San Jose CA

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...

The gift is the largest in the East Bay school's history and will significantly boost its endowment.

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.

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...

(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 […]

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...

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.

DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says a Tulare, California man has been sentenced to life in prison on drug charges. According to a release, Brian Joaquin Alvarado, 40, led an "extensive drug trafficking organization," and was found guilty for conspiracy to distribute...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A newly-approved seven-story, 126-unit apartment complex in San Jose’s Willow Glen neighborhood has sparked opposition from local residents. The project, which was approved at a city meeting last night, will be built at the corner of Willow and Kotenberg. It includes more than 50 studios and...

At 11:10am, a suspicious person was reported at the intersection of West Main Street and Montebello Way. The subject was pacing back and forth repeatedly yelling “don’t touch me” to passerby. Monday, Nov. 24. An incident of petty theft was reported at 2:20pm at the Trader Joe’s...