Santa Clara

World Cup fans from across the Bay Area and around the globe descended on Santa Clara on Tuesday for a highly anticipated evening match between Austria and Jordan at Levi's Stadium.

Fans arriving at the Santa Clara venue will notice a major change: the iconic Levi’s Stadium name has vanished and for the duration of the tournament it will be known as the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.

The Bay Area will host six FIFA World Cup matches with action kicking off on Saturday, June 13.

The city of Santa Clara is kicking off a series of night markets as part of a bigger push to celebrate its role as a host city for the 2026 World Cup.

With the major sporting event just three weeks away, analysts are working to safeguard critical infrastructure surrounding Levi’s Stadium for the World Cup.

Soccer fans looking to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup may want to secure their seats now, as new data shows ticket prices are beginning to drop, with the San Francisco Bay Area shaping up to host some of the cheapest matches of the tournament.

The new institution, to be named the Mark and Mary Stevens School of Medicine, will be located in northern Santa Clara near a planned Sutter Health medical complex.

As investigators uncover new details into a fatal shooting and subsequent house fire in Santa Clara last week, authorities say the two deceased men were brothers, and that one traveled from out of state to kill the other before taking his own life.

Pet owners and parents in a Santa Clara neighborhood are on edge after suspected rodent poison pellets were found scattered throughout a local park.

Police characterized the incident as a targeted attack and stated there is no ongoing threat to the public, though they have not yet confirmed if they are actively seeking a suspect.

Police are investigating a fatal shooting near a Santa Clara home that caught fire on Friday.

An investigation is underway at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara after an outbreak of legionella infection. 18 cases have been reported to Santa Clara County public health officials so far.

The situation is dire for Santa Clara County cherry orchards.

With just under two months until the World Cup arrives at Levi’s Stadium, the city of Santa Clara is launching a massive effort to welcome both local residents and visitors. 

An East Bay city known for its history of activism, widely considered the birthplace of the free-speech movement, and placed on the map by a world-renowned university, may be getting attention for another distinction — the nation’s least favorable market for home buyers.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday announced two arrests as the result of an investigation into drug smuggling in Elmwood Correctional Complex.