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  • Gary Millers 1,985-pound pumpkin
  • One man's wearing a crown of gourd after winning the annual pumpkin weigh-off before the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival.
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  • Gary Millers 1,985-pound pumpkin
  • One man's wearing a crown of gourd after winning the annual pumpkin weigh-off before the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival.
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half moon bay, safeway, competition, san mateo county, peninsula news
  • Pumpkin weigh-off in Half Moon Bay today
  • The world championship pumpkin weigh-off is taking place in Half Moon Bay this morning.
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  • Pumpkin weigh-off in Half Moon Bay today
  • Pumpkins weighing nearly a ton are rolling into Half Moon Bay this weekend to take part in an annual pumpkin weigh-off.
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  • San Francisco skyline
  • Early voting is now underway in San Mateo and San Francisco Counties.
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elections, voting, election day, san mateo county, san francisco news
  • Daly City resident Richard Willis, 38, arrested for allegedly beating a woman with a baseball bat in Pacifica.
  • A 38-year-old Daly City man has been arrested for allegedly beating a woman with a baseball bat in Pacifica last weekend.
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pacifica, san mateo county, burlingame, daly city, crime, violence, peninsula news
  • A mountain lion was spotted in the backyard of a home in the hills of Burlingame early Wednesday morning.
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burlingame, san mateo county, animal, peninsula news
  • Tsunami sirens sounded their alarm along the San Mateo County Coast again Wednesday.
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san mateo county, tsunami, pacifica, peninsula news
  • Check your commute with our real-time traffic maps. Plus, traffic news, tweets, and resources.
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  • While the jobless rate has fallen into single digits in parts of the Bay Area, it's still in double digits in some places, like East Palo Alto.
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east palo alto, economy, jobs, unemployment, jackie speier, san mateo county, peninsula news, david louie
  • While the jobless rate has fallen into single digits in parts of the Bay Area, it's still in double digits in some places like East Palo Alto.
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east palo alto, economy, jobs, unemployment, jackie speier, san mateo county, news
  • San Mateo County supervisors
  • The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors decided today it would not be a good idea for the sheriff's office to sell old guns.
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san mateo county, redwood city, peninsula news, amy hollyfield
  • San Mateo County supervisors
  • The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors decided today it would not be a good idea for the sheriff's office to sell old guns.
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  • San Bruno Mountain grass fire
  • A four-alarm fire burning on San Bruno Mountain sent a large plume of smoke in the air that was visible from several miles away.
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  • San Bruno Mountain grass fire
  • A four-alarm fire burning on San Bruno Mountain sent a large plume of smoke in the air that was visible from several miles away.
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san mateo county, fire, south san francisco, peninsula news, lisa amin gulezian
  • Firefighters are starting to evacuate homes near a four-alarm grass fire burning on San Bruno Mountain. (Photo submitted via uReport by anonymous user)
  • A four-alarm fire burning on San Bruno Mountain sent a large plume of smoke in the air that was visible from several miles away.
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san mateo county, fire, south san francisco, peninsula news
  • This undated handout photo provided by the Consortium for the Barcode of Life shows Aedes aegypti and albopictus
  • Health officials are on alert after a type of mosquito that carries yellow fever and dengue was found this week in Menlo Park.
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menlo park, san mateo county, peninsula news
  • United Airlines baggage handler George Kelly is accused of stealing from checked luggage at SFO
  • A judge has ruled that a former SFO baggage handler who stole items must pay his victims more than $300,000 in restitution.
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san francisco international airport, redwood city, san mateo county, crime, iPad, SFPD, travel, peninsula news
  • A mountain lion was spotted in the Emerald Hills neighborhood of unincorporated San Mateo County early Friday morning.
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san mateo county, animal, animals in peril, peninsula news
  • Cleophas Kirksey, 47, has been arrested in connection with two bank robberies in San Francisco.
  • A San Francisco man dubbed the "Up Close" bandit has been arrested in connection with two bank robberies in the city.
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crime, guns, millbrae, san mateo county, banks, bank of america, wells fargo, FBI, san francisco news
  • The scene of a Portola Valley party bus accident.
  • The person killed in a party bus accident in Portola Valley Sunday night has been identified.
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I-280, portola valley, san mateo county, santa clara county, crash, DUI, crime, stanford university, peninsula news
  • Driver in fatal party bus crash charged with DUI
  • The driver in a fatal party bus crash on I-280 near the Stanford campus has been charged with hit-and-run, DUI and manslaughter.
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I-280, portola valley, san mateo county, santa clara county, crash, DUI, crime, stanford university, peninsula news, david louie
  • Driver in fatal party bus crash charged with DUI
  • The driver in a fatal overnight crash on I-280 near the Stanford campus has been charged with hit-and-run, DUI, and manslaughter.
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I-280, portola valley, san mateo county, santa clara county, crash, DUI, crime, stanford university, news
  • Bus accident on I-280 in Portola Valley
  • The driver of a party bus went missing after a fatal accident on I-280 in Portola Valley late last night.
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I-280, portola valley, san mateo county, news
  • Repair work begins Monday on broken tsunami warning sirens in San Mateo County.
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  • A crash involving a party bus claimed the life of a male passenger overnight on I-280 in Portola Valley. http://abc7ne.ws/68zah
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  • On Monday, crews in San Mateo County will get to work fixing many of the county's broken tsunami warning sirens.
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  • The Up Close Bandit.
  • Federal and local law enforcement officials are asking for the public's help in catching brazen bank robbers.
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crime, guns, millbrae, san mateo county, banks, bank of america, wells fargo, FBI, news
  • The Up Close Bandit.
  • Federal and local law enforcement officials are asking for the public's help in catching brazen bank robbers.
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crime, guns, millbrae, san mateo county, banks, bank of america, wells fargo, FBI, san francisco news, vic lee
  • United Airlines baggage handler George Kelly is accused of stealing from checked luggage at SFO
  • A United Airlines baggage handler charged with stealing items from checked luggage at SFO is due back in court Thursday.
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san francisco international airport, redwood city, san mateo county, crime, iPad, SFPD, travel, peninsula news
  • A phone service problem that affected the San Mateo County government center this morning has been resolved.
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san mateo county, peninsula news
  • A new study shows that Bay Area residents live longer than people in other parts of the nation.
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medical research, santa clara county, san mateo county, marin county, health
  • Advance Placement test handout
  • The San Mateo Union High School District voted to sue to try to get students' Advanced Placement test scores reinstated.
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school testing, millbrae, san mateo county, news
  • Sheriff's deputies say a mountain lion was seen near Wunderlich County Park in San Mateo County on Friday.
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san mateo county, woodside, animal, animals in peril, peninsula news
  • Asiana crash victim Wang Lin Jia
  • The father of one of the teens killed in the Asiana crash at SFO is distraught because he hasn't seen his daughter's body yet.
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san francisco international airport, plane crash, Asiana Airlines crash, NTSB, san mateo county, news
  • Asiana crash victim Wang Lin Jia
  • The father of one of the teens killed in the Asiana crash at SFO is distraught because he hasn't seen his daughter's body yet.
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san francisco international airport, plane crash, Asiana Airlines crash, NTSB, san mateo county, peninsula news, carolyn tyler
  • A volunteer firefighter has been sentenced to jail and probation for setting fires in forestland in Sonoma and San Mateo counties.
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san mateo county, sonoma county, fire, arson, cal fire, crime, north bay news
  • The former head of San Mateo Countys probation department says child pornography found on his computer was all work-related.
  • The former head of San Mateo County's probation department says child pornography found on his computer was all work-related.
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san mateo county, peninsula news
  • Coast Guard rescues 4 people along San Mateo coast
  • The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a kite surfer and three people in a boat, stranded without a working motor.
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san mateo county, rescue, coast guard, wind, san francisco bay, peninsula news
  • Coast Guard rescues 4 people along San Mateo coast
  • The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a kite surfer and three people in a boat, stranded without a working motor.
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san mateo county, wind, coast guard, rescue, san francisco bay, news
  • Too many pedestrians have become targets for cars, so police went undercover to do something about it.
  • Too many pedestrians have become targets for cars in San Mateo County, so police went undercover to do something about it.
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san mateo, san mateo county, burlingame, foster city, pedestrian struck, peninsula news, vic lee
  • Too many pedestrians have become targets for cars, so police went undercover to do something about it.
  • Too many pedestrians have become targets for cars, so police went undercover to do something about it.
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san mateo, san mateo county, burlingame, foster city, pedestrian struck, news
  • Its not just the future farmers showing off at the San Mateo County Fair; future builders and programmers are there too.
  • It's not just the future farmers showing off at the San Mateo County Fair; future builders and programmers are there too.
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san mateo county, peninsula news, jonathan bloom
  • Its not just the future farmers showing off at the San Mateo County Fair; future builders and programmers are there too.
  • It's not just the future farmers showing off at the county fair; future builders and programmers are there too.
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  • DUI checkpoint
  • Officials say a fatal accident on Highway 101 that may have involved alcohol underscores the need for safety this holiday weekend.
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burlingame, highway 101, traffic, alcohol, transportation, alameda county, san mateo county, DUI, crime, news
  • DUI checkpoint
  • Police will be holding sobriety checkpoints Sunday night in several cities across the Bay Area.
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alameda county, san mateo county, DUI, traffic, crime, east bay news
  • SFO baggage claim
  • A baggage handler at SFO has been accused of stealing dozens of items from airline passengers' checked bags.
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san francisco international airport, redwood city, san mateo county, crime, iPad, SFPD, travel, news
  • SFO baggage claim
  • A baggage handler at SFO has been accused of stealing dozens of items from airline passengers' checked bags.
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san francisco international airport, redwood city, san mateo county, crime, iPad, SFPD, travel, peninsula news, carolyn tyler
  • A rest stop on I-280 in San Mateo County was named in honor of a California Highway Patrol officer who was gunned down 51 years ago.
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  • San Mateo County Sheriffs deputies are looking for Juan Carlos Valencia. The 27-year-old domestic violence suspect is on the run after escaping, handcuffed, from a patrol car.
  • A Redwood City man is still on the run after escaping, handcuffed, from a San Mateo County Sheriff's car Thursday night.
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redwood city, san mateo county, peninsula news