3 Hollister High students killed in car crash, school district says

Three seniors from Hollister High School were killed, and a former student was critically injured in a car crash, the San Benito High School District said Wednesday, creating a devastating loss for their families and classmates. 

Campbell's 'iconic' water tower vandalized, suspect arrested

In the early hours of Sunday morning, some Campbell police officers were staking out the "iconic" city water tower watching to catch an alleged vandal defacing it. 

VTA BART expansion work to include minority-owned business

VTA has pledged to increase contracting opportunities for minority-owned businesses in its ongoing BART expansion into San Jose.

Santa Clara County jail deaths highest in two decades

Ten people died in the custody of the Sheriff’s Office last year across the main jail, Elmwood Correctional Facility and county hospitals where deputies transported incarcerated people for medical care. More than half of the total deaths happened at the Elmwood facility in Milpitas. The number of deaths doubled from five in 2023.

Person killed in San Jose shooting: police

The San Jose Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that took place Saturday night. 

South Bay cold murder case sees break, arrests made

There's been a break in a Sunnyvale cold case murder, according to the city's department of public safety. 

Thieves steal trailer belonging to pop-up nachos business

The owner of a pop-up nachos business is devastated after thieves stole his SUV and trailer near San Jose.

Here's how Jimmy Carter helped one San Jose family fix up their first home

Tiruwork Leyew and her husband purchased a home through Habitat for Humanity back in 2013. That year, former President Carter and his wife Roslyn rolled up their sleeves and got to work on the family's home.

L.A. County fire victims recall evacuation chaos, Red Cross sends volunteers

The American Red Cross says it’s sending volunteers from across the country to Los Angeles County, including staff from the Northern California region.   

This Bay Area city is getting its 6th Chick-fil-A restaurant

Chick-fil-A is getting ready to open another restaurant in a Bay Area city. The new site will open within miles from another Chick-fil-A and will be the sixth in that city.

Pregnant woman killed in Gilroy New Year's Day crash identified

A pregnant woman killed in a car crash on New Year’s Day has been identified as 29-year-old Rachel Marie Gonzalez Gallegos of Gilroy. Her uncle says Gallegos was in the car with her husband and young son when the crash happened. 

Bay Area doctors participate in global sick-out to protest lack of medical care in Gaza

Doctors across the Bay Area and the U.S. called in sick to work on Monday, opting to participate in a series of demonstrations and free clinics. It was part of a national day of action protesting a lack of medical care in Gaza.

Could it be the end? Great America scraps 2025 winter run

California's Great America season pass holders received disappointing news of an axed winter 2025 season.

Over $1,000 worth of stolen meat recovered in Cupertino in 'rare case'

In what the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is calling a “rare" case, a couple of thieves stole over $1,000 worth of meat from a Cupertino Safeway on Homestead Road.