Santa Clara County

The Palo Alto Police headquarters had to be evacuated on Tuesday after someone dropped off Vietnam War-era grenades and other ammunition for disposal, police said. 

A Powerball ticket worth more than $1.5 million after being purchased in Los Gatos in October will expire next week if no one comes forward to claim it, California Lottery officials said Tuesday.

Crews in San Jose on Tuesday began taking down the controversial statue of Thomas Fallon.

Santa Clara city councilman Anthony Becker was indicted for allegedly providing a secret report titled, “Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Santa Clara City Council,” to the team’s former top spokesperson and a local news outlet in 2022, days ahead of its official release.

Democratic leaders in the Senate say they’re open to replacing her until she’s able to get back to Washington, but they’ll need Republican votes to do that. Now Republicans in the Senate are saying they’re not going along with that plan.

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

David’s Bridal has filed for bankruptcy protection, the second time for the chain in the past five years.

San Jose police broke up sideshows and wrote citations over the weekend. 

A person was struck and killed by a train in Palo Alto on Sunday night.   

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

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.

Three alleged gang members were charged with murder Friday in connection with the shooting death of a 5-year-old girl on Interstate 880 in Fremont while heading out to dinner with her family,

A criminal grand jury has indicted Santa Clara City Councilman Anthony Becker for allegedly lying to a civil grand jury.

This winter's record rainfall is creating another unique show from Mother Nature: A superbloom!   

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

Police released the mug shot of the suspect in a Palo Alto sexual assault arrested by UC Berkeley's police as they investigated a series of gropings on campus.

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. 

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

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.