San Jose’s Ethics Commission dismissed charges against 20 candidates and City Council members who unwittingly broke local election laws.

A new lawsuit alleges that the city of Gilroy broke the law when it approved the annexation of farmland for a planned 4000-home development.

Of the 158 finalists named in the Knight Foundation's Cities Challenge, which divvies up $5 million among winning ideas, eight are from San Jose.

The Santa Clara Valley Water District’s board of directors is expected to meet in closed session Thursday and fire CEO Beau Goldie.

A sheriff’s deputy was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving Sunday after allegedly waving a gun around in a Jack In the Box drive-through.

Newly available court records have unearthed more legal troubles for Darcie Green's husband, and a split has occurred in the women’s leadership organization she leads.

A youth soccer league ousted from its fields by the NFL may have found a new place to play and resolution to a lawsuit over the displacement.

To catch the vandal defacing art-adorned utility boxes, the city will offer a cash reward for information leading to the perpetrator’s arrest.

Santa Clara County this week became the first in the nation to open an office of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer affairs.

Local leaders will name the 680-280-101 freeway interchange after Joe Colla, the San Jose councilman who lobbied for the project's completion in 1976.

The public is invited to weigh in on the future of the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, where officials want to build a public park and open space.

Darcie Green's new husband said he took his bride's surname to honor her family, but those familiar with his record of domestic violence think that may have had something to do with it.

A youth sports league added the NFL to a lawsuit against Santa Clara, claiming the city hijacked nearby soccer fields to make way for Super Bowl 50.

Last week we ran through the biggest stores of 2015 in our annual Year in Review. As we pivot to a New Year, here's a look at the stories to come.

A year in review is rarely pretty, and 2015 was no exception. Here’s a brief list of the some of the biggest stories that made it a year to remember, and soon leave behind.

Diamond Foundry, a Peninsula-based startup with A-list investors, puts a Silicon Valley spin on high-end, lab-made diamonds.