Community tips led Morgan Hill police to arrest a suspect accused of targeting three local businesses.

San José police say VCET officers stopped a vehicle on the south side and found a juvenile on probation with a concealed, loaded handgun.

A San Jose man admitted to sending fake government billing letters that prompted thousands of businesses to mail payments to an Olympia P.O. box. Prosecutors seized nearly $400K.

A San Jose man was convicted after prosecutors say he drove to Dublin to meet what he believed was a 13‑year‑old undercover officer. Sentencing is set for March 10.

A Merced County civil suit names Gustine Unified, the county office and ex‑vice principal Brian Chubon, alleging repeated sexual abuse and negligent oversight. The filing follows a criminal plea earlier this year.

Copper theft knocked out streetlights across San José on Feb. 19, forcing emergency repairs and highlighting a months-long repair backlog. City crews and police are responding.

A Watsonville woman was sentenced to 13 years after DNA tied her to the 1994 death of a newborn found off Garin Road. The DA credited cold‑case work for the result.

San José detectives arrested a 20‑year‑old in Modesto after linking him to a September shooting at a McKee Road business. The victim was unharmed and the suspect is booked at the county jail.

Authorities identified 53-year-old Stuart McLaughlin of Hillsborough as the skier who died at Northstar on Feb. 15.

A Santa Cruz man was arrested after a Feb. 10 shooting at a San Lorenzo Riverbed campsite that left a person hospitalized and expected to survive.

San José firefighters responded to a full first-alarm house fire on the 400 block of Fieldcrest Drive; all residents were out and traffic was affected.

A woman in her 70s interrupted a Friday‑night burglary after a suspect smashed a sliding glass door; detectives are investigating.

Kurt Van Dyke, a Santa Cruz‑born surfing icon, was found dead in Puerto Viejo; Costa Rican authorities say the killing followed a break‑in and robbery.