SAN JOSE — The boy was no more than 10 and wrapped in a blanket when he knocked on Sunny Lo’s door after dark. “I’m trying to see if you can take me somewhere,” the boy said. “I’ve been kidnapped.” Lo’s Ring camera picked up the fear on his face. “Who kidnapped you?” Lo asked … Read more
Seventeen months after a third-grader was hit and killed in a crosswalk on his way to school, parents, educators and a state lawmaker gathered at Castlemont Elementary School on Thursday to remember Jacob Villanueva, whose death has become a catalyst to make school zones safer across California. State Assembly member Marc Berman said 8-year-old Jacob’s … Read more
REDWOOD CITY — A San Bruno woman pled not guilty to a felony charge on Tuesday afternoon after prosecutors said that she shook her infant child, causing serious damage to the child’s brain. Brianna Marie Cosey, 29, was in custody at San Mateo County Jail without bail, on one count of assault of a child … Read more
An outbreak of whooping cough has hit southern Marin, including Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley. As of Monday, the Marin public health division reported 93 cases overall since mid-December, including 65 at the high school, said Lindsey Termini, a public health nurse for the county. No one has been hospitalized, she said. Whooping cough, … Read more
Max Edwards believes there should be a state law that requires all schools to create evacuation and “shelter in place” plans if they are in areas at high risk of wildfire. “Everyone assumes that everyone has figured it out,” said Edwards, a Fairfax resident and former National Park Service ranger. Edwards and his wife helped … Read more
FREMONT – Archana Kannan kept the lime green plastic silhouette of a crossing guard in front of her house so her two children could safely cross Lemonwood Street to play with the neighbors. When she noticed it missing one winter morning last year, she was baffled. A brand new child safety sign costs about $30 … Read more
By Melissa Alonso | CNN A 2-year-old died after being struck by a truck with a 3-year-old behind the wheel, police in Northern California said. Authorities got call that a child had been hit by a vehicle near a gas station Saturday afternoon, the Woodland Police Department said in a statement on Facebook. Investigators discovered … Read more
In what prosecutors call a highly unusual development in a high-profile murder case, a San Jose mom is expected to be released from jail this week without posting bail as she waits for her trial in the fentanyl overdose death of her 18-month-old daughter, Winter Rayo. The conditions of Kelly Richardson’s release, including whether she … Read more
By Grace Marion | Bay City News Novato Police Department officers responded to a report of a teenager with a handgun hiding in a bush in front of Sinaloa Middle School on Friday, but upon investigation found the handgun was a Nerf gun. The report came after classes were over for the day but, as … Read more
Santa Clara County’s child welfare agency is once again mired in a contentious blame game, as social workers say department leaders are scapegoating an attorney for a controversial practice that the county recently abandoned: inviting parents to attend child abuse interviews, even when the parent is the one suspected of abuse. The attorney, Bhavit Madhvani, … Read more