Lawyers for a former Santa Clara official convicted of perjury are requesting he be sentenced to probation without jail time — contrary to prosecutors’ request he serve time.

Supervisors stipulated North County Jail facilities must maximize the use of beds for mental health services, called for ...

Muller pleaded guilty to nighttime attacks in Mountain View and Palo Alto reported in 2009, six years before a notorious ...

Ten men died in Santa Clara County jails last year — the most deaths in custody in two decades, according to a report from a police auditor. The president of the union for jail guards says they’re ...

Santa Clara County leaders want to reduce recidivism at Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas and plan to study offering ...

Four teenage boys and two men were arrested on suspicion of taking part in a monthslong crime spree in San Jose, authorities ...

Police in San Jose on Thursday confirmed the arrests of six suspects -- including four juveniles -- in connection with a ...

Authorities said the 28-year-old suspect previously worked as a behavioral therapist for children with autism.

Thomas John Loguidice, 67, was sentenced for kidnapping an Oakridge Mall employee in 1994 to eight years to life in prison, a ...

Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office officials report that a suspect known for stealing high-end cars has been stopped in his tracks! Adelino Araujo Jr., wanted in several counties, was tracked by the ...

A Livermore man has been arrested on suspicion of sexually molesting a child, Santa Clara police said last week.