Bay Area youth rally for climate justice

During California's climate action week and a global day of action Friday, hundreds of Bay Area elementary, middle and high school students marched for climate justice in San Francisco.

Reward offered in search for San Jose's serial slingshot shooter

The Santa Clara County district attorney’s office is offering a $20,000 reward to find whoever is shooting metal ball bearings at residential and commercial buildings.

$20K reward offered to stop serial slingshot shooter in San Jose

So far this year, someone has launched ball bearings "at potentially lethal" speeds into windows at least 20 times, resulting in more than $500,000 in damages, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office.

Mental health policy proposals aim to prevent gun violence in San Jose

New policy recommendations are aimed at preventing gun violence in the city of San Jose by addressing mental health and wellness.

Cameras approved for deadly San Jose intersection

On Tuesday, city leaders in San Jose gave the green light to install cameras, that can record video, at Monterey Road and Curtner Avenue. It’s at that intersection where five pedestrians have been killed just this year.

7 Bay Area schools recognized in this year's list of National Blue Ribbon Schools

Seven Bay Area schools are among 28 in the state and 325 nationwide that were recognized Tuesday as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2021, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced.   

Residents concerned over homeless encampment near Santana Row

“Most residents are in favor of housing for the homeless, they are just not in favor of housing the homeless in their backyard,” said San Jose Vice Mayor Jones.

Police arrest man claiming to have swallowed explosive device at Mineta San Jose International Airport

A despondent 22-year-old man who drove onto a secure area of San Jose International Airport on Sunday morning, claiming to have explosives, was arrested after a brief standoff, police said.

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.

San Jose firefighters, police unions oppose COVID vaccine mandate

Those who refuse to get vaccinated without an approved exemption or balk at the requirement could face punishments up to termination, the city's policy reads.

DA clears San Jose police officer for shooting death of man on Memorial Day

Community members rallied against his death, saying Demetrius Stanley was a security guard and father who had been trying to turn his life around.

Federal charges announced for 55 gang members

A five-year-long investigation into gang activity in the Bay Area has culminated in federal charges for 55 members of the Nuestra Familia, El Hoyo Palmas and San Jose Grande gangs, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. 

San Jose resident charged in brutal murder of 72-year-old man

A 25-year-old San Jose resident has been arrested on suspicion of homicide. Police say Sherman Smith was the primary suspect in the brutal murder of a 72-year-old man who was tied up, repeatedly stabbed, then drowned in a bathtub.

Beloved father identified by family as victim in brutal San Jose murder
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A 25-year-old San Jose resident has been arrested on suspicion of homicide. Police say Sherman Smith is the primary suspect in the brutal murder of 72-year-old David Liebman. Police say the elderly man was tied up, repeatedly stabbed, then drowned in a bathtub. KTVU FOX 2's Jesse Gary reports.

Multiple fires under investigation at San Jose homeless encampment

Two small fires erupted at a homeless encampment by the San Jose airport Sunday. Seven people were displaced by the fires, but hundreds more living at the encampment are being told by the city that they need to clear out of the area in the coming days and months.

Bay Area remembers 9/11 attacks 20 years later

People across the Bay Area gathered to honor the victims’ and remember the tragic events of September 11th.