Santa Clara County News

Lead installer for PG&E Tirso Ortega installs "SmartMeter," a new electric meter, in a Redwood residence on Nov.

The Impact Litigation and Social Justice Section of the Santa Clara County Counsel's Office is accepting applications for a one-year Fellowship beginning next September.

The Gilroy Police Department is reporting the rape of a 13-year-old girl at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Christmas Hill Park in Gilroy.

San Jose Unified School District launched its ambitious plan to offer H1N1 vaccinations to all of its students.

Former Santa Clara County prosecutor Ben Field on Wednesday took his fight to clear his disciplinary record to a State Bar of California appellate panel, but ran into a tough inquiry from judges who sent strong signals they believe his four-year suspension for misconduct may not be harsh enough.

A 42-year-old man agreed to serve four years in prison after he pleaded guilty this week to a variety of fraud and theft charges, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office.

Finding free internet "Hot Spots "for your WiFi needs while you travel around Santa Clara County may be as simple as buying a cup of coffee or driving around downtown.

Alleged child molester in court Thursday Alejandro Cortez, 21 of Gilroy, is scheduled to enter a plea to charges that he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl Thursday in Santa Clara County Superior Court.

San Jose Police have arrested two teenagers in the stabbing death of a 15-year-old San Jose boy outside his home.

The ongoing trial to determine how much the Santa Clara Valley Water District will owe in refunded groundwater charges to a San Jose water retailer will wrap up early next week.

Lead installer for PG&E Tirso Ortega installs "SmartMeter," a new electric meter, in a Redwood residence on Nov.

Only about a quarter of the 321,000 Santa Clara County property owners eligible to receive up to $130 from the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority have applied for the refund.

San Jose parade: Opening ceremony at 11 a.m. at Plaza de Cesar Chavez, followed by the city's 91st annual Veterans Day parade at noon Wednesday.

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.6 struck this afternoon in Santa Clara County near the Calaveras Reservoir.

A bicyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle near De Anza College in Cupertino Tuesday morning, a Santa Clara County sheriff's sergeant said.

Thousands more votes were counted Wednesday in Santa Clara County, solidifying local election results reported late Tuesday.

After weeks of searching in vain for the H1N1 flu vaccine for her two children, Alisa Yaffa says she'll be lining up early Saturday morning for the county's first public vaccination clinic.

Aside from the national health care issue, Americans are paying attention to another health issue, vaccinations for the H1N1 flu virus.

Kicking off what promises to be a cutthroat race, homicide prosecutor Jeff Rosen announced Wednesday he is running for Santa Clara County district attorney against his boss - and immediately faulted her for poor judgment and questionable ethics in recent episodes.

During questioning, the 14-year-old who told police she had been kidnapped from Gavilan College said she lied about her allegations, police said.