Emotional return to work this weekend for VTA light rail workers

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will resume full service across the system Saturday, nearly four months after an employee killed nine workers in a mass shooting at the Guadalupe rail yard in San Jose.

Campbell man honored by police for thwarting potential mass shooter

“You don’t have to be a cop a firefighter or a superhero to save innocent lives. You just need to call 911 when you see someone armed and dangerous,” Santa Clara County's district attorney said.

VTA testing out light-rail trains before allowing passengers back on board

Three months after the tragic mass shooting at a Valley Transportation Authority light rail yard in San Jose, the agency is moving toward resuming service.

Lawsuit representing victims of Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting goes after gun manufacturer

On Tuesday, Brady Legal and the Scarlet Law Group announced they have approval from the court to name Century Arms LLC., the gun manufacturer of the weapon used the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooter, in their case.

US agents failed to share questioning of rail yard shooter

A report by customs agents says a gunman who killed nine co-workers at a California rail yard in May harbored "dark thoughts about harming" two specific people after his return to California from a 2016 trip to the Philippines. 

40 active shooter incidents occurred in 2020, FBI report says

The FBI designated 40 shootings as active shooter incidents in 2020 and said 38 people were killed, including one officer.

VTA shooting victims, local leaders unite to support gun control legislation

The families and friends of the nine Valley Transit Authority workers who were killed on May 26th are, along with local elected officials, turning their pain into purpose.

Santa Clara County DA wants to know if rail yard shooting could have been prevented

Could the VTA rail yard mass shooting have been prevented? That's what Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen wants to know. He's demanding access to a report outlining an encounter between Customs and Border Protection and the shooter.

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Could the VTA rail yard mass shooting have been prevented? That's what Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen wants to know. He's demanding access to a 2016 report, outlining an encounter between Customs and Border Protection and the shooter, Sam Cassidy. KTVU's Ann Rubin reports.

Community comes together to support victims of San Jose VTA shooting

As the families of the VTA victims continue to mourn the nine lives lost on Wednesday morning, community members and a local church are offering support in more ways than one.

FBI investigation at VTA rail yard to continue through holiday weekend

FBI agents from Quantico, Va., and Santa Clara County sheriff’s investigators continued their search Saturday for evidence at the Valley Transportation Authority light rail yard in San Jose.

Neighbors disturbed by arsenal, incendiary devices found inside VTA gunman's home

Neighbors say they're relieved, but unsettled that the horrific violence hit close to home and can't help but be curious about where the VTA shooter lived.

Remembering the San Jose VTA shooting victims

The nine victims range in age from 29 to 63. They are all men. Through their careers with VTA, their job titles included bus and light rail operators, mechanics, linemen and an assistant superintendent. One had worked for the agency since 1999.

San Jose VTA mass shooting now the Bay Area's deadliest gun massacre

A mass shooting in San Jose that killed nine Valley Transportation Authority employees and also left the gunman dead when he killed himself now has the notorious distinction of being the Bay Area's deadliest gun massacre in history.