Campbell News

Almaden Boulevard and San Carlos Street, 8:20 p.m. Friday A woman was robbed while getting into her vehicle by two males who poked her with blunt objects.

Tanhauser Court and Tierra Buena Drive, 7:28 p.m. Wednesday A passenger who bolted out the rear door of a vehicle police were attempting to stop, fired a gun at officers and tried to run off, was caught and arrested.

Tom Campbell, Silicon Valley's onetime Golden Boy, is still, well, golden. In a San Jose State University poll released Monday, Campbell, a former Silicon Valley congressman seeking the GOP nomination for governor, crushed his competition - former eBay chief Meg Whitman and state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, a valley entrepreneur.

Do Vietnamese really eat dogs? Why are Mexicans so loud and noisy? The questions reflect two stereotypes of San Jose's largest immigrant groups.

Campbell will have one of its own vying for the title of Miss California USA at the annual pageant next weekend.

Given that this Sunday is the premiere of the new AMC series " The Prisoner ," a site as devoted to geek culture as this one is has only one possible recommendation to make -- " The Prisoner " starring Patrick McGoohan.

The price of community could be spelled out in several millions of dollars if a county committee agrees to move Santa Clara students who currently attend Campbell schools onto campuses within their city of residence.

Mr. Roadshow tested the Highway 101 evening commute Monday, the first day metering lights were working from Palo Alto to San Jose's airport.

The Campbell Planning Commission Tuesday evening continued a highly anticipated public hearing on a potential zoning change to allow hospitals in the city's manufacturing district.

Q: The latest accident on the Bay Bridge got me thinking: We may be stuck with the S-curve on the bridge until the new span is completed in four more years, and nothing the CHP has done seems to slow drivers down.

Five years ago, Mariajose Altube had an uh-oh moment with her little brother Jose.

The male was determined to be under the influence of a stimulant and to have drugs and drug paraphernalia in his possession.

Every version of health care reform before Congress views for-profit specialty hospitals as so ill-advised that they should be put out of business.

CAMPBELL, Calif. - Rick Rieser was halfway through his daily jog this summer when the idea for 'Percy, The Perfectly Imperfect Chicken' first popped into his brain.

Just days after a young boy and his grandfather returned home from the hospital, concerned parents near the Campbell's Bucknall area urged city leaders to take notice of what they're saying is a dangerous intersection for pedestrians.

Q I remember reading your article a couple of months ago that gas prices would significantly come down by the end of the year.

At the new tutoring center in Campbell, the focus is all on mathematics. Mathnasium combines the real world problems of math with a teaching curriculum tailored for the needs of each individual student.

A report on greenhouse gas emissions shows that the city of Campbell should aim to reduce emissions by 15 percent to 25 percent less than 2005 levels by the year 2020.

Oktoberfest 5k finish at Campbell Park A couple of weeks ago, while on assignment with a fellow Examiner, I discovered a great little hill on the Los Gatos Creek Trail in Campell .

So there will be another GOP debate between the gubernatorial hopefuls at 7 p.m. tonight at Brandman University.