An ongoing rivalry between two local politicians came to a head earlier this week, prompting accusations of a physical attack.

Police are still searching for a woman suspected of stabbing a Mercury News reporter at his Willow Glen home early Friday.

A serial cat killer who abducted and tortured a number of household pets in San Jose was sentenced to 16 years in prison.

San Jose police on Sunday fatally shot a man reportedly wielding an ax. The incident marks the city’s sixth officer-involved shooting of 2017.

A recent column in the Mercury News listed the best and worst local decisions in the last 50 years. Here’s a few more to add to the pile.

Nora Campos’ unorthodox political career may lead her to challenge Councilwoman Magdalena Carrasco, who is clearly not a fan.

What we need in San Jose is a “just cause” protection, which would prevent landlords form ousting renters unless they had good reason to do so.

San Jose’s police watchdog, Walter Katz, is on his way to Chicago after little more than a year on the job.

A man who threatened to carry out a suicide bombing on a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority vehicle has been taken into custody.

A battle is brewing between a local Native American tribe and a developer who wants to build a gravel mine just south of Gilroy.

A fresh round of campaign finance data triggered two unrelated claims about “dark money” influence in Silicon Valley politics.

To address a critical police staffing shortage, San Jose is expected to suspend union protections to reassign detectives back to patrol.

Congressman Mike Honda has an inauspicious anniversary on the horizon, as his ethics scandal approaches its second year.

Santa Clara County court clerks demanding higher pay continued their strike into day five, forcing courts to suspend all but essential services.

Helen Chapman took issue with the incumbent’s role in organizing a series of political forums, but she has since agreed to participate.

In a federal lawsuit, Donald Trump supporters accuse SJPD of failing to protect them from violent protesters after a campaign event.