In 2024, Rosen decided that he was no longer going to seek the death penalty, noting that the death penalty is racially ...

CA-LUR-GRAND Fire initially started 3:19 p.m. July 4 in Santa Clara County, California. It has been burning on federal land ...

Congressional Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” could deal a bleak, brutal blow to Santa Clara County’s public hospital ...

Dueling forces could swing Santa Clara County’s jail population back and forth, as officials look to revive zero cash bail ...

Despite reaching record highs in their property assessment rolls, two of California's wealthiest counties are grappling with a trend of slowing growth rates. Visit ...

Microplastics fight | Keep up pressure | Step up. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for July 10, 2025.

Marissa DiNapoli of Morgan Hill was reported missing July 30. Police said they found her body July 2, and that a man was charged with her murder.

During a news conference, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said that while Duran is accused of sexually assaulting both girls, the statute of limitations only allowed for charges to be ...

THE OUTCOME of the $13 million special election for a new Santa Clara County assessor will shape housing development and school funding in Silicon Valley. Nominations will be open from July 14 through ...

SAN JOSE — A police officer was arrested Monday on suspicion of sexual misconduct against a minor that occured between 2008 ...

The Fay, a 23-story apartment building at the corner of South First Street and East Reed Street in downtown San Jose’s lively ...