San Jose CA

The man ran out of his bedroom to try to put out the battery fire, but within minutes, he had collapsed and would later die. Firefighters say his death was most likely from toxic smoke inhalation.

Book lovers along Stevens Creek Boulevard could soon have a sprawling new place to browse the shelves. Barnes & Noble is moving to open a large bookstore in Cupertino, filing plans for a proposed 19,200-square-foot location at 20740 Stevens Creek Boulevard in the Crossroads shopping center, a storefront that has sat empty since early 2025. The project is under city review, and the company has not...

A teenage boy was detained yesterday after arriving with a knife to a fight outside Homestead High School in Cupertino, according to school officials. The clash broke out near the end of the school day, and authorities reported no significant injuries. The teen who brought the knife was not enrolled in the Fremont Union High School District and was taken into custody.

A deadly single-car crash on Interstate 280 just north of El Monte Road in Los Altos Hills left one person dead and two others with major injuries yesterday. According to the California Highway Patrol, a Honda Accord crossed the freeway's center median and slammed into a tree. The driver and a front-seat passenger were rushed to Stanford Medical Center with serious injuries, while...

A shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents is under investigation in California's Stanislaus County, between San Jose and Modesto. The shooting, which was caught on camera, happened Tuesday morning in the area of Interstate 5 and Sperry Avenue in Patterson. ICE officers were conducting a targeted vehicle stop...

Yesterday's garage fire on the 5100 block of Severance Court in South San José sent firefighters racing into the neighborhood, briefly tangling traffic before crews knocked the flames down in about half an hour. Everyone inside the home got out, and firefighters quickly shifted into overhaul to chase lingering hot spots. Officials have not yet said what sparked the blaze.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A Starbucks location in San Jose shut its doors for good on Sunday, leaving just two locations near the city's downtown area. Starbucks announced in September its plan to close hundreds of stores around the world, which, at the time, included over 40 locations in the Bay Area. The location that closed Sunday at 150 South First Street was not on the list...

One man has been sentenced to 30 years to life in prison and two others to 25 years, after pleading guilty in the 2021 shooting death of retired SJPD officer Kevin Nishita. He was shot and killed in downtown Oakland while guarding a TV news crew.

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