South Bay heat-related death toll rises, other counties also report loss of life

Santa Clara County officials said Thursday that another person passed away due to the high heat. At least 19 people have passed away due to temperatures that in some cases soared beyond 100 degrees. Other counties have also reported a loss of life, although the issue is more acute in the South Bay.

Deadly hot weather in the South Bay

Officials in Santa Clara County on Wednesday confirmed there have been at least 18 heat-related deaths in the recent Bay Area heatwave. 

Valley Water Board delays vote on homeless encampment ordinance

The Santa Clara Valley Water Board of Directors decided to send the issue back to committee before holding a final vote.

2 people shot before car crashes into San Jose home, bursts into flames

A quiet neighborhood on Liska Lane near Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center turned into chaos just before 5 a.m. Thursday when San Jose police said a man driving a car was shot and killed.

San Jose advocates, mayor react to homeless man's death during heatwave

Volunteers spent their 4th of July providing basic necessities like ice and water to people experiencing homelessness in San Jose after a 69-year-old homeless man died on Monterey Rd on Tuesday from the intense heat, according to Mayor Matt Mahan.

Calibunga waterpark in San Jose set for July 4th grand opening

Just in time for the hottest week of the year, San Jose’s Calibunga waterpark is finally set for its grand opening on the 4th of July. The park is on the site of the former Raging Waters – which abruptly closed last year.      

Embattled recycling hauler supported former San Jose mayor’s interests

The web of influence wielded by the owners of San Jose's primary recycling company -- now under an FBI microscope -- includes Silicon Valley's former mayor turned congressional candidate.

Missing San Jose teen's body recovered from San Joaquin River

The body of a missing San Jose teenager was recovered by a sheriff's department dive unit from the San Joaquin River in Fresno County on Monday, officials say. 

7 suspects arrested in wild San Jose sideshow

San Jose police announced on Monday that they have made seven arrests tied to a wild and illegal sideshow.

San Jose man arrested for 2 failed bank robberies

One San Jose man went home with only the pennies in his pocket after he failed to rob two banks back in May. Now, he's been arrested.

Suspect arrested in San Jose cold case homicide in 2016

A man wanted in a 2016 stabbing death has been arrested two years after an arrest warrant for him was issued, San Jose police said Friday.   

Inmate dies after being found unresponsive in Santa Clara jail

A 49-year-old inmate of the Santa Clara County Jail's Elmwood Correctional Facility died Friday, two days after being found unresponsive in his cell, the sheriff's office said.   

San Jose community rallies around 7-year-old struck by car

A special mass was held Friday to send prayers for a young boy who suffered severe injuries in a traffic accident this week in San Jose.

San Jose has 4th highest homeless population in US

San Jose has the fourth-highest number of homeless people per capita in the U.S. based on a recent survey, and advocates blame it on multiple problems.