San Jose News

In a case that made national headlines, a San Jose chemist accused of planting tainted juice at a Starbucks will not face any criminal charges because it turned out the only possible foreign substance found in the bottles was vinegar.

A 19-year-old man was arrested as a suspect in a machete attack that left a man dead in a fast food parking lot on May 16, police announced Friday.

An 82-year-old man suffered major injuries when he was struck by a school bus as he rode a bicycle through a major intersection bordering Cupertino and Saratoga Friday afternoon.

A view of the San Jose State University campus. Graduates from the university Saturday may find themselves in a traffic jam, with a taco festival scheduled for nearby, at around the same time.

High in the hills of East San Jose, a world-renowned institution is marking its 125th year of pioneering explorations of the night sky.

In semiannual state academic scores released Friday, South Bay and Peninsula schools showed a wide range of results, with many ranked at the top, but also a significant number showing up in the bottom.

Pin It Three Creeks Trail , which mostly runs along the alignment of an abandoned Union Pacific rail right-of-way. Trail advocates in Willow Glen envision a regional, unified trail system linking Los Gatos Creek, Three Creeks, and the Guadalupe River System for enhanced biking and walking opportunities.

After years on the drawing board, the verdict is in: Santa Clara's new, $230 million Family Justice Center is set to rise in the St.

Tens of thousands of homeowners will see their property taxes go up significantly this year as rising home values restore some or all of their homes' lost equity, Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone said Monday.

A brush fire along Coyote Creek consumed about an acre and a half and caused the closure of Brokaw Road east of Interstate 880, snarling traffic in both directions during the Thursday commute.

The popular singer/songwriter has been on five previous tours, and her time on the road is very significant to all of her fans.

"I just took them and played the hell out of those vintage Telecasters," the South San Jose-based blues guitarist and singer said.

A search for two residential burglars Friday led to an hours-long shelter in place for two public schools on Yellowstone Avenue as authorities sought and eventually arrested the suspects, Milpitas Police Department reported.

One month after gunshots damaged PG&E's Metcalf transmission substation in San Jose, a man dressed in all black was spotted early Wednesday morning in a field next to the property, setting off a large search by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.

Q What do you think of the proposal to drop the maximum blood alcohol level from 0.08 to 0.05 percent for drunken driving? A I like it and here's why: Although any change is a long shot and at best many years away, it raises awareness that you don't need to be legally drunk to be an impaired driver.

There's more Chicago-style pizza in the South Bay's backyard with the newest location of Patxi's Pizza, which opened here Tuesday.

A fire in South San Jose only burned seven acres. But the fierce, wind-swept grass fire sent smoke high into the sky that was visible for miles.

An 81-year-old man who was killed while walking in a crosswalk in East San Jose on Monday night has been identified by the Santa Clara County medical examiner's office as David Stearns, of San Jose.

Cleo Doss said the two-alarm fire began burning on a 50-acre plot of land about 11 a.m. at Singleton Road and Locke Drive, which is bounded by East Capitol Expressway and Senter Road.

The San Jose City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to raise the city's tax on marijuana collectives to 10 percent starting in July.