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    Black powder (gunpowder) in history
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    Black powder (gunpowder) in history

    • Rediscovering the Peninsula
    • Sep 27, 2025

    There are few events that can overshadow the invention of black powder in China and its change of our civilization.

    4 arrested for attempted murder in San Bruno
    Local News

    4 arrested for attempted murder in San Bruno

    • Updated Apr 13, 2025

    Four men who are alleged to have ambushed two men outside a business on the 700 block of Kains Avenue in downtown San Bruno on a Saturday nigh…

    Man pleads in San Mateo firearm case
    Local News

    Man pleads in San Mateo firearm case

    • Updated Apr 13, 2025

    A man accused of firing a gun in San Mateo has pleaded no contest to carrying a loaded firearm in public and has been sentenced to 16 months i…

    Suspect in San Mateo laundromat robbery case is at large
    Local News

    Suspect in San Mateo laundromat robbery case is at large

    • By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News Foundation
    • Dec 5, 2022

    One of two brothers said to have robbed and assaulted two people at a San Mateo laundromat in October has been arrested, announced police on T…

    Walmart manager opens fire in break room, killing 6
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    Walmart manager opens fire in break room, killing 6

    • By ALEX BRANDON and BEN FINLEY Associated Press
    • Nov 23, 2022

    CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — A Walmart manager opened fire on fellow employees in the break room of a Virginia store, killing six people in the coun…

    Police arrest disgruntled ex-employee of steak house for drive-by shooting at Stanford mall
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    Police arrest disgruntled ex-employee of steak house for drive-by shooting at Stanford mall

    • Bay City News
    • Updated Nov 22, 2022

    A man suspected of firing off a gun from his moving vehicle at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto on Monday afternoon has been arrested…

    Man robbed, assaulted while meeting woman from dating app
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    Man robbed, assaulted while meeting woman from dating app

    • Bay City News Foundation
    • Nov 21, 2022

    Police in Menlo Park are investigating an armed robbery and assault that occurred on the 3600 block of Haven Avenue Friday evening.

    San Mateo County police reports: Friday • Sept. 30, 2022
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    San Mateo County police reports: Friday • Sept. 30, 2022

    • Updated Apr 13, 2025

    All’s well that ends well — Multiple intoxicated people were leaving a party on Cortez Avenue in Burlingame, although all were walking home an…

    Man arrested for shooting at Hoover Park
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    Man arrested for shooting at Hoover Park

    • Daily Journal staff report
    • Updated Sep 25, 2024

    A man suspected of shooting multiple rounds from a handgun at Hoover Park in Redwood City, striking the Boys and Girls Club building, was arre…

    San Mateo traffic stop leads to firearm arrest
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    San Mateo traffic stop leads to firearm arrest

    • Bay City News Foundation
    • Aug 15, 2022

    Police in San Mateo arrested a man Thursday in connection with several crimes following a traffic stop.

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