World War II Californian veteran's remains return home

Thanks to huge advances in technology and the military creed of "leave no one behind," another California warrior, long missing in action, is missing no more.

Committee recommends looking at alternatives to tear gas in Santa Clara County jails

A special committee that advises the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Thursday recommended that the sheriff should look for alternatives in convincing incarcerated people to take their medications and obey orders as they discussed the overall use of deploying tear gas in the jails. 

Santa Clara County enacts quarantine due to Oriental fruit flies

Santa Clara County officials have enacted a partial quarantine after the presence of Oriental fruit flies was found.

San Jose water park doesn't plan to reopen

Raging Waters San Jose, the largest water park in Northern California, has closed for the season and will remain closed through 2024.

San Jose shooting wounds 2

Police are investigating a shooting in San Jose overnight that wounded two men.

Santa Clara County needs hundreds of homes for farmwokers

Santa Clara County needs 700 homes for year-round workers and about double that for seasonal workers. Only 61 homes are in the planning stage.

Video: Teens smash into San Jose smoke shops with stolen cars

San Jose police have arrested six teens in connection with a string of commercial burglaries, where the modus operandi has been to smash into stores and smoke shops with stolen cars in order to steal the merchandise inside.

Smash Mouth's Steve Harwell dies at 56

The former frontman for the Bay Area band, Smash Mouth, died on Monday. 

Special meeting called over tear gas use in Santa Clara County jails

A special meeting was called after a recent KTVU investigation revealed Santa Clara County is the only county in the Bay Area to use tear gas in its jails. 

New California law aims to build affordable housing faster

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill last week that lawmakers say will help speed up the process of building new affordable housing in California. 

2 women charged after DA says they illegally imported infested fruit

Two San Jose women were charged with felonies for allegedly illegally importing tropical fruit infested with fruit flies, announced the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. 

Elected leaders, union workers celebrate 'hot labor summer'

Ahead of Labor Day, dozens of elected officials and union workers gathered for a barbecue to celebrate months of labor progress across the state.

2 San Jose women accused of smuggling tropical fruit

Two women from San Jose are facing felony charges for their alleged involvement in importing tropical fruit, some of which was infested with fruit flies.

2 mechanics taken to hospital after VTA bus catches fire in maintenance yard

Two Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority mechanics suffered smoke inhalation on Friday after trying to extinguish a battery electric bus fire that ignited on the transportation agency's property, officials said. 

Santa Clara County vows to continue fight against opioid crisis

Santa Clara County Public Health says it just received over $11 million from the CDC for drug overdose prevention.