San Jose Inside

A federal jury convicted 65-year-old Johnny Ray Wolfenbarger last August of attempted production of child pornography, the attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in child pornography production, and the receipt of child pornography.

Elderly persons, children and individuals with respiratory illnesses are particularly susceptible to elevated air pollution levels and should take extra precautions.

Experts said the shooting of David Tovar Jr. during an arrest attempt in 2021, while lawful, was "flawed" because police bullets hit occupied apartments nearby.

A state-run small business grant program caused a small business loan program, launched around the same time, to fall short of expectations, a recent report shows.

Newsom is doubling down on an aggressive strategy to combat climate change, that also appears to involve boosting his national profile.

A Titan Arum, commonly known as a corpse flower, is expected to bloom in the next few days for the first time in San Jose State University's Biology Department tropical greenhouse, university officials said Friday. The 9-foot-tall plant, named Terry Titan, is expected to bloom sometime between Sunday

and Tuesday, staying open for only 24 to 36 hours. The flower, when bloomed, will smell like rotting flesh, harkening back to its name as the corpse flower.

Residents will not have to relocate during the treatment, which officials said poses minimal risk to people, pets, animals and the environment.

Police Chief Anthony Mata and Assistant Chief Paul Joseph were flagged down by the victim's girlfriend while driving on Coleman Avenue.

The agency also warned premiums may double for some enrollees if Congress does not renew federal aid.

The grant fund will help improve public transportation connections to job centers, hospitals and other essential destinations from Caltrain, Amtrak and VTA stations.

The new federal number is billed as an alternative to 911 for people experiencing mental health emergencies. A bill would allow California to fund call centers with new fees on phone lines.

Suspects in separate slayings on July 12 and July 15 were taken into custody without incident.

The San Francisco-based company agreed to stop charging people with disabilities extra wait time fees, and pay more than $2.2 million in refunds.

Short staffing, heavy patient workloads and other conditions lead to dangerous “moral injury” occurrences in the county’s health and hospital system, doctors say.

Hundreds of health care and support workers at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City are striking today, calling for better working conditions and a new contract. Picketing began at 6 a.m. at the hospital located at 170 Alameda de las Pulgas. Nurses assistants, aides, surgical technologists, respiratory therapists, cooks and others took part in the demonstration, according to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 829.