Santa Clara County social workers say foster children and family services severely underfunded

"We are here to say today that we are struggling," Wren Bradley, a social worker with the county's Department of Children and Family Services, said during a news conference at the county's Social Services Agency building in San Jose.

Wells Fargo to pay $3 billion to settle investigations into millions of unauthorized accounts

As part of the settlement, the bank admitted that it wrongly collected millions of dollars in fees and interest, harmed the credit ratings of some customers and illegally used customers’ private information, officials said.

Wounded victims drive shot-up car from Morgan Hill to San Jose

After the shooting, the victims apparently drove their shot-up car to South San Jose, where police were called, said Morgan Hill police Sgt. Bill Norman.

Santa Clara County sees 95% success in helping residents avoid homelessness

For years, San Jose and Santa Clara County have struggled with helping and preventing homelessness. Thursday, government officials, along with nonprofit executives gathered to tout the success of the county’s Homelessness Prevention System, or HPS.

Six people injured in South Bay multi-vehicle wreck

Six people were taken to the hospital after a Thursday morning crash on southbound Highway 17 near Los Gatos.

Suspect arrested in slaying of woman in San Jose Airbnb rental

A suspect was arrested Wednesday in the slaying of a woman whose body was found at a home in the east San Jose foothills that was listed on Airbnb, authorities said.  

Santa Clara County continues to monitor for coronavirus

Santa Clara County public health officials said they are currently tracking more than 300 people who came from mainland China over the past two weeks. Officials say those travelers do not currently have symptoms of the Coronavirus.

Woman’s dead body found inside San Jose home, deputies investigating

Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an adult woman’s dead body found inside a home in unincorporated San Jose Tuesday afternoon. 

Missing snowboarder from Sunnyvale found dead at Oregon resort

A snowboarder from Sunnyvale has been found dead at an Oregon ski resort a day after another snowboarder suffered a fatal fall in the same area, authorities said Tuesday.

All clear after bomb threat shuts down Diridon Station in San Jose

Video at the scene showed emergency vehicles and would-be commuters on cell phones trying to figure out how they were going to get to where they wanted to go.

Small woodworking business in San Jose hit by thieves

The company said last Wednesday, the work van was cleaned out of pricey power tools and some tools that were handmade.

DNA confirms mountain lion attacked 6-year-old on trail in Rancho San Antonio County Park

Officials with the Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed on Monday the animal that attacked a 6-year-old girl along a trail at Rancho San Antonio County Park, near Los Altos was indeed a mountain lion.