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San Jose police investigate Friday night shooting death of woman downtown
SAN JOSE -- A woman found shot to death in downtown San Jose on Friday night was the city's 12th homicide of the year, police said.Officers responded to a report of an injured female in the area of North 4th Street and East St. John Street about 9:07 p.m., police said Saturday.The woman wasn't breathing when officers arrived, police said. She was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.A suspect in the killing was gone when officers got to the scene, police said. The motive and circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.The identity of the victim will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner's Office after her family is notified.Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sgt. Van Den Broeck and Detective Estantino of the San Jose Police Department's Homicide Unit at 3829@sanjoseca.gov and/or 4339@sanjoseca.gov or (408) 277-5283.
Woman hospitalized following crash in San Jose, police say
A woman was sent to a hospital following a crash in San Jose Saturday afternoon, police said. The incident happened just after 4:30 p.m. in the area of Berryessa Road and Sandstone Lane. According to police, two cars were involved and a woman was sent to a nearby hospital with...
Will TikTok leave San Jose in ban takes hold?
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The U.S. TikTok ban is raising questions about the app's future in San Jose, where its Chinese parent company, Bytedance, is expanding its office space. President Joe Biden signed the ban into law on Wednesday, claiming national security risks, which would prohibit the downloading of TikTok from app stores if Bytedance doesn't sell the app within nine months.
Teen goes missing in Mountain View
(KRON) — The Mountain View Police Department is searching for a missing 16-year-old. Maria, who also goes by “Percy”, was last seen at about 1:15 p.m. Friday near Los Altos High School, located at 201 Almond Ave. Maria is a Filipino girl who is 5’0″ and 130 pounds. She has medium-length brown hair with blonde […]
West Central Fire District, Homestead High School students host crash demonstration
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The West Central Fire District and members of Homestead High School’s ‘Students Against Destructive Decisions’ hosted a crash demonstration Saturday ahead of the school’s prom. The crash demonstration was a training opportunity for West Central Fire District, and served as a...
Following three deaths, advocates bring resource fair to San Jose homeless encampment
SAN JOSE, Calif. - After three deaths at a homeless encampment in San Jose, advocates knew something needed to be done. They scrambled to gather help and brought a resource fair directly to the encampment. "I had asked the people of the camp if they wanted to have a memorial...
Teen arrested for allegedly selling fake Airpods on social media
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Redwood City officers arrested a teenager who allegedly sold fake Apple earphones on social media, police said Thursday. Police said that in January 2024, a victim purchased a pair of alleged counterfeit Apple AirPods Max from a seller on Facebook Marketplace. The transaction occurred at the Sequoia Station shopping center, with the seller claiming that the earphones were authentic.
Walmart to Close Fremont Store in the East Bay, Offers Transfers to 156 Employees
Walmart, the retail behemoth, is scaling back its Bay Area presence by shuttering an East Bay store in Fremont. Set to close on May 24, the location at 40580 Albrae St. is ceasing operations, affecting 156 employees, who have been allowed to transfer to other nearby Walmart stores. The announcement came on Thursday, marking a strategic move by the retailer in response to the underperforming financial outcomes of this specific branch.
Santa Clara County is lacking needed translation services
SAN JOSE, Calif. - In a region that speaks roughly 100 languages, non-English speakers often find themselves unable to follow Santa Clara County government meetings. That might finally change. The problem was on painful display last week, when the $11 billion agency had no one on hand to simultaneously interpret...
San Carlos residents react after postal worker robbed at gunpoint
The United States Postal Service says it's investigating after a mail carrier was robbed at gunpoint in San Carlos. The incident happened Thursday Afternoon in San Carlos. It was an online post that caught San Carlos resident Suzanne Greene attention about a mail carrier robbed at gunpoint. “A mail carrier...
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