Good Sam hospital investigated for giving vaccine to teachers as gifts

Educators are not yet allowed to receive vaccines in Santa Clara County. Yet the staff at the Los Gatos school district, one of the most affluent in the county, was allowed to skip the line and sign up for vaccines as a reward for helping raise money for meals for hospital workers.

San Jose fire department hazmat team respond to ammonia spill

San Jose Fire Department says a hazardous materials team has contained an ammonia spill Friday and that the leak is under control.

8th grader bakes mom’s cookie recipe for food bank fundraiser

Harrison Hatlo Porter, an 8th grader at Valley Christian Junior High in San Jose, was determined to raise money for his local food bank, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.

Calvary Chapel pastors appear in contempt of court case

A South Bay church that’s repeatedly defied a county health order barring indoor gatherings was back in court on Thursday.

Larger than life artwork celebrates Ruth Bader Ginsburg in San Jose

The 85-foot high installation of Ruth Bader Ginsberg will be visible throughout downtown San Jose and illuminated at night.  

MLK’s message still resonates today throughout the Bay Area

People across the Bay Area found safe ways to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, even in the middle of the pandemic.

COVID variant outbreaks in Santa Clara County including Kaiser San Jose

The California Department of Public Health is seeing increasing numbers of a new Covid-19 variant throughout the state, including in the Bay Area. It is different than the strain detected in the United Kingdom. The new variant has been tied to several large outbreaks in Santa Clara County including one at Kaiser in San Jose.

Man held after shooting at San Jose police

​​​​​​​A suspect was arrested Friday after he opened fire on police and then barricaded himself inside his home in east San Jose, police said.

San Jose shooting turns into homicide investigation

(KTVU and wire report) -- A shooting south of downtown San Jose has turned into a homicide.

Official tally of Kaiser San Jose Christmas coronavirus outbreak nears 100 cases

As of Tuesday, a spokesman from the Santa Clara County Public Health Department said that 77 Kaiser employees and 15 patients had now tested positive for the virus. That is 17 more employees than last week and this is the first time that the county had made public the number of patients in the ER that day who tested positive.

Patient contradicts Kaiser’s claim; says she wasn't notified of Christmas COVID outbreak

Jori Buriani and her husband have since tested positive. And her accusations raise questions about how many other patients might not have been notified and spread the disease to others.

San Jose police investigating first two homicides of 2021

San Jose police are investigating killings on Saturday and Sunday, the city's first two homicides of 2021. 

Man arrested following standoff with San Jose police

Police in San Jose on Friday arrested a man following an hours-long  standoff inside an apartment following a domestic dispute.

Thief steals handmade costumes from San Jose ballet studio

For dancers and audience members alike, perhaps one of the biggest jos of ballet are the costumes. But at the San Jose Dance Theater, most of its costumes are now gone.