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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A disturbingly large, invasive, and destructive rodent, double the weight of a cat, is causing widespread concern as the animal’s population spreads in the Bay Area, threatening infrastructure, the state’s water supply and posing a health risk to humans, pets, and livestock. Save on iPhone...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Mountain View’s cold weather homeless shelter has for years provided a warm place to sleep at night during the winter months. Now the city and county are working to expand its operations to six months out of the year, providing more services to the unhoused.

(KRON) — The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner Office is investigating the death of a 14-year-old homeless boy in San Jose. Officials have not determined the boy’s cause of death, but investigators said they have ruled out hot weather as a factor. Temperatures in San Jose rose to over 100 degrees during the first week […]

South Bay social workers are speaking out as they are concerned about the staffing shortage and working conditions. They added they are understaffed that they are operating in crisis mode and are not able to properly investigate suspected cases of child abuse. Employee after employee with the Santa Clara County...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Mountain View Whisman School District Superintendent Ayindé Rudolph is on a short-term leave of absence, the district announced on Monday, Oct. 7. Chief Academic Officer Cathy Baur will be filling in for Rudolph while he is out, Chief Human Relations Officer Tara Vikjord...

Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, has announced plans to close several of its California locations this month as part of a broader business strategy. The closures are not related to financial issues but are part of a shift in the company's approach, focusing on local market stores rather than its traditional supercenter model.

A Bay Area man and his mother are in custody following the shooting death of a custodian at a Daly City gym last week. According to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office, the victim was targeted after he asked the alleged shooter to adhere to the gym’s locker room rules.

Following a preliminary hearing, San Mateo County District Attorney John Caisiano Thompson, age 56, is being held to answer on all charges related to the alleged murder of a woman in his residence despite the victim’s body remaining unfound. According to an official X account from the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office, Thompson was apprehended after a collaborative investigation by the DA's Office and the East Palo Alto Police Department, which initially began as a search for a missing person.

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A winery owner in California is suing Santa Clara County after being fined more than $120,000 for allowing a long-term employee to live in an RV on the property for a number of years. According to The Mercury News, Michael Ballard, whose family owns Savannah-Chanelle Vineyards south of San Francisco,...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Santa Clara County is investigating six deaths that may be related to the recent heat wave. The county medical examiner-coroner said that six people who died during the October heat wave might have succumbed to heat-related causes, though the investigations are ongoing and could take up to 60 days to confirm.

This report covers a selection of incidents from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7, as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. Learn more about the Clery Act and how The Daily approaches reporting on crime and safety here. Tuesday, Oct. 1. Battery of a spouse, date...

CUPERTINO, Calif. (Diya TV) — A rash of burglaries has shaken Indian American residents in the Rancho Rinconada neighborhood of Cupertino, California, as the houses of several families were broken into this summer. Victims said the burglars appear to operate when the homeowners are away, helping themselves to thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, much of which are considered treasured family heirlooms.

The SamTrans labor action causes student concern over detentions and potential undeserved tardies. SamTrans bus service consists of Redi-Wheels, RediCoast paratransit service, Caltrain commuter rail and the San Mateo County Transportation Authority. They provide service throughout the Bay Area to 8,528,698 riders as of 2023, including Woodside students. SamTrans bus drivers most recently called in sick on Sept. 5 after Amalgamated Transit Local Union 1574 rejected a proposal deemed fair by SamTrans officials. Students and faculty have noticed these disruptions induced by contract negotiations with SamTrans employees.

After each having a week off, the Fort Morgan Mustangs and the Mountain View Mountain Lions will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Morgan will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth last...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Ludwigs is getting a Bavarian makeover. The German beer garden is now under new ownership, and while much of Ludwigs will remain the same, new owner Gisela Qasim plans to infuse the downtown Mountain View mainstay with a bit of her heritage. “I grew...

(KRON) — The San Jose Police Department (SJPD) is investigating a collision that killed a female pedestrian on Tuesday. According to SJPD, the crash occurred at 6:31 p.m. at South Fifth and East Fernando streets. A male driver of a 2018 silver Nissan Sentra struck the woman while she was in the crosswalk. The driver […]

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 valeryl fentanyl pills. She faces up to 20 years in prison. Segovia’s plea before a federal judge in San Jose was part of an agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which agreed to reduce the severity of her charges, the Mercury News reported. She only said “yes” when asked by the judge to confirm and demonstrate her understanding of her guilty plea, the newspaper reported. Starting in 2015, Segovia had dozens of drug shipments mailed to her San Jose home from India, Hong Kong, Hungary and Singapore with manifests listing their contents as “wedding party favors,” “gift makeup,” “chocolate and sweets” and “food supplement,” according to a federal criminal complaint.

Police officers across Silicon Valley are mourning San Jose’s first community service officer killed in the line of duty — a gesture to how integral these officers have become in a city that struggles to fill its police ranks. Long Pham, a community service officer with the San...

By Tim Didion and Dan Ashley Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KGO) — The Bay Area’s fog-shrouded coast seems tailor-made for hiding ghosts from the past. But now, a research team has pulled back the curtain on a mystery that’s endured for nearly 80 years: the location of a U.S. The post Wreck of WWII ‘Ghost Ship of the Pacific’ discovered off Bay Area coast appeared first on KION546.