Jesse Gary
Jesse Gary is a senior KTVU reporter based in the station’s South Bay Bureau, in Downtown San Jose.
Originally from the New York City suburbs, Gary began his broadcast career after graduating from the University of Texas at Dallas. His first full-time TV news reporting job was in Lafayette, Louisiana, where he worked as a reporter and camera person.
After a few years, and a short stint as a junior reporter in Dallas, Gary landed a job at KWTV in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Gary was the first reporter broadcasting from the scene of the Murrah Federal Building domestic terrorist bombing in 1995. During the course of the following year, he was part of a team of reporters who profiled each of the 168 people who were killed that day.
After Oklahoma City, Gary worked in Philadelphia and then the Bay Area for 10 years. He left KTVU to accept a job working in Los Angeles, before returning to Philadelphia for the birth of his son. He returned to the Bay Area and KTVU in 2016.
Gary is the recipient of multiple regional awards, including two Emmy Awards, multiple Emmy nominations, and one Peabody award (team coverage).
The latest from Jesse Gary
Judge: 13-year-old responsible for murder following Santana Row stabbing
A Santa Clara County juvenile justice court judge on Friday ruled that a then-13-year-old boy is responsible for second-degree murder following the deadly 2025 stabbing of another boy at Santana Row on Valentine's Day.
Family of 'Baby Jaxon' make emotional pleas during teen suspect's court appearance
The suspect, who was 17 years old at the time of the toddler's death, is facing multiple charges, including murder, sexual assault, and assault with a hair tie.
Damaged scrap metal truck shuts down traffic, causes power outage in San Jose
Traffic was shut down in a San Jose neighborhood Thursday after a scrap metal truck with a damaged rear axle was at risk of rolling over, according to fire officials.
Mountain View mail delivery disrupted for months after vandalism
Months of frustration for thousands of Mountain View residents could soon come to an end.
Could an ICE detention center come to South Bay? Local leaders vow to fight it
Santa Clara County leaders say they have seen documents suggesting a site east of the Gilroy outlet malls could become a federal immigration detention center.
Hayward family who lost home in blast sues PG&E, Alameda County
Three members of the family were hospitalized with severe injuries suffered in the explosion, including extensive burns and broken bones.
BTS fan credits group with helping her recover from double lung transplant at Stanford
A young woman is crediting her healing and recovery from a double lung transplant to an unusual source — the globally popular and versatile sound of BTS, the K-pop supergroup.
7 injured in Downtown Oakland after car mounts sidewalk following First Friday brawl
Oakland police said the altercations were unrelated to and took place outside of the "permitted event footprint" of the official Oakland First Fridays celebrations.
Parishioners seek new spiritual homes as East Bay Catholic church closures loom
For the 530,000 parishioners in the Diocese of Oakland, a looming restructuring is becoming a major test of faith. More than a dozen Catholic churches across the East Bay are now slated to close their doors permanently.
Santa Cruz celebrates reopening of iconic wharf destroyed in 2024 storm
A 150-foot section of the Santa Cruz Wharf, which sank to the bottom of the sea during the storm in December 2024, has been rebuilt and is now once again open to the public.