Motorcyclist dies after crashing into San Jose freeway wall

CHP Officer Ross Lee said that at about 3:05 a.m. Sunday, a Yamaha motorcycle driven by the Salinas man was on the connector from southbound state Route 87 to southbound Route 85 when the cycle veered to the right and into a concrete wall.

Wells Fargo to pay $3 billion to settle investigations into millions of unauthorized accounts

As part of the settlement, the bank admitted that it wrongly collected millions of dollars in fees and interest, harmed the credit ratings of some customers and illegally used customers’ private information, officials said.

Wounded victims drive shot-up car from Morgan Hill to San Jose

After the shooting, the victims apparently drove their shot-up car to South San Jose, where police were called, said Morgan Hill police Sgt. Bill Norman.

Santa Clara County sees 95% success in helping residents avoid homelessness

For years, San Jose and Santa Clara County have struggled with helping and preventing homelessness. Thursday, government officials, along with nonprofit executives gathered to tout the success of the county’s Homelessness Prevention System, or HPS.

Suspect arrested in slaying of woman in San Jose Airbnb rental

A suspect was arrested Wednesday in the slaying of a woman whose body was found at a home in the east San Jose foothills that was listed on Airbnb, authorities said.  

Woman’s dead body found inside San Jose home, deputies investigating

Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an adult woman’s dead body found inside a home in unincorporated San Jose Tuesday afternoon. 

All clear after bomb threat shuts down Diridon Station in San Jose

Video at the scene showed emergency vehicles and would-be commuters on cell phones trying to figure out how they were going to get to where they wanted to go.

Small woodworking business in San Jose hit by thieves

The company said last Wednesday, the work van was cleaned out of pricey power tools and some tools that were handmade.

Man in-custody charged with murder after review of victim's death in 2018

The case dates back to July 14, 2016, when the victim, 41-year-old Martin Cardenas, was found suffering from at least one gunshot would shortly before 12:30 a.m. in the 700 block of East Mission Street in San Jose.

Man dies from injuries two weeks after San Jose shooting

Police were called about 1:20 a.m. to the 1000 block of Leigh Avenue, where they found the wounded man, who was sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Second suspect wanted in San Jose homicide arrested

Marcus Sloan Pardohendry, 33, of San Jose, was taken into custody Thursday at around 3:08 a.m., according to the San Jose Police Department. Richard Alexis Torres, 28, of San Jose, was previously arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder, police said.

Board votes to close 2 elementary schools in San Jose

The vote was 4-0 with one board member absent. The vote will impact 700 students and their families.

Lengthy San Jose standoff ends with homicide suspect in custody

Police should have used a less-destructive and civil tactic to detain the suspect, says the suspect's stepmother.

San Jose police take fugitive wanted for homicide into custody

Sgt. Enrique Garcia said the suspect was taken into custody by a K-9 unit just after 3 a.m. in the 2500 block of Vista Verde Drive.

Caught on camera: Dog stolen from hair salon in San Jose

In San Jose, a hair salon owner and her husband said a thief stole their French bulldog named Hachi from the salon. It happened Wednesday around 10 a.m. at Salon 52 on Silver Creek Boulevard in East San Jose. 

San Jose to form new task force in an attempt to curb traffic-related deaths

Instead, in 2019 the city recorded 60, the same number as the year the program launched. The number of pedestrian and cyclist fatalities were the highest on record.