San Jose housing advocates protest encampment sweep at 'The Jungle'

Advocates for the unhoused gathered at San Jose City Hall on Tuesday to protest the city’s ongoing sweep of a massive encampment, alleging that several vulnerable residents are being left behind despite promises of relocation.

San Jose police responding to reports of barricaded suspect

San Jose Police Department officers were in the 200 block of South 4th Street “investigating a family disturbance involving a weapon."

Girl fatally strikes pedestrian with car in San Jose

San Jose has recorded another fatal crash involving a pedestrian this week. The latest incident occurred Friday. Officials say the driver of the car involved is a juvenile. 

'Children should not be dying': Death of 'Baby Jaxon' in San Jose drives calls for accountability

Santa Clara County officials promised a transparent and urgent investigation into the death of 2-year-old Jaxon Juarez, who died after being placed with family members by county social workers.

SJPD arrest 4 after sledgehammer smash-and-grab at mall

San Jose police on Thursday announced the arrests of four men they say are connected to a smash-and-grab with sledgehammers at a mall several months ago.

1-year-old boy killed in San Jose taxi crash identified

A 1-year-old boy was killed in a crash involving a taxi cab Tuesday evening in San Jose, authorities said.

Pedestrian killed near Almaden Expressway in San Jose

Police in San Jose say a pedestrian was killed when they were struck by a vehicle on Tuesday. Road closures will be in place for several hours. 

How San Jose's 'Baby Jaxon' ended up in foster care

A series of family misfortunes led to the ultimate tragedy — the death of a 2-year-old San Jose boy known as Baby Jaxon.

SJPD arrest suspect in Peters' Bakery rage-fueled encounter

San Jose police on Tuesday announced the arrest and charges filed against a 44-year-old Arkansas man, who was captured on video, damaging equipment inside Peters' Bakery just before Christmas.

DA charges San Jose teen with murder, sex assault of 'Baby Jaxon'

The Santa Clara County District Attorney on Monday announced charges against a then-17-year-old for the death and sexual assault of a 2-year-old boy nicknamed "Baby Jaxon." 

1 killed in San Jose multi-car wreck

One person died in a multi-vehicle crash Friday morning near Lucretia Avenue and Story Road in San Jose.

San Jose suit calls for automated license plate reader data to be deleted faster

Three San Jose residents have filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the city, challenging the use and data retention policies of its widespread license plate reader camera system.

Man charged with murder in Sunnyvale wrong-way crash that killed woman

The Santa Clara County District Attorney's office has charged a San Jose man with murder for a wrong-way crash in Sunnyvale that killed a woman who was on her way home from work at Denny's. 

San Jose clears out former 'Jungle' homeless encampment

San Jose city officials on Wednesday cleared a large homeless encampment on land near Coyote Creek and the Happy Hollow Zoo, an area once notorious as "The Jungle."

Crowded governor’s race moves forward without Swalwell as candidates face off in Sacramento

The race for California governor is moving ahead without Eric Swalwell, as a crowded field of Democratic contenders gathered for the Nuestra Voz '26 Forum in Sacramento Tuesday night.

San Jose man behind unprovoked knockout attacks on elderly victims, police say

Authorities have arrested a San Jose man for a series of random assaults against strangers, including an attack that left an elderly man unconscious at a local gym.

After prison release, Cain Velasquez raises money for inmate rehabilitation

Two months after his release from prison, former UFC champion Cain Velasquez is raising money for programs that help the incarcerated with rehabilitation. He started with a meet and greet event in San Jose this weekend.

Starbucks closes another Bay Area location

In a statement, the coffee company said it closed the South Bay location to “ensure a healthy store portfolio.”