South Bay hospital won't get more vaccines after allowing affluent school district to skip line

"Good Samaritan's actions are inconsistent with both the letter and spirit of the State's direction on vaccine eligibility," Santa Clara County COVID-19 testing officer Dr. Marty Fenstersheib wrote in a letter to the hospital's leadership on Jan. 22."

Good Sam hospital investigated for giving vaccine to teachers as gifts

Educators are not yet allowed to receive vaccines in Santa Clara County. Yet the staff at the Los Gatos school district, one of the most affluent in the county, was allowed to skip the line and sign up for vaccines as a reward for helping raise money for meals for hospital workers.

Valley water directors move ahead with Pacheco Pass dam as price skyrockets

Valley Water leaders are moving forward with developing a new dam at Pacheco Pass in south Santa Clara County, despite recently learning that the price tag had doubled since 2019.

Bay Area bus drivers call for immediate safety protocols as more fall sick with COVID-19

VTA reports 165 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since March, and leaders of the VTA's largest labor union say in the past three days, a dozen new cases have been reported, mostly among bus drivers.

Pole fire leaves over 2,000 Santa Clara Power customers without electricity

A fire sparked by arcing wires from a power pole Saturday morning downed power to 2,105 customers in the area of Pomeroy Avenue between Lochinvar and Homestead Roads in Santa Clara

One person dead, another injured in head-on crash near Gilroy

One man died and another was hospitalized early Saturday after a head-on collision along State Route 152 near Gilroy.

San Jose fire department hazmat team respond to ammonia spill

San Jose Fire Department says a hazardous materials team has contained an ammonia spill Friday and that the leak is under control.

8th grader bakes mom’s cookie recipe for food bank fundraiser

Harrison Hatlo Porter, an 8th grader at Valley Christian Junior High in San Jose, was determined to raise money for his local food bank, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.

Santa Clara Co. unveils mass vaccination site in Mountain View

The path towards increasing South Bay COVID-19 vaccinations shortened Friday. This, as Santa Clara County unveiled a new mass vaccination site at the Mountain View Community Center.

Sunnyvale man allegedly confesses to murdering wife, daughter

Leonid Solomonovich Yamburg, 51, allegedly told a clerk at the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety on Wednesday that he committed the crime. 

Calvary Chapel pastors appear in contempt of court case

A South Bay church that’s repeatedly defied a county health order barring indoor gatherings was back in court on Thursday.

Larger than life artwork celebrates Ruth Bader Ginsburg in San Jose

The 85-foot high installation of Ruth Bader Ginsberg will be visible throughout downtown San Jose and illuminated at night.  

MLK’s message still resonates today throughout the Bay Area

People across the Bay Area found safe ways to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, even in the middle of the pandemic.

COVID variant outbreaks in Santa Clara County including Kaiser San Jose

The California Department of Public Health is seeing increasing numbers of a new Covid-19 variant throughout the state, including in the Bay Area. It is different than the strain detected in the United Kingdom. The new variant has been tied to several large outbreaks in Santa Clara County including one at Kaiser in San Jose.

Slow vaccine rollout, long wait times and a lack of doses cause frustration

Alyssa Galvan of San Jose was put on hold for more than 2 hours while trying to make a COVID-19 vaccine appointment at Kaiser for her 66-year-old father.

Man held after shooting at San Jose police

​​​​​​​A suspect was arrested Friday after he opened fire on police and then barricaded himself inside his home in east San Jose, police said.