City Council restarts in-person meetings, masks required
After a year and a half of online meetings, residents and staff are finally able to come back to the San Jose City Council Chambers …
VTA resumes alternate bus service through light rail shutdown
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will once again operate a temporary replacement bus service along part of its light rail system. Stacey Hendler Ross, …
Man dies in East San Jose house fire
A man died in a house fire in East San Jose early Tuesday morning, a fire spokeswoman said. Firefighters responded shortly after 1 a.m. to …
Firefighter suffers burn in San Jose house blaze, one suspect in custody
A firefighter suffered a burn in a possible arson fire in San Jose Monday afternoon, fire officials said. The fire that burned a house in …
Police reopen road after overnight pedestrian death investigation
San Jose police reopened the roadway in the area of Curtner Way and Monterey Road early Wednesday morning, following an investigation of a collision that …
Police search for suspect who fled on foot after killing driver in red light collision
The suspect in a fatal hit-and-run collision at McKee Road and 33rd Street in San Jose early Saturday morning fled on foot and police are …
San Jose dismisses gun rights group threat, pushes on with citywide gun ordinance
A national gun rights group sent San Jose city leaders a cease-and-desist letter on Wednesday, just two weeks after the city council approved calling for …
San Jose mayor meets with President Biden to discuss national gun violence reduction
Following his city’s recent approval of a plan to reduce gun violence, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is set to meet with President Joe Biden …
Police recover nearly $100,000 in stolen bikes, other goods in fencing operation bust
A San Jose man suspected to be the head of an underground fencing operation was arrested and police seized stolen bicycles, construction tools and other …
Fire destroys mobile home, damages two others
One mobile home was destroyed and two others were heavily damaged in a fire Sunday in East San Jose, fire officials said. The blaze was …
Firefighters stop forward progress on San Jose vegetation burn
Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire in San Jose Monday evening, fire officials said. As of just after 5 p.m., crews had …
Former San Jose daycare worker in custody on suspicion of child molestation
Police arrested a 36-year-old Lathrop man suspected of lewd acts and sex with minors at a former San Jose children’s daycare facility. The alleged molestations …
Motorcyclist without helmet dies after crashing into parked car
A motorcyclist died after colliding with a parked car Saturday night in South San Jose, police said. The motorcycle was traveling at a high rate …
San Mateo sheriffs seize 15,000 pounds of illegal fireworks in multiple-city operation
The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office seized about 15,000 pounds of illegal fireworks and $1 million in cash from various Bay Area locations this week. …
Police investigate suspicious death after woman’s body found in landfill
San Jose police are investigating the death of a 33-year-old woman whose body was found in the Newby Island Landfill. Police responded on May 19 …
Four victims suffer injuries in two San Jose shootings
San Jose police are investigating two separate shootings that left four people injured early Saturday morning. Police said the first incident was reported at 12:04 …
San Jose firefighters respond to two house fires Tuesday morning
San Jose firefighters responded to two different residential fires on in South San Jose on Tuesday morning. The first fire, which broke out at a …
Crews stop forward progress on Silicon Fire
A brush fire that broke out Monday in the area of Silicon Valley Road and Basking Ridge Avenue in San Jose was 80 percent contained …
One of two San Jose stabbing victims dies in hospital
One of two men stabbed in separate incidents early Sunday in San Jose has died, police said. Officers responded about 2:30 a.m. to a stabbing …
Police arrest driver suspected of backing truck into outdoor diners, killing one
A suspect has been arrested in the Friday night crash that killed one person and injured two others when a vehicle crashed into an outdoor …
Details emerge about VTA shooter’s workplace behavior
Could we have predicted that Sam Cassidy, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority employee who killed nine of his co-workers before turning the gun on …
San Jose woman suspected of killing 7-year-old son awaits extradition from Denver jail
A San Jose mother was arrested Tuesday in connection with the killing of her 7-year-old son whose body was found in Las Vegas late last …
Pedestrian killed in traffic is 20th San Jose traffic death of 2021
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle when crossing Monterey Road outside of a marked crosswalk in San Jose.
Investigators find weapons cache with 22,000 ammunition rounds at mass shooter’s home
Investigators have found Molotov cocktails, cans of gasoline, a dozen firearms and about 22,000 rounds of ammunition in the San Jose home of a man …
Coroner identifies victims in San Jose mass shooting
The names of the eight victims of the mass shooting at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority maintenance yard in San Jose on Wednesday morning …
Update: Eight victims, suspect dead after San Jose VTA yard shooting – reports of explosives under investigation
Eight victims and a male suspect have been confirmed dead after a shooting Wednesday at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority maintenance facility in San …
San Jose police report fatal vehicle-pedestrian collision
Police in San Jose Friday night responded to a fatal collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. The collision occurred in the 2900 block of …
Triple shooting kills one man in San Jose, injures two others
A man hospitalized after a shooting Saturday night has died, San Jose police said Sunday morning. The man was one of three people shot about …
Construction firm owner admits to firing injured employees, faces nine months in jail
The owner of a Bay Area construction firm admitted to committing felony workers’ compensation insurance fraud after years of firing employees when they requested medical …
Hit-and-run driver kills man who’d fallen off electric unicycle
A man died after falling off an electric unicycle and being hit by a vehicle whose driver fled the scene in San Jose on Tuesday …
Two victims accuse middle school teacher, coach of sexual assault against minors
A teacher and sports coach at a middle school in San Jose has been arrested on suspicion of the sexual assault of at least two …
Southbound Highway 101 lanes reopen after overturned big-rig crash
An overturned big-rig was cleared from southbound U.S. Highway 101 after a crash near the connection with Interstate Highway 880 in San Jose on Friday morning. …
Firefighters find one person deceased at scene of commercial fire
One person was found dead at the scene of a fire at a single-story business in San Jose. Crews reported heavy smoke and flames from …
San Jose’s new off-leash dog park makes for happy tails
A new off-leash dog park has opened at San Jose’s Welch Park. On Friday, city leaders and community members gathered virtually to celebrate the opening …