VTA employee, member of Sikh community, recovering after being pierced by an arrow

A Valley Transportation Authority bus driver is recovering from a near-brush with death. While at work recently in San Jose, he was shot in the back with an arrow.

VTA employee struck in back with an arrow by unknown assailant

A Valley Transit Authority worker on his lunch break in San Jose was struck in the back with an arrow by an unknown assailant, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department says. 

San Jose middle school teacher arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with youth

Ronald Gardner, 63, of San Jose, was arrested April 15 after an investigation that began Feb. 2 when someone reported that his teacher, Gardner, had molested him while attending Sierramont Middle School.

DA charges Union City boyfriend with death of 24-year-old transgender woman

The Santa Clara County District Attorney on Tuesday announced that prosecutors had charged a Union City man with murder, following the death of a 24-year-old transgender woman in Milpitas.

SAP Center reopens to San Jose Sharks fans

For the first time in over a year, Sharks fans were allowed inside the SAP Center in San Jose for Monday night’s NHL game. The change comes as many counties continue loosening COVID-19 restrictions.

DA could announce charges against boyfriend for death of San Jose transgender woman

Natalia Smüt was a beloved drag artist and entertainer of the South Bay and is the 16th victim this year of anti-transgender violence this year in the U.S., according to Project More.

San Jose shooting near 'The Grad' turns deadly; 14th homicide of the year

San Jose police officers said a shooting near a new high-rise downtown called The Grad that is marketed as luxury off-campus housing for students turned deadly on Saturday, marking the 14th homicide of the year. 

Former teacher who coughed on child at San Jose Yogurtland charged with assault

A former South Bay teacher was charged with assault by Santa Clara County District Attorney's office for intentionally coughing in a baby's face at San Jose Yogurtland last summer, officials said on Friday. 

San Jose Unified sees fewer older students return to classrooms

At Willow Glen Middle School in San Jose, about one third of students chose to return to campus when in-person instruction started Wednesday.

San Jose neighbors oppose 5G cell equipment installed feet from homes

Despite promises of high-speed 5G cell service, a group of neighbors in San Jose are upset over the equipment being put up so close to their homes and bedrooms.

Majority of San Jose students continue distance learning as others return to classrooms

According to the San Jose Unified School District, about 35% of families chose to have students come back with 65% opting to continue with distance learning for the final six weeks of school.

San Jose students return to campus full-time; educators teach in-person and online

Families and students had to decide in November whether they wanted to return to campus and there weren't many opportunities to change their minds. So, about 10,000 students, about 30 percent, are heading back to campus for the first time in 13 months.

San Jose holds vigil, celebration for Derek Chauvin conviction

Two events were held in San Jose after the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial came down. Both events remembered not just George Floyd’s life but other lives lost within the community at the hands of police officers.

San Jose city leaders propose $10,000 illegal dumping fine

City leaders in San Jose are considering cracking down on illegal dumping with a steep automatic $10,000 fine. It is quadruple the amount of the current fine.

San Jose Sikhs hold vigil for Indianapolis shooting victims

There was a big showing of support Sunday night from members of the Sikh community in the South Bay. Members remembered the lives lost in the shooting rampage at the FedEx facility in Indianapolis.