San Jose CA

Cal Fire has reported fires in the area after dry thunderstorms swept through.

Police in San Jose on Wednesday announced the arrests of three people in connection with two strong-armed robberies of people attempting to sell items after arranging meetings online.

Three armed suspects who allegedly tried to rob a security guard in Oakland were injured after the car they were in crashed into another vehicle in Hayward while fleeing the scene of the crime, according to police.

For more than two decades, the body of a man discovered floating in the water below a California bridge posed a mystery. Now, with the help of DNA testing, the body found in Oakland in September 2003 has been identified as Robert Craig Whitsett, a spokesperson for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said in a Sept. 2...

Cupertino residents have mixed feelings about one official’s frequent travels overseas and what they mean about his ability to serve the community. Councilmember R “Ray” Wang has virtually attended nine City Council sessions from national and international locations — ranging from Dubai to Texas — out of roughly 30...

For Bay Area poet Terra Oliveira, writing has always been both a journey outward and a way back home. Oliveira, who grew up in Benicia, recalls that her early work often carried an undertone of restlessness. “In one of my first poetry books, An Old Blue Light, I wrote from a place of restlessness and wanting to leave...

OAKLAND, Calif. - By early Wednesday morning, Oakland police radios - as well as most law enforcement agencies in Alameda and Contra Costa counties - will go silent. That means an information blackout for live breaking news, from barricaded suspects, shootings and other active crime scenes. Agencies point to state...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — Hundreds of homeless people, including children, lived in San Jose’s Columbus Park this summer. The sprawling and unregulated encampment was an unsafe place for anyone to live, city leaders said. City crews cleared the park over the past two weeks, marking San Jose’s largest encampment...

(KRON) — Several suspects armed with sledgehammers tried to break into a jewelry store Sunday but stopped short when they spotted police, said the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety. The suspects never made it into Nitin Jewelers, according to DPS, and raced away from the scene in multiple stolen vehicles. No...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Police Department's homicide unit is touting a 100% clearance rate over the last 3.5 years, and it's on pace to solve every case in the city for a fourth consecutive year. SJPD points to three factors that are helping to maintain this milestone.