Smash Mouth's Steve Harwell dies at 56

The former frontman for the Bay Area band, Smash Mouth, died on Monday. 

New California law aims to build affordable housing faster

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill last week that lawmakers say will help speed up the process of building new affordable housing in California. 

2 women charged after DA says they illegally imported infested fruit

Two San Jose women were charged with felonies for allegedly illegally importing tropical fruit infested with fruit flies, announced the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. 

Elected leaders, union workers celebrate 'hot labor summer'

Ahead of Labor Day, dozens of elected officials and union workers gathered for a barbecue to celebrate months of labor progress across the state.

2 San Jose women accused of smuggling tropical fruit

Two women from San Jose are facing felony charges for their alleged involvement in importing tropical fruit, some of which was infested with fruit flies.

2 mechanics taken to hospital after VTA bus catches fire in maintenance yard

Two Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority mechanics suffered smoke inhalation on Friday after trying to extinguish a battery electric bus fire that ignited on the transportation agency's property, officials said. 

Santa Clara County vows to continue fight against opioid crisis

Santa Clara County Public Health says it just received over $11 million from the CDC for drug overdose prevention.

San Jose's former mayor and city violated transparency laws: judge

Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and the city violated state transparency laws by failing to prove they adequately searched his private texts and emails for public records, a judge has ruled.

Family fight in San Jose leaves father dead

A dispute between a father and son in San Jose on Saturday resulted in the father dying, San Jose police said in a statement.

Motorcycle crash safety awareness
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With an average of 13,000 motorcycle crashes each year in California, knowing how to respond in such an incident can be a matter of life or death. Rick O'Connell, a nurse at San Jose's Regional Medical Center, helped organize an event on Sunday at the Regional Medical Center to help teach the public on what they can do. The Medical Center's trauma department taught participants about scene safety and how to stop the bleeding until emergency personnel arrive on scene.

Silicon Valley Pride wraps up festival

This is the 48th annual celebration and organizers say this year’s theme is about being proud and remaining resilient.

SJPD investigating traffic death

Police are investigating a traffic death in San Jose. 

Suspect to be charged for stabbing death of 6-year-old, great-grandmother in San Jose: DA

The Santa Clara County District Attorney on Friday said that a man has been arrested as the suspect in the stabbing death of a 6-year-old San Jose boy and his great-grandmother.

San Jose mayor seeks to increase fines for owners of blighted properties
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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and other city leaders on Thursday announced a new plan of attack against owners of blighted properties: A five-fold increase in fines.