The festival almost didn’t happen. But after several sponsors dropped out, AT&T stepped up to replace Comcast as the principal sponsor and the festival is back on track.

Driver who fled scene after hitting boy, 8, and dad gets plea deal from prosecutors

The quick reaction of a Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputy who stopped at the scene of a car accident probably saved two lives: her own and that of a good Samaritan who had also stopped to see if everyone was OK.

The veteran Ballet San Jose stars launched their troupe a decade ago in Cleveland to keep a ballet presence in that city when the San Jose Cleveland Ballet was becoming exclusively a West Coast company.

A Fantasy 5 ticket worth $190,863 that matched all five numbers in Tuesday night’s draw was sold in San Jose, California Lottery officials said.

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So far, tooth fairies have had it great in San Jose: The city is the largest in the country that doesn’t fluoridate its water. But now a major effort is under way to shed that title.

The Melvins have gone from punk to grunge to something completely different.

Two men who authorities say went door to door in a San Jose neighborhood in an effort to sell fake plasma TVs and broken computers as brand new merchandise were arrested by Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies.

But city leaders vow changes in program after council trades $350,000 in debt for former official’s condo, now worth as little as $250,000.