we know that many Americans don't yet feel that progress in their daily lives."
Authorities in Berkeley asked the public to avoid the area where Adeline St. splits into Martin Luther King Jr. Way near the Ashby BART station Friday afternoon due to police activity.
Oakland police on Friday announced they have arrested an adult male and two teens in connection with the fatal shooting of a mother of eight who confronted drug dealers in front of her home earlier this month.
Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez has admitted to his role in a 2022 pursuit and shooting involving a man suspected of molesting a relative, prosecutors in Santa Clara County announced Friday.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills Friday targeting organized retail theft and other property crimes which will include stricter punishments for repeat offenders.
Two people were arrested in connection with a cold case homicide that took place in East San Jose in 2020, police announced Friday.
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A woman died after being hit by a car Thursday afternoon in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood, police said.
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A parolee suspected in multiple violent assaults of people going about their day in and around Redwood City on Wednesday was arrested, authorities said.
Authorities in Berkeley asked the public to avoid the area where Adeline St. splits into Martin Luther King Jr. Way near the Ashby BART station Friday afternoon due to police activity.
Oakland police on Friday announced they have arrested an adult male and two teens in connection with the fatal shooting of a mother of eight who confronted drug dealers in front of her home earlier this month.
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority president and CEO Steve Hill says he is optimistic three key documents needed to begin construction on a new stadium for the Athletics would be approved Dec. 5.
While CHP officers have been deployed to Oakland as part of a crackdown on retail crime, some businesses in the Grand Lake area say more needs to be done.
Police in Brentwood on Thursday arrested a second suspect who was allegedly involved in a kidnapping that happened over the weekend, according to authorities.
Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez has admitted to his role in a 2022 pursuit and shooting involving a man suspected of molesting a relative, prosecutors in Santa Clara County announced Friday.
Two people were arrested in connection with a cold case homicide that took place in East San Jose in 2020, police announced Friday.
The death of a woman last week at a Gilroy home is being investigated as suspicious, police said Thursday.
Stepping inside the new Spartan Village on the Paseo in San Jose, it's almost hard to remember the building used to be a hotel.
Rock musician Greg Kihn, best known for his 1980s hits "Jeopardy" and "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" and his long-running radio show in the Bay Area, has died at the age of 75, according to his management.
Investigators used DNA to track down and arrest a suspect this week in the 1973 sexual assault and killing of a woman in Marin County.
A suspected gang-related shooting in Santa Rosa Tuesday night sent a 20-year-old man to the hospital earlier this week, police announced Thursday.
Fire retardant is an important tool in fighting wildfires, and at the Sonoma Air Attack Base, crews are ready to make more of it and deploy at a moment's notice.
A man on parole was arrested after allegedly attempting to stab his family members with a knife and barricading himself inside a residence in Tracy over the weekend, police said.
The Marin County Sheriff's Office said its deputies arrested a suspect in connection to the Queenstone Fire.
Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez has admitted to his role in a 2022 pursuit and shooting involving a man suspected of molesting a relative, prosecutors in Santa Clara County announced Friday.
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority president and CEO Steve Hill says he is optimistic three key documents needed to begin construction on a new stadium for the Athletics would be approved Dec. 5.
Logan Webb threw seven-plus shutout innings, Grant McCray had his first career hit and home run, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 6-0 on Thursday to avoid a sweep.
The Golden State Warriors released their NBA 2024-25 schedule, which will feature the return of Klay Thompson to the Bay Area and a Christmas Day matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Powered by JJ Bleday's first career grand slam, the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the New York Mets 7-6 in the longest nine-inning game in the pitch-clock era.
Authorities in Berkeley asked the public to avoid the area where Adeline St. splits into Martin Luther King Jr. Way near the Ashby BART station Friday afternoon due to police activity.
Oakland police on Friday announced they have arrested an adult male and two teens in connection with the fatal shooting of a mother of eight who confronted drug dealers in front of her home earlier this month.
Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez has admitted to his role in a 2022 pursuit and shooting involving a man suspected of molesting a relative, prosecutors in Santa Clara County announced Friday.
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Google on Tuesday unveiled its next generation of Pixel phones, providing the maker of Android software a head start on the next iPhone in the race to bring more artificial-intelligence services to devices.
Parents and other caregivers urged to stop using loungers linked to 5 fatalities and an infant bed tied to 1 death.
Florida cucumber grower used untreated canal water found to be tainted with salmonella bacteria, laboratory tests found.
Trader Joe's reports 14 incidents of high flames, a handful resulting in minor burns and limited property damage.
Santa Clara County reported the first two cases of West Nile virus in 2024, including one patient who died at a hospital this month, health authorities said Wednesday.
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The BART Board of Directors voted to approve two multi-million-dollar contracts Thursday -- one to build a new police headquarters in downtown Oakland and one to install new fare gates designed to keep people from hopping on trains without paying.
Vice President Kamala Harris' stances on some issues have evolved in the past four years since her first run for the presidency.
As if it were just another day at work, San Francisco Fire Chief Jeanine Nicholson spoke to city leaders and colleagues who had gathered to celebrate her retirement at the city's fire department headquarters Wednesday.
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The public's thirst for true-crime cases is likely behind the fascination with the 2002 murder of pregnant Laci Peterson and the 2004 conviction of her adulterous husband Scott, which are featured in two new documentary series.
A biopic about late Oakland Raiders coaching great John Madden -- who went on to even greater fame as a broadcaster and NFL icon -- will feature Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage in the title role, according to reports.
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Taylor Swift's blockbuster "Eras Tour" resumed in London on Thursday after her concerts in Vienna were canceled earlier this month because of an alleged terror plot.
Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft, died at 94 on Wednesday, her representatives confirmed.
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