Stranded Southwest passengers exploring alternate travel options

The ripple effect from this week’s slew of canceled Southwest Airlines flights is creating another type of demand – for hotel rooms and rental cars.

Stranded Southwest passengers renting cars, hotels after chaotic cancelations
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Thousands of people are still stranded due to the Southwest Airlines flight cancelations. Hotels and rental car stores near the San Jose airport say they?re doing what they can to accommodate people.

Legal window closing for child sexual abuse victims to sue their abusers

A San Jose-based legal team is urging adults who survived sexual abuse as children to come forward and pursue civil lawsuits against their abusers before the legal window closes in California.     

Southwest Airlines passengers still stranded across the country

Though deadly snow storm Elliot caused flight interruptions on the East Coast this week, passengers say Southwest Airlines blamed technical issues with their operating for recent cancelations.

Cupertino leaders accused of berating city staff, hostile work environment

The report showed that councilmembers interfered in day-to-day operations and often berated and belittled city workers during council meetings.

Last-minute shopping in full swing but won't add much to bottom line

Retail experts say sales are down this holiday shopping season mainly due to inflation. Still, many retailers have their largest discount sales in November and last-minute shopping doesn’t truly impact their overall bottom line.

FTX founder ordered to house arrest

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried made his first U.S. court appearance Thursday in New York, facing eight counts of fraud and conspiracy.

Alleged drug dealer accused of selling fentanyl-laced pill to teen who overdosed

An alleged drug dealer in the South Bay was charged with selling fentanyl-laced pills to minors after a group of high school students overdosed on drugs they bought from him, the district attorney's office said.

Proposed CA bill prohibits capturing people fleeing states where abortion is a crime

Sen. Skinner recently introduced Assembly Bill 36 or the Safe Haven Bill. The law would prohibit bail agents and bounty hunters from apprehending someone in California if they’ve received or performed an abortion in another state. It also protects those seeking gender-affirming healthcare from arrest.

Woman who barricaded herself in San Jose State library bathroom had replica gun: police

San Jose police descended on the Martin Luther King Library on San Jose State's campus on Wednesday morning to investigate reports of an armed woman barricaded in the bathroom. 

Minor charged in Fremont carjacking that ended in crash

A juvenile was arrested and charged for stealing a woman's vehicle and initiating a police chase, officials said.

San Jose's Japantown gets new stoplight at deadly intersection

Construction on the light project began last year and now that the stoplight is there, people say they’re looking forward to having a safer intersection with far fewer accidents.  

San Jose police arrest alleged 'sextortionist,' which they say led to suicide of 17-year-old

San Jose police on Monday said they arrested a "sextortionist," who took a 17-year-old's money and threatened to post sexually explicit photos, which in turn, led to his suicide, featured on the Dr. Phil show. 

College football player dies in snowstorm while driving home to San Jose

Bryant Rosas died Tuesday while driving home to see his family in San Jose for Christmas break. College officials said he got caught in a snowstorm in Colorado.