Martha Mendoza

California Whacked by ‘Pineapple Express’ Storm

SAN FRANCISCO—A powerful storm churned down the West Coast Thursday, bringing strong gales and much-needed rain and snow ...

US December 11, 2014
California Storm Knocks Out Power, Delays Flights

A powerful storm churned through Northern California Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands and delaying commuters ...

US December 11, 2014
Startup Working to Turn ‘Back to the Future’ Hoverboards Into Reality

The more your knees quiver, the more the 90 pound board you're perched on, floating above a pillow ...

Tech November 12, 2014
Scientists Try to Predict Number of US Ebola Cases

STANFORD, Calif.—Top medical experts studying the spread of Ebola say the public should expect more cases to emerge ...

Health November 1, 2014
Survival and Defeat in Silicon Valley Slum

She is a disheveled woman, hair mussed, upper teeth gone, muddy walking cane taped together. But in the ...

US July 4, 2014

California Whacked by ‘Pineapple Express’ Storm