Santa Clara County's female inmates are too often prevented from signing up for vocational training, according to a new report.

Five weeks after contractors hit a gas line, it’s unclear when work will resume on a bus route connecting East Side to downtown.

A Santa Clara County judge ordered a convicted horse abuser to pay $113,000 in restitution to rescue groups that cared for the animals seized from his ranch last year.

For the past year, Santa Clara County has been fine-tuning a regional marijuana ordinance to fill regulatory gaps between San Jose’s new local laws and anticipated statewide legalization in 2016.

A routine light rail patrol exploded into a downtown shootout and high-speed chase Friday night, after a man shot at an officer and carjacked a vehicle, according to the San Jose Police Department.

Kathryn Steinle’s killing by an unauthorized immigrant in San Francisco has riled the national debate about so-called "sanctuary cities."

Santa Clara County's largest employee union, SEIU Local 521, voted against a tentative agreement reached a week earlier.

Mounting legal troubles have longtime Lupin Lodge members worried about the future of the historic naturist resort.

Santa Clara County has appointed a new director of its Social Services Agency.

Hours before thousands of workers planned to walk off the job, Santa Clara County's largest employee union reached a tentative four-year agreement.

Councilwoman Magdalena Carrasco put to rest rumors of a bid for higher office, announcing that she will not run for the state Assembly in 2016.

Local leaders applauded the same-sex marriage ruling Friday, while social media lit up with celebratory tweets, status updates and rainbow memes.

Santa Clara County's largest labor union voted to authorize a strike next week to protest what they call unfair labor practices and demand higher wages.

Bay Area-based startup HandUp connects homeless people in need with donors who want to help.

Santa Clara County's homeless population fell by 14 percent since the last count two years ago, according to figures released Monday.

Days before the contract expires for the county's largest labor union, public hospital employees stage a "sick out" to demand higher pay.