Joseph Houg, a 50-year-old theater and elementary school teacher, is being held at the Santa Clara County Main Jail on $100,000 bail.

While cops used the blunt instrument of a time limit to disband protests, Sam Liccardo repeatedly flouted the curfew to squeeze in a bike ride.

The people affected by one of the largest fires in California history—the SCU Complex—still don’t qualify for FEMA relief.

The board chair of Valley Water says avoiding disruptions has been a priority for the agency since its founding a century ago.

Armed-to-the-hilt South County resident Alan Viarengo was arrested for sending dozens of threatening letters to Dr. Sara Cody.

The DA actively courted the same political fundraiser he’s now prosecuting for allegedly illegally helping Sheriff Smith.

Attorneys for some of the defendants in the case say District Attorney Jeff Rosen has conflicts that precludes a fair prosecution.

The SCU, CZU and LNU Lightning complexes, River Fire and Carmel Fire have chewed through 892,313 acres across 15 counties.

In Santa Clara County, it seems the vast majority of applicants for the permits, known as CCWs, never got past the first step.

Laurie Smith and Rick Sung spent the the whole of their testimony in a CCW bribery case invoking their right against self-incrimination.

With little more than a month to go before the census deadline, county officials are making a final push to ensure a complete tally.

The alleged mastermind of an bribery plot managed to duck charges for now. As did many of his apparently perjurious colleagues.

The fires burning in the mountains south and west of San Jose have pushed 77,000 people to flee from Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties.

Despite the movement in the streets, the uprisings at city halls, the chants of Black Lives Matter, we’re still here. 

Firefighters made significant progress against the SCU Complex in the past day, allowing Cal Fire to ease some evacuation orders.

California has never seen anything like the lightning fires that struck amid a pandemic, rolling blackouts and a record heatwave.