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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...

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(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 […]

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

Sunnyvale residents are worried about a school board candidate who sent an email to a neighborhood association suggesting that LGBTQ people engage in public indecency. Residents of North Sunnyvale have voiced concerns about Frances Renteria who is running for the Fremont Union High School District Trustee Area 2 seat.  The residents pointed to Renteria’s signed... The post ‘Appalled’: Backlash over Sunnyvale school board candidate’s anti-LGBTQ views appeared first on San José Spotlight.

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.

As part of an agreement with federal prosecutors, Joanne Segovia admitted in court Tuesday to illegally importing more than 17,000 opioid pills into the U.S. while serving as the executive director of the San Jose Police Officers' Association.In March of 2023, the 20-year veteran of the SJPOA was charged after a homeland security investigation revealed her role in a scheme to distribute drugs.Originally, investigators said those drugs included a fentanyl analogue, but they have since corrected what they found was an error in testing.RELATED: Mayor Liccardo cracks down on misconduct of SJPD officers, calls for random drug, alcohol testingTuesday, prosecutors...

(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 […]

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...

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...

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...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The El Camino Healthcare District board is shaping up to be a competitive race, with four candidates in the running to fill three seats that are up for grabs this November. Three incumbents are seeking reelection and one new contender is in the race.

In previous decades, people with comedic talent had to slug it out in empty comedy clubs for years before getting a shot at success. Thanks to social media, however, jokesters like Ken Flores can easily showcase their funny finesse, capturing the attention of thousands with a single share. The Chicago-based Flores has quickly gained a legion of fans thanks to Instagram and TikTok reels highlighting his laid-back stage presence and endearing, even shocking, wit. A rising star in the comedy world, Flores is at home both on long-running comedy tours and in the lion’s den of comedy roast battles. Off the wall and able to connect with any crowd, Flores is a stand-up to watch.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Seeking to protect the natural creeks flowing through the city from the impacts of new development, Palo Alto is preparing to impose new rules significantly limiting construction around riparian corridors. The rule changes, which the Planning and Transportation Commission plans to review on Oct....