Katie Nelson, San Jose Mercury News

Katie Nelson

San Jose Mercury News

San Jose, CA, United States

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  • East Bay Times
  • Santa Cruz Sentinel
  • Oakland Tribune

Past articles by Katie:

Wish Book: Loved Twice offers up a little extra love for newborns

Loved Twice, a nonprofit founded by Lisa Klein, partners with licensed social workers who reach out to underprivileged mothers who recently gave birth to give them either new or gently used outfits and onesies, blankets, books and stuffed toys, or about a year's worth of clothing and necessary items all babies enjoy. → Read More

One killed, one hurt in wrong-way driver crash on Highway 101

One person was killed and another seriously injured in a crash involving a wrong-way driver along northbound Highway 101 in San Jose on Friday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. → Read More

San Jose: One killed, one hurt in wrong-way driver crash on Highway 101

One person was killed and another seriously injured in a crash involving a wrong-way driver along northbound Highway 101 in San Jose on Friday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. → Read More

San Jose: Fatal crash reported along northbound Interstate 280

A fatal crash involving a motorcyclist caused some delays for commuters along northbound Interstate 280 at the Interstate 880, according to the California Highway Patrol. → Read More

Sunnyvale: Man steals package off front porch, police say

Police are on the lookout for a man they say stole a package Thursday from the front porch of a home in broad daylight. → Read More

Campbell: Two men take over, rob Wells Fargo, police say

Police are on the lookout for two men they say took over a bank and robbed it the weekend before Thanksgiving. → Read More

Pacifica: South San Francisco man arrested in sexual assault

A South San Francisco teen was behind bars late Thursday after police say he attempted to sexually assault a woman earlier in the afternoon. → Read More

Belmont: Thieves stole from series of unlocked cars, police say

Police are on the lookout for a man and a woman they say stole several items from unlocked cars between late Tuesday and early Wednesday morning. → Read More

San Mateo Co.: Trio steals mail out of garage while homeowners away

Sheriff's deputies are on the lookout for two women and a man they say stole mail from inside the garage of a home last week in unincorporated San Mateo County. → Read More

Redwood City: Murder suspect arrested after two-hour standoff

A neighborhood was been evacuated after San Mateo police confirmed Monday night that detectives had spotted a man wanted in connection with the stabbing death of a woman over the weekend. Anthony Kirincic, 22, was arrested by police around 7:30 p.m. after he barricaded himself inside a home on Massachusetts Avenue for more than two hours. → Read More

Sunnyvale: Sunday fire destroys home on Hollenbeck Avenue

A Sunnyvale family lost their home Sunday after a fire broke out in their front room, authorities said. → Read More

Speed Freak Killers: More allegations that sheriff botched recovery of victims’ remains in San Joaquin County

Two prominent scientists have added to the chorus of criticism of the embattled San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office over its 2012 excavation of a Central Valley well that held victims of the “Speed Freak Killers,” according to cou → Read More

Speed Freak Killers: More allegations that sheriff botched recovery of victims' remains in San Joaquin County

In the latest critique of the embattled San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office, a forensic anthropologist has issued a report finding the department’s excavation of a Central Valley well in an effort to find “Speed Freak Killers” victim remains led to human bones being mislabeled as animal remains. Also, the doctor who took on the National Football League over the concussion issue called the Speed… → Read More

Bay Area to brace for freezing weekend temperatures

According to a report from ABC7, chilly conditions will persist over the holiday weekend with freezing nights in most locations, particularly in the valleys. → Read More

Bay Area to brace for freezing weekend temperatures

According to a report from ABC7, chilly conditions will persist over the holiday weekend with freezing nights in most locations, particularly in the valleys. → Read More

Redwood City: Crash closes Redwood Avenue

A crash late Friday has closed Redwood Avenue between Hudson and Ebener streets for the next several hours, police said. → Read More

South San Francisco: Police say robbers punch man, take his cash

A man was punched in the face and robbed early Sunday by three men, according to police. → Read More

Two from Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office appointed as judges

Gov. Jerry Brown announced Tuesday that he has appointed two Santa Clara Clara public defenders to judgeships in the Santa Clara County Superior Court. → Read More

Santa Clara: Person hit, killed by Caltrain near station

The Caltrain death marked the agency's 20th fatality of the year, matching a record-high set back in 1995. → Read More

Super Bowl 50: Security training set for Tuesday at Levi's Stadium

In preparation for February's Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium, the FBI along with several other law enforcement agencies will undergo security training Tuesday in Santa Clara, authorities announced. → Read More