A twice convicted 30-year-old sex offender from Santa Clara appeared in federal court for sentencing following an arrest in ...

Santa Clara County supervisors took their first step toward adopting a $14 billion budget that weighs the region’s critical ...

A registered sex offender from Santa Clara, Utah, has been sentenced to federal prison after being caught by an undercover ...

A NEW RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT facility in Santa Clara County will provide people with a safe place to heal and recover. County officials announced the ...

A woman convicted of 23 crimes, including seven felonies, was sentenced to 118 days in county jail after a plea hearing in Santa Clara County, despite claims of progress in substance use and mental ...

The San Mateo County undersheriff says the sheriff’s jails are understaffed and officers are working overtime. Six inmates ...

Santa Clara County’s new residential facility in San José will offer shared living spaces to people leaving jail with mental ...

A 21-year-old man was arrested Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting two women on a walking trail in San Jose, ...

The student suspected of fatally stabbing San Jose teacher Diane Peterson nearly 50 years ago carried a knife inscribed with “Teacher Dear,” authorities ...

Santa Clara County Main Jail. San Jose Spotlight file photo. Silicon Valley is known for technological innovation, but its jails are running on paper — and it’s fueling a public safety crisis.

Santa Clara County jail deaths reached a 20-year high in 2024. Ten people died in the custody of the sheriff's office last year across the main jail, Elmwood Correctional Facility and county ...