Santa Clara County

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.

As the number of people in the Bay Area diagnosed with the delta variant of COVID-19 increases, there is a new threat: delta plus variants. Cases have already been confirmed in the South Bay.

A gunman killed 8 people and injured multiple others before fatally shooting himself Wednesday morning at a Valley Transportation Authority yard north of downtown San Jose, California, according to authorities.

There’s has been a concerning rise in the proportion of COVID-19 infections in children over the last few weeks.

As Santa Clara County aims to give shots to 140,000 people at its mass vaccination sites this week, some of its smaller sites say they’re struggling to get enough customers.

As thousands of people in the Bay Area receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Some people who haven’t been able to get the shot are starting to experience “FOMO” or the fear of missing out.

While many California counties continue to struggle with COVID-19 vaccine supply issues, some residents are willing to travel a distance to get their shots.

A San Jose woman has been charged with hate crime after authorities say she attacked and made some racial remarks towards two employees of a Mountain View McDonalds.

Santa Clara County on Wednesday said a second case of the COVID-19 variant first identified in South Africa has been detected in the county.

He might just be the oldest person in the Bay Area to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

As Santa Clara County expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is looking for help in getting the word out in underserved communities.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Marijuana Eradication Team (MET) is wrapping up a series of raids on illegal pot grows this week. The team, along with state agencies, spent the summer raiding eight different grows — many run by crime cartels.

As thousands of people scour websites daily in Santa Clara County in search of a coveted COVID vaccine appointment, it was a shocking revelation that in just five days over 4,000 people with confirmed appointments did not show up to get their shot.

Millions of people across the country are getting vaccinated, but when is it OK to visit someone when you’ve been vaccinated?

Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, home of the San Francisco 49ers, will become the Bay Area’s next COVID-19 mass vaccination site, with preparations ramping up for a Tuesday opening.

A San Jose hospital is trying to make amends after apparently breaking protocol and vaccinating members of a nearby school district before their turn, but Santa Clara County says the hospital still has work to do.

President Joe Biden has had a busy first few days in office. As part of his first acts, the president restored DACA and issued a moratorium on certain deportations for 100 days. Now, Bay Area advocates want to make sure immigrants have the correct information as to how this is all going to work.

A new COVID-19 variant different from the United Kingdom strain was first found in other countries and now has emerged in counties across California. It’s been linked to multiple outbreaks in Santa Clara County, including one at Kaiser San Jose Medical Center, health officials said Sunday.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced that anyone 65 years of age and older qualified to get a COVID-19 vaccine immediately. But actually vaccinating those now eligible isn’t necessarily happening right away.

Speaking before Santa Clara County supervisors Tuesday, public health officials painted a very grim picture for the near future.