Santa Clara water district to pay $8.25M to settle 2017 flooding lawsuit

The Santa Clara Valley water district agreed to pay $8.25 million to settle lawsuits from families whose homes near downtown San Jose flooded in 2017. 

Fatal hang-gliding accident investigation examines liability waiver form

The Santa Clara County Parks Department is examining if the pilot in a fatal Milpitas hang-gliding crash filled out a required liability waiver form before launching Monday.

Stealing San Jose campaign signs is 'dirty politics,' candidate says

San Jose council candidate Rolando Bonilla said stealing campaign signs is dirty politics. He said it's sad that people resort to these tactics rather than debating issues.

San Jose candidates say campaign signs are being stolen

Some San Jose candidates for city council seats say their campaign signs have been stolen multiple times over the last few weeks.

How high tech shoes could help doctors better understand ALS

Starting Tuesday, EverythingALS, a Silicon Valley nonprofit, is starting a study involving ALS patients, using shoes with high-tech censors to track and analyze their movements.

Expensive mayoral race in San Jose heats up as Election Day nears

San Jose's mayoral race tops $2 million in expenses among the top candidates. Candidates work to get out the vote over the long holiday weekend as any candidate with more than 50% of the vote in the June 7th primary is immediately elected to office.

VTA riders remember shooting tragedy and workers one year later

As the families and the community try to go on, the city of San Jose has designated May 26th as a Day of Remembrance.

'This is really happening:' 911 dispatchers kept calm during VTA mass shooting chaos

"Sometimes this is the worst day of some of their lives," said Latisha Thompson, a call taker with San Jose police. "You just want to make sure you're there for every aspect of what they're telling you."

Families of those killed in VTA mass shooting sues sheriff, transit agency

Exactly one year after nine Valley Transportation Authority employees were killed, the families of those killed in the VTA shooting have filed wrongful death suits, alleging that the people in charge did not adequately do enough to prevent the deadliest mass shooting in Bay Area history.

Memorial, ceremonies to mark one year since VTA mass shooting

Today marks one year since the mass shooting at the Santa Clara VTA Guadalupe light rail yard that claimed 10 lives: Nine employees were killed by a co-worker and one person who witnessed the shooting died by suicide weeks later.

BMX riders make plea to remove PAL's control over Santa Clara racetrack

Because PAL doesn’t have an agreement with USA BMX, Santa Clara riders can’t officially qualify for competition on their home track.

San Jose and VTA mark a grim anniversary

The City of San Jose and the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) are getting ready to mark a grim anniversary. Thursday will mark one year since a disgruntled employee shot and killed nine of his co-workers at the VTA light rail yard.         

San Jose construction company workers stalked by ex-employee, police say

Bryan Velasquez's behavior was escalating and he began posting pictures of himself pointing firearms on social media and sending e-mails to employees with threats littered with profanity, San Jose police said.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo tests positive for COVID-19

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo revealed he has tested positive for COVID-19, he said in a statement issued on Monday

Public employee misconduct in San Jose prompts calls for change

San Jose mayor calls for change after several high profile cases of alleged misconduct by city employees including police officers.

Bay Area bike company mourns cyclist 'Mo' Wilson allegedly killed by yoga teacher in love triangle

In addition to friends and strangers around the country, Specialized Bikes in Morgan Hill is mourning the loss of Moriah "Mo" Wilson, who was allegedly killed by a yoga teacher in Texas as the two women were involved with the same man.