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.

San José firefighters knocked down a second‑alarm house fire on Endfield Way Sunday afternoon. Crews reported residents out of the home and nearby traffic impacts.

A suspect was wounded in an officer-involved shooting Saturday night near Alta Drive and Racine Avenue in Fremont. Police have not released details as the investigation continues.

A Gonzales man was arrested after deputies found his wife fatally wounded at their home; investigators recovered a firearm and a knife, authorities say.

Santa Clara police say 30-year-old Ivan Santillano Batres went missing Friday from the 70 block of Monroe Street. He is considered at-risk; call 911 with tips.

Milpitas police say a 33-year-old was arrested after community-shared surveillance helped link him to September burglaries at local houses of worship.