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Person fatally struck by train in Menlo Park
All roads are open after a pedestrian fatality on Wednesday morning, Oct. 14, near Alma Street and Sherwood Way after police closed the intersection and a nearby train crossing.
Residents begin preparing for El Niño winter storms
Experts are warning of unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean, the phenomenon known as “El Niño this year. That has historically signaled wet winters in the Bay Area so officials are urging residents to start preparing for storms and potential flooding.
Stanford professor wins Nobel Prize for research on consumer behavior
Robert E. Hall, a Menlo Park resident and professor emeritus at Stanford University, was awarded the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences this week for developing macroeconomic models of consumer behavior.
This Mountain View food truck specializes in a cuisine rarely seen along the Peninsula
Parked in an unassuming Valero gas station in Mountain View is a food truck serving juicy shish kebab and flaky samsa cooked in a tandoor. The food is halal and created by a 23-year-old San Jose State student, Zhibek Zhusubalieva.
Chatbot platform Character.AI files for bankruptcy
Character Technologies, the company behind the chatbot platform Character.AI, announced on Monday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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