Lawsuit alleges San Jose, mayor violating public records laws

The lawsuit claims San Jose and Mayor Sam Liccardo used a private email account to conduct city business, in secret, to get around public records laws.

Taco truck operators intervene during San Jose carjacking

San Jose police credit good Samaritans for helping a family who had been carjacked Tuesday afternoon. 

Woman killed by garbage truck while taking out her trash in San Jose

San Jose police on Wednesday morning raced to the scene of a residential street where a woman was killed by a garbage truck as she was taking her trash down to the street. 

10 people have died in San Jose traffic accidents so far in 2022

Ten people died in car accidents in the first month of 2022, San Jose police said, with the most recent death occurring after Travis Repman, 37, died of injuries he sustained after he was struck by an oncoming van.

French bulldog stolen from front yard reunited with San Jose family

Cameras were rolling when someone grabbed a French bulldog from the front yard of a home in an East San Jose neighborhood.

Gun rights group sues San Jose over liability law requiring firearm insurance

The San Jose City Council overwhelmingly approved the measure despite opposition from gun owners who said it would violate their Second Amendment rights.

San Jose police arrest 4 suspects stemming from 2 homicides at restaurant

Police identified the homicide suspects Raymond Araujo, 34; Andres Salas Campos, 20; Oswaldo Varela, 44, and Leticia Escalera, 31, all of San Jose.

San Jose triple stabbing suspect gets killed by oncoming truck driver in Cupertino: police

San Jose police on Wednesday said a man wanted for stabbing three people at a home early in the morning ended up being killed in a nearby Cupertino traffic fatality on the highway. 

Teen charged with murder after 12-year-old San Jose girl dies of fentanyl overdose

The 16-year-old sold the drugs to the girl in 2020. Dalilah Julianna Mederos Guerrero died shortly after consuming three-quarters of a single pill, prosecutors said. The girl became the youngest person to fatally overdose in the county that year, according to the DA.

VTA to require workers be vaccinated against COVID

Santa Clara County's transit agency is finalizing plans to require all workers be vaccinated against COVID.

Crash in San Jose leaves pedestrian dead, driver returns to scene

A driver initially fled the scene after hitting a pedestrian Saturday night in San Jose. After driving a short distance, he called 911 and returned to the scene.

Recent pedestrian and traffic collision deaths cause for concern in San Jose

San Jose Vision Zero initiative, a non-profit dedicated to eliminating fatal collisions, is concerned about the recent pedestrian fatalities and deadly traffic collisions so far this year.

San Jose advocates say outdated permit requirement hinders helping feed the homeless

Many South Bay homeless advocates are questioning an old San Jose ordinance that is still on the books. Under the ordinance, a permit is required to distribute food and clothes to unhoused residents.