Masked students head back to class for first day at San Jose schools

The South Bay’s largest school district is also the latest in the Bay Area to welcome students, who wore masks, back to campus Wednesday.

VTA light-rail worker dies in apparent suicide

A Valley Transportation Authority employee who survived the light-rail yard massacre in San Jose in May has died by apparent suicide, authorities said Tuesday.

San Jose mayor calls for resignation of Santa Clara County sheriff citing myriad of problems

"Sheriff Smith must go," San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said at a news conference. "Regardless of whether it is corruption or incompetence best, Sheriff Smith's failures compel her resignation."

Suspect identified in alleged fatal hit and run, DUI in San Jose

San Jose police identified Ismael Gonzalez as the suspect of a deadly hit and run that killed a pedestrian on Saturday.

Reid-Hillview Airport switching to unleaded fuel after years of complaints

Officials will announce Monday that planes at Reid-Hillview Airport in East San Jose will run on unleaded fuel, marking a victory for environmental and community groups that have complained for years about the dangers of leaded fuel.

San Jose police announce sideshow arrests, ghost gun recovered

Officers towed four cars and cited about 20 people for participating in a sideshow Saturday evening. Additionally, a ghost gun was recovered and two people were arrested.

DUI, hit and run suspect arrested following deadly San Jose crash

Police arrested a drunken driving suspect who allegedly fled after fatally hitting a pedestrian Saturday night near downtown San Jose.

3 arrested in shooting death of 13-year-old boy in San Jose

San Jose police have arrested a 38-year-old woman and two of her relatives, ages 16 and 17, in the brazen daytime shooting death of a 13-year-old boy.

3 arrested in shooting death of 13-year-old boy in San Jose
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Margarita Santillan, 38, of San Jose and two of her relatives, ages 16 and 17, were arrested following the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy in San Jose. The identities of the two relatives were not released due to their age.

13-year-old boy killed in a brazen daytime shooting in San Jose

A shooting in San Jose claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy, police announced Thursday. It's the city's 24th homicide of 2021.

Tensions high as San Jose Unified votes to keep police officers for after-school activities

San Jose’s largest school district voted Thursday night to keep its agreement with San Jose police and allow officers on campus for afterschool activities. It comes after heated debate.

GOP candidate in Newsom recall election holds rally at San Jose's Calvary Chapel

Larry Elder, a Republican candidate in the election to recall Gov. Newsom, held a rally at a San Jose church on Thursday. You may remember Calvary Chapel for defying local COVID rules at the height of the pandemic last year.

San Jose VTA workers demand toxic work culture investigation

A petition presented on behalf of approximately 30 information technology workers who claim they experience fear, intimidation tactics and harassment from management.

New study reveals children near Reid-Hillview airport experience elevated levels of lead poisoning

Children living near East San Jose's Reid-Hillview Airport are experiencing blood lead levels similar to those of children in Flint, Michigan, during the peak of its water crisis in the previous decade, a new study commissioned by Santa Clara County revealed.