San Jose Teen Arrested for DUI Following Solo Vehicle Accident in Colma
A 19-year-old San Jose man found himself in cuffs last Saturday after a solo vehicle accident in Colma, police said. According to the Colma Police Department, an officer came across a Dodge truck parked in the southbound stalls of Hillside Boulevard with its hazards flickering in the night and front-end damage...
Motorcyclist killed after crashing into abandoned Nissan on Highway 17, CHP says
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- CHP Santa Cruz confirms a motorcyclist was killed after crashing into a Nissan that was abandoned on Highway 17 in the Scotts Valley area early Sunday morning. The CHP said an unknown driver of a 2012 Nissan 370Z crashed their car into an advisory sign and call box while The...
San Jose Little Italy street renaming stirs up controversy
San Jose’s Little Italy is getting a street renamed in its honor, but not everyone in the neighborhood is happy. The City Council on Tuesday will vote on renaming part of North Almaden Boulevard “Little Italy Way,” which is not the street the historic Italian American neighborhood originally preferred. The area’s...
Three people fatally shot in San Jose, suspect at large
Police are searching for a shooter who allegedly killed two women and one man in San Jose, authorities said.
‘Well-known’ chef accused of robbing three banks in one day in California
A man identified as a former head chef at two closed San Francisco Bay Area restaurants faces charges that he robbed three banks in one day, police and news reports say. Valentino Luchin, 62, of San Francisco, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 10, following the robberies of three banks in the city, San Francisco police...
Santa Clara County declares public health crisis for Latino residents
Latinos in Santa Clara County suffer from higher rates of poverty, lower rates of high school graduation and more deaths from diabetes than other groups. Officials want to find ways to close that gap. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously declared a public health crisis for...
VA hospital project in California balloons to $1.6 billion
A long-running Department of Veterans Affairs hospital replacement project in Palo Alto, California, has tripled in cost and slipped more than a decade behind. Approved in 2009 with an estimated budget of $450 million to replace six “seismically deficient” buildings, the initiative is now expected to exceed $1.6...
16-year-old Harbor City boy is mourned after fatal fall during Bay Area sideshow
The death of a 16-year-old Harbor City boy during a Bay Area sideshow has prompted mourning and calls for change.
The most affordable burger spot in the Bay Area just opened a new location
An affordable burger sensation hailing from the South Bay has opened a new shop in the East Bay — and crowds have quickly taken notice.
Major Bay Area refinery on track to close, city official says
Benicia leaders said this oil refinery’s departure in Solano County could reduce the city’s budget by more than $10 million.
