Santa Clara County Archives

San Jose man sentenced to life in prison for murdering man in Santa Cruz Mountains

June 15, 2020 4:20 PM Avery Johnson

The death of a San Jose man in Santa Cruz County is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Sheriff’s…

Power shuts off in parts of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara County

October 11, 2021 10:56 AM Melody Waintal

Planned shutoffs started Monday morning at 7 a.m. and are expected to last to Tuesday until 10 p.m. However, due to wind advisories, more areas might…

What to do when your power is out

October 11, 2021 3:57 PM Melody Waintal

Whether it’s a planned power shutoff or an unforeseen outage, depending on your power company, you can find out what it is.…

Gilroy Police release video from officer-involved shooting

September 8, 2021 9:57 AM Victor Guzman

Gilroy Police released the footage from the officer-involved shooting that killed a man on Sept. 8.…

Second round of Golden State Stimulus checks to go out this week

October 7, 2021 1:24 PM Melody Waintal

Two-third of Californias are eligible for the Golden State Stimulus checks that are supposed to be rolling out into your bank accounts this…

Gov. Gavin Newsom announces COVID-19 vaccine mandate for in-person school

October 1, 2021 10:49 AM Melody Waintal

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced there will be a state mandate requiring students and staff to be vaccinated for COVID-19 to attend in-person instruction.…

CVS now offers COVID-19 booster shots in Salinas, Aptos, Watsonville and Gilroy

September 24, 2021 2:25 PM Melody Waintal

CVS Health announced on Friday that select CVS Pharmacy and Minute clinic Locations are now offering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot to…

Roads closed after reported big rig fire and oil spill in Gilroy

August 25, 2021 3:24 AM Carina Nocon

GILROY, Calif. (KION) The Westbound lanes of Pacheco Pass before Highway 101 remain closed after a big rig reportedly caught fire around 1:00 a.m.…

Bonny Doon neighborhood voice concern about violent sex offender possibly moving in.

August 17, 2021 6:57 PM Erika Bratten

BONNY DOON, Calif. (KION) The State of California is trying to place a violent sex offender in a small Bonny Doon neighborhood and locals say they…

San Jose woman accused of killing son in Las Vegas indicted by grand jury

August 2, 2021 4:37 PM Avery Johnson

A San Jose mother accused of killing her 7-year-old son and leaving his body on a Las Vegas-area hiking trail has been indicted by a grand jury,…

Street light struggles in Santa Cruz

August 1, 2021 12:00 PM Max Tarlton

A resident in Santa Cruz is pretty frustrated about a nearby street light. He reached out to me to try and get it…

San Jose police arrest man found holding hand grenade

July 29, 2021 1:01 PM Avery Johnson

San Jose police said officers are at the scene of an event near Olinder Court and Felipe Avenue where a “despondent” man is allegedly holding a…

Memorial service held to honor the victims of the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting

July 28, 2021 7:39 PM Stephanie Aceves

A memorial was held at the Gilroy Center for the Arts today to honor the victims of the 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival…

Firefighters contain four fire starts along Highway 152

July 28, 2021 8:30 PM Avery Johnson

Firefighters stopped forward progress of four small vegetation fires reported along Highway 152 Wednesday…

Modified Gilroy Garlic Festival brings in hundreds of patrons

Law firm sues gun company for Gilroy Garlic Festival mass shooting two years later

July 28, 2021 4:01 PM Melody Waintal

Law firm, Bradly Legal is suing gun company Century Army LLC on behalf of the victims and families affected by Gilroy Garlic Festival mass shooting.…

Modified Gilroy Garlic Festival brings in hundreds of patrons

July 23, 2021 7:32 PM Josh Kristianto

GILROY, Calif. (KION) The sound of the sizzle and the heat of the…

Three Bay Area counties recommend COVID-19 safety policies in workplace, including vaccine requirements

July 22, 2021 12:26 PM Avery Johnson

Health officers in Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties issued a recommendation to employers Thursday to implement COVID-19 safety…

Fire agency breaks ground on new fire station near Redwood Estates

July 21, 2021 12:56 PM Avery Johnson

Santa Clara County Fire announced that representatives from the department, the County and the Redwood Estates Services Association are breaking…

Bay Area counties, city issue updated guidance recommending masks indoors

July 16, 2021 11:25 AM Avery Johnson

Several Bay Area health officials issued a joint statement Friday recommending that everyone, whether they are vaccinated or not, should wear masks…

Los Gatos man accused of having ‘cop killer’ bullets, racist writings

July 15, 2021 3:35 PM Avery Johnson

A Los Gatos Man is facing multiple charges after Campbell police reportedly found him prowling outside of a…

Roughly one-fifth of Americans were initially hesitant about or squarely against getting the Covid-19 vaccine but have since gotten their shots

San Lorenzo Valley Rotary Club announces Covid-19 vaccine pop-up clinics in ‘Vax the Valley’

July 14, 2021 5:56 AM Carina Nocon

SAN LORENZO VALLEY, Calif. (KION) The San Lorenzo Valley Rotary Club is partnering with the County of Santa Cruz Public Health and the Boulder Creek…

Gilroy firefighters help to fight Beckwourth Complex Fire

July 12, 2021 5:19 PM Avery Johnson

The Gilroy Fire Fighters Association said one of its engines, along with the strike team, have left the Salt Fire and are now responding to the…

VTA announces timeframe to resume light rail service

July 8, 2021 2:22 PM Avery Johnson

Light rail service has been suspended at the Valley Transporation Authority since a shooting that killed multiple employees, but the agency announced…

Car engulfed in flames in Morgan Hill

July 5, 2021 9:30 PM Dominoe Ibarra

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION) The California Highway Patrol responded to reports of a vehicle fire on southbound Highway 101 in Morgan Hill. CHP was…

Tickets to concerts, events to be raffled off to those vaccinated in Santa Clara County

June 16, 2021 2:31 PM Avery Johnson

Santa Clara County officials announced that they are partnering with the SAP Center, the Golden State Warriors and the City of San Jose to raffle…

San Jose mandates videotaping of all gun purchases

June 16, 2021 12:49 PM The Associated Press

San Jose officials have passed a new gun law that requires retailers to video-record all firearm purchases.…

Suspect in chase ending in Salinas identified as Gilroy homicide suspect

June 15, 2021 5:18 PM Avery Johnson

A man accused of leading Gilroy officers on a chase that ended in Salinas has been identified as the suspect in a homicide, according to Gilroy…

Father of San Jose boy shares memories of son after mother arrested on suspicion of murder

June 10, 2021 5:37 PM Avery Johnson

The father of a San Jose boy who police believes was killed by his mother has started a GoFudMe, and in it, he shared memories of his…

Suspect accused of shooting at Gilroy officers during chase arrested in Salinas

June 10, 2021 5:22 PM Avery Johnson

Gilroy police have arrested a suspect accused of shooting at officers during a high-speed chase Wednesday…

VTA: Cassidy faced disciplinary actions for four separate incidents prior to San Jose shooting

June 10, 2021 11:55 AM Avery Johnson

It has been two weeks since 9 Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) employees were killed in a workplace shooting, and the agency said it has…

Agency declares water shortage emergency in Santa Clara County, calls for reduction in water use

June 9, 2021 5:16 PM Avery Johnson

The Valley Water Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution declaring a water shortage emergency in Santa Clara County, and that means…

Santa Cruz Metro provides mutual aid for Santa Clara VTA

June 6, 2021 4:39 PM Amelia Rosenberg

The Santa Cruz Metro is providing mutual aid to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority after a mass shooting last month affected the…

Bodycam footage from deadly VTA mass shooting released by Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office

June 1, 2021 5:41 PM Victor Guzman

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has released bodycam footage of their encounter with the suspect in the mass shooting in the VTA facility on…

San Jose man convicted of murdering Salinas man over refusal to return bag of clothes

May 28, 2021 5:44 PM Avery Johnson

A Monterey County jury has convicted San Jose resident Luis Enrique Lamas-Escalante of first-degree murder after a two-week…

Suspected Molotov Cocktails, 22,000 rounds of ammunition found at San Jose shooting suspect’s home

May 28, 2021 3:22 PM Avery Johnson, The Associated Press

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has been searching the home of Sam Cassidy, the man accused of shooting and killing 9…

Hundreds mourn mass shooting victims in San Jose vigil

May 27, 2021 7:46 PM Josh Kristianto

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION) Hundreds of residents gathered at San Jose City Hall for a vigil, remembering those who lost their lives to a mass shooting…

Here’s what we know about the San Jose rail yard shooting

May 27, 2021 3:25 PM CNN

Investigators are trying to determine what led a gunman to open fire Wednesday at his workplace — a public transit rail yard in San Jose,…

Official: Shooter said he hated work years before killing 9

May 27, 2021 3:22 PM The Associated Press

A gunman who killed nine people at a California rail yard where he worked appeared to target some of the victims, a sheriff…

Nine people killed, including suspect, in San Jose shooting

May 26, 2021 8:30 AM Max Tarlton, Avery Johnson, Jocelyn Ortega

Several people are injured after a shooting early Wednesday morning in San Jose.…

Firefighters extinguish structure fire south of Gilroy

May 24, 2021 12:05 AM Josh Kristianto

SOUTH OF GILROY, Calif. (KION) Cal Fire SCU says firefighters extinguished a structure fire on Highway 25 and Bolsa Road south of Gilroy Sunday…

Drought-related disaster loans offered to some Central Coast small businesses

May 6, 2021 3:25 PM Avery Johnson

The California Office of Emergency Services announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration is offering…

Gilroy Garlic Festival returns after being cancelled due to COVID-19

April 28, 2021 7:02 AM Carina Nocon

GILROY, Calif. (KION) After cancelling the 2020 festival due to the coronavirus, the Gilroy Garlic Festival is back on for 2021.…

Sharks to welcome back fans on limited basis

April 16, 2021 1:28 PM The Associated Press

The San Jose Sharks will welcome back fans on a limited basis beginning April 26 against…

Suspect released with a citation after burglarizing yogurt shop

April 6, 2021 10:16 PM Dominoe Ibarra

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) A man was arrested after burglarizing a yogurt shop in Santa Cruz, but later released with a citation, according to the…

Santa Cruz County moves to orange tier

March 31, 2021 10:53 AM Elisha Machado

More industries can reopen now that Santa Cruz County is officially in the orange tier.…

CHP seeking information regarding fatal Highway 101 crash

March 24, 2021 9:44 PM Amelia Rosenberg

GILROY, Calif. (KION) The California Highway Patrol is seeking information after one person died following a crash just south of the Sargent…

Shelter in place lifted after search for Santa Cruz chase suspect

March 18, 2021 11:56 AM Avery Johnson

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office reports that a shelter in place is issued for the area around…

Newsom recall effort collects more than 1.9 million signatures

March 9, 2021 6:56 PM Jonathan Sarabia

The group organizing the effort to recall Governor Gavin Newsom has reached over 1.9 million signatures. But those signatures are still needed to be…

Santa Clara County won’t join Blue Shield vaccine plan

March 9, 2021 10:17 AM The Associated Press, Avery Johnson

Santa Clara County will not participate in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to have Blue Shield control…

Gilroy liquor stores lose licenses after labor trafficking investigation

March 4, 2021 3:37 PM Avery Johnson

The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control announced that it revoked licenses for…