A woman who was killed by an alleged drunk driver in Palo Alto’s Crescent Park neighborhood has been identified in court documents as Dr. Caroline Compton Sigman, 79, a prolific medical researcher.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is reporting a slight downtick in uses of force last year -- yet deputies sent more people to the hospital.

Cassandra Pastora was three months’ pregnant when she suffocated herself in a cell at the West Valley Detention Center in ...