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Deported Veterans Could Return to U.S. Under Proposed Law
A new push in U.S. Senate for legislation to stop deportation of immigrant veterans for minor crimes.
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Sheriff Laurie Smith Says ‘No' to San Jose Mayor Liccardo's Call for Resignation
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Monday called for the resignation of Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith amid multiple use-of-force incidents and alleged misconduct under her watch, and on Tuesday the sheriff responded by saying “no” she will not step down.
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Ghost Guns Sought by Violent Extremists, Tied to Thousands of Potential Crimes, Feds Warn
Untraceable, homemade firearms commonly known as “ghost guns” are turning up at potential crime scenes by the tens-of-thousands and have become popular weapons of choice among terrorists and violent extremists, according to leaked report from federal law enforcement officials.
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More Than 2,600 Travelers Banned for Not Complying With Mask Mandate
As the country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and more people get vaccinated by the day, a growing number of air travelers say they’re fed up with the federal mask mandate and are refusing to wear a face cover while flying.
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COVID Contradiction? Churches Get Federal PPP Money While Defying Local Health Orders
An NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit analysis of Federal SBA Paycheck Protection Program records found at least a dozen California churches got millions of dollars in Federal taxpayer COVID-19 relief money while, at the same time, defying local government health rules meant to reduce the spread of COVID.
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Newly Unsealed Grand Jury Transcripts Shed New Light on Sheriff Gun Permit Scandal
NBC Bay Area Senior Investigative Reporter dug through more than a thousand pages of newly-released grand jury testimony from the Santa Clara County Sheriff pay-to-play gun permit scandal.
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Grand Jury Indicts Santa Clara County Undersheriff in CCW Case
UPDATE, 10 a.m. Nov. 23: Santa Clara County Undersheriff Rick Sung and sheriff’s Capt. James Jensen held back a conceal-carry permit to Apple’s head of security for $70,000 worth of iPads, District Attorney Jeff Rosen says.
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Former Palo Alto Police Officer Charged After Violent 2018 Arrest of City Resident
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office filed two misdemeanor charges Tuesday against a former Palo Alto Police officer more than a year after surveillance video appeared to show him striking a handcuffed resident and slamming his head against a car windshield.
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Sheriff Campaign Scandal: 4 Indicted in Concealed Carry ‘Pay to Play' Scheme
There’s a major development Thursday involving the investigation into Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith and allegations her office was trading concealed weapons permits for campaign contributions.
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Palo Alto Police Department Hit with New Civil Rights Lawsuit
A Palo Alto man whose late-night encounter with a police officer in July 2019 outside a local donut shop left him with a fractured bone in his face filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Wednesday against the Palo Alto Police Department.
