The suspect, 60-year-old Christina Jean Johnson, was arrested in Shasta County last month, and appeared at the South County courthouse in Morgan Hill last week. She operated a daycare facility in Gilroy.

Men in unmarked black t-shirts wearing no masks hustled a man out of an East San Jose nonprofit employment center, handcuffed him and drove off in an unmarked SUV.

The Police Department stated that between January 2020 and January 2025, Margie Thompson, the only paid employee of the Keith Kelley Club, embezzled $43,000.

Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed the nation’s strongest protections into law to limit tactics being used by what he called “Trump’s federal secret police.” 

Tarrah Taylor, 26, Jeannessa Lurie, 24, and Max Ryan, 26, were killed by a single gun-wielding attacker in the early morning of Sept.16.  

The new law prevents federal agents working in California from concealing their identities with masks. The Trump administration said it will ignore the law, which is expected to face a legal challenge.

Joseph Vicencio was charged today with three murder counts, in the shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her two friends in South San Jose early Tuesday. Two witnesses told police he admitted he was the killer.

A set of laws Gov. Gavin Newsom signed today extends California clean-energy programs while taking steps to shore up oil and gas production. It also opens the door to a Western energy grid.

San Jose police on Sept. 11 arrested a man for carrying a handgun while reportedly chasing an unhoused victim, pushing him to the ground and brandishing a firearm.

Joseph Vicencio was arrested late Wednesday afternoon for the fatal shooting of two women and one man at a residence near Martial Cottle Park.

Legislators approved a bill allowing Lyft and Uber drivers to unionize after a deal that allows both companies to reduce liability insurance.

California leaders wrapped up this year’s legislative session Saturday afternoon, prolonged by last-minute backroom deals on climate and energy, sparking deep frustration among some lawmakers.

Officials say that every year, thousands of people in Santa Clara County take their own lives, get shot, robbed or threatened with a gun.

Legislation to force Google’s Chrome web browser to safeguard personal data cleared the Legislature and headed to the governor’s desk Thursday.

Paul Jhin becomes the second Asian American prosecutor to become an Assistant District Attorney in the office’s history.

The proposed new rules could significantly affect wineries and other agricultural operations that conduct a variety of on-site business.