East San Jose will get new VTA light rail connection to BART

Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority says it will construct a light rail extension to connect the Alum Rock Light Rail Station to the Eastridge Transit Center. 

Suspected hit-and-run leaves 1 in critical condition

San Jose police are investigating an alleged hit-and-run collision that left one person with life-threatening injuries at about midnight Sunday morning near Berryessa Road and Piedmont Road.   

Student allegedly found with loaded gun at San Jose middle school

San Jose police arrested a middle school student who allegedly brought a loaded gun to school on Friday, the department said.

Controversial San Jose Fallon statue is heading to storage

The removal of the Thomas Fallon statue costs about $450,000 including barricades, shutting down a lane of traffic, jackhammering the foundation, lifting the statue with a crane, building two stabilizing steel transportable foundations with crates, transporting it to storage, cleanup and demolition.

Youth math tutor arrested for alleged possession of child sex abuse material

The director of a math tutoring center in South San Jose has been arrested on suspicion of possessing and distributing materials showing the sexual abuse of children, police said Thursday.   

Multiple robbery suspects arrested for anti-AAPI thefts in San Jose

Multiple people have been arrested for alleged robberies targeting members of the AAPI community in San Jose, police said.

Man killed in San Jose shooting

San Jose police say a man was shot and killed on Blossom River Drive just after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. The street is located near the Westfield Oakridge Mall. They don’t have a suspect and are looking for the public’s help to try and solve this case. 

Pedestrian hurt in San Jose crash

San Jose police are investigating a crash involving two cars that sent a pedestrian to the hospital on Monday.

Pedestrian in San Jose hit-and-run dies weeks after crash

The San Jose Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run that killed a man weeks after he was struck while crossing the street.

Popular South Bay park, closed in December due to storm damage, reopens

One of the South Bay’s favorite parks is welcoming back outdoor enthusiasts Saturday after being shut down for months following severe weather and storm damage. A line of cyclists and hikers waited outside the gates of Alum Rock Park in San Jose until the park opened at 8 A.M.

San Jose Fire responds to apartment explosion

The San Jose Fire Department responded to an explosion in a six-unit apartment complex near Leigh Ave. and Stokes Street, Friday morning.  

San Jose's Calvary church ordered to pay $1.2 million in fines for violating health orders during COVID

A Superior Court of California judge in Santa Clara County ruled that Calvary Chapel San Jose must pay $1.2 million in fines, including interest, for violating public health orders during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. 

San Jose police arrest 22 sex-crime suspects in sweep

The San Jose Police Department arrested 22 suspects wanted for sex crimes, some dating back years.

New data shows 70% decline of students carrying guns at California schools since 2001

In the last year alone, there was a shooting on an Oakland school campus, a deadly stabbing at a Santa Rosa school, and reports of stabbings on campuses in San Francisco and San Jose. But new research says California schools have seen a dramatic drop of violence over an 18-year period.

San Jose police union hides web pages after drug smuggling scandal

The San Jose Police Officers' Association has blocked significant portions of its website from public access after its executive director was charged in connection with an international drug smuggling scheme.