San Jose CA

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...

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...

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...

The death of a 16-year-old Harbor City boy during a Bay Area sideshow has prompted mourning and calls for change.

An affordable burger sensation hailing from the South Bay has opened a new shop in the East Bay — and crowds have quickly taken notice.

Benicia leaders said this oil refinery’s departure in Solano County could reduce the city’s budget by more than $10 million.

Hollywood icon and environmentalist Robert Redford has died at the age of 89. Redford had many ties to the Bay Area. In a career spanning more than six decades, he cemented his legacy as an Academy-Award winning filmmaker and as a champion for many causes, including indigenous culture and civil rights.

Ex-KTVU anchor Frank Somerville was arrested in Oakland on suspicion of battery with serious bodily injury, adding to his string of recent legal troubles.

Last year, income from data centers displaced hotel tax as the Santa Clara general fund’s third-highest revenue source after property and sales taxes. But some question the economic wisdom of the city-owned electric utility, Silicon Valley Power (SVP), investing in expanded electrical infrastructure that will largely...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Police are investigating a triple homicide after two women and man were shot and killed in San Jose overnight Tuesday. According to the San Jose Police Department, officers responded to a home on the 200 block of Chynoweth Avenue just before 12:30 a.m. after receiving calls reporting gun shots and...