Santa Clara County health officials warn people to stay away from large crowds

The majority of COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases in the Bay Area so far are in Santa Clara County. On Thursday, health officials took the added step of advising people to stay away from large gatherings. 

Teacher at Santa Clara County preschool tests positive for COVID-19

The teacher has not been back to work since February 26, and is receiving medical care, according to a statement released by the school district.

Police investigating 3 instances of hate crimes at a San Jose school district

San Jose police are investigating three instances of a hate crime committed in the Mount Pleasant Elementary School District in the past 10 months. Administrators say the acts have them shocked, angered, and unified.

San Jose's first tiny home community for the homeless opens

It's been years in the making and now San Jose's first tiny home community officially opened on Thursday, complete with security and resident services. 

76-year-old man missing from San Jose found after he goes missing Tuesday

Frank Ortega Sr. was last seen around 10 a.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of South 21st Street. He is considered at risk because of a medical condition, according to police.

VIDEO: Suspect throws Molotov cocktail at San Jose home sparking fire

San Jose fire arson investigators are searching for one, possibly two suspects, wanted in connection to a pair of crimes Sunday night. 

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.