Crowds gather for St. Patrick's Day celebration in San Jose

At O'Flaherty's Irish Pub in San Jose, the festivities started early. There was music inside, Irish dancers outside, and a crowd happy to take it all in.

Parent of Silicon Valley Bank seeks bankruptcy protection

The parent of Silicon Valley Bank, seized last week by the U.S., is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Los Altos without power for days following storm

PG&E reported 10,000 customers still without power in the Peninsula Thursday evening, among the 37,000 customers without electricity in the entire Bay Area following this week's storms.

San Jose church fights back $2.8M fine for defying COVID order

A South Bay church is countersuing Santa Clara County after the state imposed $2.8 million in fines on the place of worship for ignoring COVID-19 lockdown orders, according to a report.

Hundreds of tiny homes headed to San Jose

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending hundreds of brand-new tiny homes to the city of San Jose. 

Multiple fentanyl overdoses at Elmwood Correctional Facility

The Elmwood Correctional Facility has experienced a "substantial" amount of fentanyl overdoses in the last week - a total of 13 inmates and three staff members had exposure to the deadly drug, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said on Thursday.

San Jose Police absent from community forum on improving policing

Community members raised concerns about de-escalation practices, police brutality and police response to mental health crises. There was a joint panel of advocates and law enforcement who say they’re committed to having a safer community for everyone.

San Jose middle school student stabbed, other student in custody: police

A 15-year-old middle school student at Sunrise Middle School in San Jose was stabbed on Wednesday and a fellow student is in custody, police said.

PG&E restoring power after powerful winds; school closures

PG&E said that as of Wednesday, 99,000 customers were still without power, with much of the outages occurring in the South Bay.

Bay Area power outages force several school closures

Winds howling through the Bay Area Tuesday knocked out power and forced several schools to close. Here is a list of schools that are closed Wednesday.

Nearly a dozen power poles toppled on Homestead Road in Santa Clara

With winds at about 70 mph early Tuesday afternoon, 11 power poles along Homestead Road in the City of Santa Clara snapped and fell into the street. 

Car thief held in shooting death of Gilroy victim who tried to stop him

A suspect was arrested Tuesday after he shot and killed a man in Gilroy as the victim confronted him for stealing his car, police said.

Trees and power lines 'falling left and right' wreak havoc on Bay Area roadways

Another round of a powerful storm meant another round of havoc on Bay Area roads on Tuesday. Strong winds knocked down trees onto roadways, led to dangerous situations with power lines, as widespread power outages left traffic signals on the blink.

Silicon Valley Bank's demise impacts SF Housing projects

The stress of Silicon Valley Bank's sudden collapse was clear Monday, as a long line of clients lined up to get cash from the Santa Clara headquarters.

2 detained after replica gun found at West Valley College

Two people were detained at a community college in Saratoga Monday afternoon after authorities found a replica gun.

Fire chief calls for disciplinary action against those involved in strip club scandal

San Jose Fire Department Chief Robert Sapien, Jr. called on the city manager to take disciplinary action against those involved in the department's strip club scandal in a memorandum signed on Friday.   

Santa Clara County jail inmate dies by suicide

A man arrested for alleged sex crimes has died by suicide in a Santa Clara County jail, authorities said.

Some Bay Area reservoirs spilling over after latest round of storms

While snow piles in the Sierra and rain soak the Bay Area, California’s reservoirs are filling up. Some are even spilling over.

Rope found at Kaiser facility in Gilroy was not noose, police say

Authorities investigating the discovery of a rope resembling a noose at a Kaiser facility in Gilroy said it was not intended to be a symbol of hate, but was climbing equipment, police said.