Samaritan House, based in San Mateo, is one of the largest nonprofits fighting poverty in San Mateo County.
The Human Services Agency is actively seeking resource families to provide safe and loving homes for children in need.
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A chess superstar, who won a Northern California high school chess championship when he was only in the fifth grade, has died.
The viral billboard campaign has caused applications to flood in from around the world, according to the woman behind them.
A woman from San Mateo has started a billboard campaign along Highway 101 to find "Mr. Right."
"I felt safe because I had a roof over my head," Maybelle Regaspi said. "I had beds and the people were very nice to me."
Locals will be gathering to protest what they are calling gerrymandering in states like Texas.
The woman died after the driver of an SUV ran a red light, police said.
There is a critical blood shortage and the Stanford Blood Center is giving away Giants jerseys to encourage donors.
Three people killed when their plane crashed off the coast of Monterey County Saturday have been identified.
The event garnered backpacks and other supplies that local students need to start the school year.
The K9, named Rookie, is the first therapy dog at a police department in San Mateo County
The Central Valley Explorer Competition puts young people through realistic law enforcement scenarios.
The emergency management team met with students at a local high school.
The library offers a variety of free events every month.
This is the fifth session of the city’s community police academy.
The police department stated it initially believed one officer had died for decades, but learned of an unrecognized death five years ago.
The San Mateo Police Department thought only one officer had died for decades but learned there was another.
The Fair is Back!
The county will commemorate the anniversary with several free events.
Several ducks attempted to cross one of the busiest San Mateo streets.
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The new poet laureate is an award-winning poet and author of a collection of poems titled, “Gentefication.”
"Don't Be Scared, Be Prepared" aims to educate residents on wildfire safety measures.
Out of 40 students nationwide, five students from Northern California were named finalists in the prestigious talent search.
Here is the latest information from PG&E.
The shooting star show is known for bright fireballs — explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.
Last Thursday's sunrise over San Mateo.
Mary Salim snapped these impressive clouds.
A jet taking off from San Francisco International Airport seems to be flying over a rainbow.
The conditions seem perfect for harnessing the wind.
The only therapeutic pool of its kind on the Peninsula is back open again, thanks in large part to one local woman who dived in to save it.
A gorgeous sunset was captured in three photos by Mary Salim. Can you spot the plane and moon in the pictures?
The heat begins to drain after the sun goes down.
The summer solstice has officially flipped the season. How will you celebrate this weekend?
The Livelong Newsletter provides tips to help you extend your life, improve your health, and grow your happiness.
Here is some inspiration to get out into nature this holiday weekend.
Photographer Michael G. Pagano got this one-in-a-million shot!
Rain clouds passed through the Bay Area last Friday as Aurelija Bolsakova snapped these photos from the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge.
This hummingbird sought nectar from the flower clusters.
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