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Suspected DUI driver charged with murder in deadly wrong-way crash in Sunnyvale
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (177+ words) A San Jose man suspected of driving under the influence when he slammed head-on into another vehicle in Sunnyvale last week, killing the driver, has been charged with murder, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. Brian Burke,…...
Population explosion of caterpillars hits Menlo Park area
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (127+ words) Entomologist Kyle Risser joins Raj Mathai to discuss western tussock moth caterpillars in Menlo Park. A fuzzy invasion is taking place on the Peninsula. Caterpillars known as western tussock moth caterpillars are dropping from trees in droves near downtown Menlo…...
San Francisco mayor stands by decision to lay off hundreds of workers
34+ min ago (440+ words) San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie doubled down Tuesday on the move to eliminate hundreds of city positions in order to help mitigate the city's projected budget deficit. "The steps we have taken, let me reiterate, are incredibly painful," Lurie said…...
Palo Alto Networks founder seeks to acquire Calif. bank
12+ hour, 56+ min ago (524+ words) Nir Zuk, the founder of Palo Alto Networks, has applied with regulators to acquire California-based Liberty Bank, N. A. through the purchasing of shares. Zuk, an Israeli entrepreneur and billionaire, submitted a request to the Federal Reserve to acquire voting shares of…...
Jed Foundation hopes to help Palo Alto prevent suicides, process grief
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (576+ words) Parents, students and elected leaders in Palo Alto have debated for years the best approach to suicide prevention, a topic that became more urgent in fall 2025 as the city entered its third "cluster," a short period of time when multiple…...
Toddler dies after foster care placement in Santa Clara County
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (592+ words) A 2-year-old boy residing in foster care in Santa Clara County died last week, according to the county. The boy, identified only as Jaxon, died last Thursday. He had been "recently placed" in the home. .. Toddler dies after foster care…...
Steph Curry hopes to lead a surprise Warriors playoff run now that he's healthy
6+ hour, 54+ min ago (648+ words) Stephen Curry practically glared in delight when he scored and was fouled in his first game back after missing more than two months because of a knee injury. He brought back his celebratory shimmy, shaking his upper body after being…...
Oakland approves AI drones, higher fines to curb illegal dumping
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (282+ words) Tougher fines await people in Oakland who are caught illegally dumping trash, which could become easier for city officials to enforce. The city of Oakland is considering deploying drones to detect illegal dumping, raising some privacy concerns. But in Oakland,…...
NWN Expands Palo Alto Networks Alliance With Prisma Access Monitoring Services to Streamline Security Operations at Scale
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (360+ words) BOSTON, April 15, 2026--NWN, today, announced an expansion of its partnership with Palo Alto Networks, centered on combining Prisma Access monitoring with NWN's patented Experience Management Platform (EMP). The new offering is designed to help organizations'including particularly state, local, education (SLED)…...
Did Anthropic Just Crown Crowd Strike and Palo Alto Networks the AI Cybersecurity Stock Winners?
8+ hour, 36+ min ago (229+ words) Anthropic's Project Glasswing is a big win for Crowd Strike and Palo Alto. Earlier this month, Anthropic dropped its most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model, Claude Mythos. However, because the company said it can easily identify and exploit software vulnerabilities,…...