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Midpeninsula native tapped to lead thousands of cadets at West Point
Elizabeth Fetter, a Palo Alto native, was recently selected as the first captain at West Point, the highest-ranking member in a corps of 4,400 cadets.
San Bruno archives closure faces Congressional challenge
U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin joined historians, researchers and community advocates in San Bruno on Monday to push back against the planned closure of the National Archives facility in San Mateo County.
Police arrest 3 Midpeninsula teens suspected of assault
In Atherton on Friday, officers arrested three East Palo Alto teenagers suspected of beating up someone in Mountain View in June.
Obituaries: Local residents who died recently
Local residents who died recently include Kalani Engles and Beverly Jane (Stout) Balanis.
Federal wildfire crews are stretched thin. California is stepping in to help
California is now stepping into federal gaps created by Congress’ long-term underinvestment in fuels management on federal lands, the Trump administration’s cuts, and firefighters stretched thin by blazes raging across the West.
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