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OAKLAND, Calif. - Mask mandates are returning to several Bay Area counties as an increase in COVID-19 cases overlaps with the cold and flu season. The local health orders require masks to be worn in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and other healthcare facilities, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Alameda,...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A registered sex offender was arrested in Woodside on Wednesday night after allegedly exposing himself and making threats, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 8:45 p.m. to a home on Martin Lane after receiving reports of a man...

"All of a sudden, they realized there was a connection to the van," said Mark Geragos, an attorney who represented Peterson in his trial.

A big makeover is about to happen at one of Mountain View’s oldest and most well-known buildings. The Jurian is a historic building at 194–198 Castro Street that is known for its mission revival style. A developer wants to add a three-story office addition to it. Yesterday evening,...

(KRON) — A street racer who caused a horrific crash that left twin girls orphaned pleaded no contest to vehicle manslaughter this week. Kyle Harrison, 25, of Redwood City, was racing his BMW against a teenager who was driving a Mercedes on El Camino Real when the Mercedes plowed into a family’s Chevrolet Bolt. The […]

California residents are upset after a judge allowed a notorious serial rapist to move into their community, igniting fears for public safety. The scrutiny began after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert Harrison ruled on Monday that Christopher Hubbart, known as the "Pillowcase Rapist," would be released from a state hospital and placed in Juniper Hills.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office's Retail Theft Task Force arrested 10 individuals at a San José Target store. As reported on the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, the arrests occurred last week at the Target on N. Capitol Avenue. The suspects were caught stealing many items, including beauty supplies, medication, baby formula, health products, ink cartridges, and a scooter.

ST HELENA, Calif. - It was a "total light show" in the North Bay on Thursday evening. A KTVU photographer captured an astronomical phenomenon known as a geomagnetic storm. The intense aurora produced by the storm is more commonly referred to as the Northern Lights. Our photographer, Jaden Schaul, was...

Supporters of Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance rallied in Woodside Wednesday ahead of his visit to the area. Roughly 50 to 75 people gathered outside the Pioneer Hotel Wednesday afternoon to show their support for the Trump-Vance ticket. Vance is scheduled to attend a fundraiser in the area Wednesday...

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A San Jose police sergeant and City Council candidate has had his officer certification temporarily suspended by the state police board amid allegations of mortgage fraud. The state’s Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training temporarily decertified Tam Troung on Sept. 18 due to his pending criminal proceedings. The state board decertifies officers when they have committed serious misconduct, such as sexual assault, abuse of power or violation of the law.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The former executive director for a Northern California police union pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to charges she illegally imported synthetic opioid pills from India and other countries. Joanne Marian Segovia, who was executive director of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association, was charged last year with unlawfully importing thousands of […]

The San Jose Police Department (SJPD) is investigating a tragic accident that resulted in the death of a woman walking alone on Tuesday evening. According to SJPD, the incident occurred at 6:31 p.m. at the intersection of South Fifth and East Fernando streets. A man driving a silver 2018 Nissan Sentra struck the woman as she was crossing the street. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with authorities.

Residents will soon be able to view San Jose Police Department crime statistics broken down by council districts as part of an effort to expand transparency requirements citywide. Rules Committee members voted unanimously to approve a proposal by Councilmember Arjun Batra to publish public safety data by districts. Batra said...

On the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s hazard map, the landscape of the U.S. is color-coded to illustrate different levels of danger from extreme weather. Several Bay Area counties are shaded dark red, the highest level of risk. They’re considered to be even more in peril than the communities recently devastated by Hurricane Helene, which are still rated a less ominous light blue. In fact, five of the Bay Area’s nine counties are in the 99th percentile for natural disaster risks, according to the agency — ranked in the top 15 out of all 3,007 counties in the country.

Touting Kaiser Permanente’s plans to build a new hospital as a win for residents, San Jose City Council unanimously approved the new facility, noting it will meet state seismic standards, increase patient services, and create hundreds of jobs once completed. The project, which the healthcare giant hopes to start...

Santa Clara cross country runner Dominic McMahon is the boys athlete of the week for Sept. 30-Oct. 5. In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, McMahon finished with 34.88% of the votes. Newark Memorial cross country runner Michael Tellez was second at 30.67%. Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition. McMahon, a senior, took first place in the large school division at the Artichoke Invitational, finishing the 2.3-mile race in 12:07. To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email [email protected] by Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results. We also review stats...

Three individuals are set to face serious charges after what started as a Facebook Marketplace deal escalated into an alleged violent attempt at carjacking and robbery in San Mateo, according to details provided by the local district attorney's office and police. Richard Jones, 22, Maurice Griffin, 20, and Margaret Emma Watkins, 21, have been held to answer following a preliminary hearing with accusations including attempted carjacking, assault with a deadly weapon, and firearms possession, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office.

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Republican VP candidate JD Vance was in Woodside Wednesday evening for a fundraiser. A bunch of Trump supporters showed up with their big flags to welcome Vance, and he stopped to talk with some of them. [KPIX]. Brace for some loud fighter-jet action over the city today as the Blue...