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.

San Jose State says ex-trainer improperly touched athletes

In a letter to students, staff and faculty, President Mary Papazian apologized Thursday for what she called "this breach of trust."

Man arrested, causes self-inflicted gunshot wound in San Jose following earlier homicide

San Jose police took a man who had barricaded himself inside a home in the Hyde Park neighborhood into custody.  Police also said that he had a self-inflicted gunshot wound, which might be life-threatening. 

Bay Area's Cisco, Salesforce top list of Fortune's best companies to work for

Fortune Magazine this week released its annual list of 100 best companies to work for, and during an unprecedented year of shutdowns and major workplace adjustments due to the pandemic, two Bay Area companies rose to the top as the number one and two best firms based on employee input.

Inflatable costume not the only source of deadly Christmas COVID outbreak at Kaiser San Jose

A Santa Clara County spokesperson said there were "multiple factors" behind the outbreak in the emergency room on Dec. 25, 2020, at Kaiser San Jose, which killed one receptionist and sickened at least 100 patients and employees. 

Family of 27-year-old man sues San Jose police for 'agonizing and tortuous death'

Attorneys representing the family of David Tovar Jr. said that no matter what he was accused of, killing him was unnecessary and that his "last moments were a painful, agonizing and torturous death."