San Jose Viet Museum founder leaves lasting legacy
Loc Vu, the architect of San Jose’s Viet Museum and Little Saigon pioneer, died Saturday at the age of 92. After months in hospice care in Cupertino, Vu spent his final moments surrounded by family and community members whose histories were indelibly marked by the former South Vietnamese military...
Pig butchering: Bay Area widow loses nearly $1M in crypto scheme, ChatGPT alerts her...
"ChatGPT told me no, this is a scam, you better go to police station... so I panicked at that time, I panicked and I call him. I say, you are scamming me!" the victim said.
Woman killed after stepping into traffic on Highway 101 in Bay Area, CHP says
The driver, a 24-year-old San Jose man, stayed on the scene and cooperated with officers.
‘We can’t food bank our way out of this’: Looming SNAP cuts threaten S.F....
When the federal shutdown paused SNAP payments this November, Sandra M., 53, rushed downtown to San Francisco’s Al Pastor Papi to get free burritos for her family. Keeping her place in line was a struggle. The Mexican restaurant regularly sees a busy lunch rush, but its staff wasn’t prepared for the surge of people...
Cal State East Bay receives $50M donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
The gift is the largest in the East Bay school's history and will significantly boost its endowment.
East San Jose to Host First-Ever Mural Festival on Story Road December 6
East San Jose will hold its first Mural Festival, called 'East Side Story' Vol. 1, on December 6, 2025. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the corner of Story Road and McGinness in San Jose, California.
San Jose Killer’s Fate Back in Play as Grieving Family Rips DA’s Push
A high-stakes hearing in a San Jose courtroom Friday will decide whether to strip a key “special circumstance” finding from a 1987 murder conviction, a move that could transform a life-without-parole sentence into one that allows a shot at release. The case centers on Erik Chatman, convicted of killing 18-year-old...
Man arrested for lighting San Jose restaurant on fire: PD
(KRON) — A man was arrested by the California Highway Patrol Wednesday after setting a popular downtown San Jose restaurant on fire earlier in the week, the San Jose Police Department said. SJPD did not name the restaurant targeted in the arson incident on the 300 block of West Saint John Street. Fire crews were […]
San Jose Couple Martin and Irene Garcia Save Dozens of Shoppers After Black Friday...
Aside from divulging details about what happened to a media outlet, the couple shared an array of videos showing them offering refuge to the shoppers. Chaos erupted at Valley Fair Mall in San Jose on Black Friday, November 28, 2025, when thousands of shoppers ran, fearing for their lives, or...
Bay Area Marine, 21, dies in tactical vehicle accident during training at Camp Pendleton
Pfc. Tanner F. Rubio, a 21-year-old Marine from Dixon in Northern California, died Wednesday in a tactical vehicle mishap during training at Camp Pendleton.
