The dispute—part of an ongoing conflict between CEO Jeff Smith and Sheriff Laurie Smith—transpired in a series of dueling memos.

Sharwian Bobian waived his appearance at the most recent court hearing, which took place Thursday in Morgan Hill.

Sharwian Bobian, an accused rapist who went missing for more than a month, was taken into custody Friday after a days-long manhunt.

The Police Officers’ Association wants lawmakers to investigate a glitch that improperly deactivated more than 2,500 bench warrants.

Authorities on Tuesday arrested a South County transient accused of sexually assaulting a woman who tried to help him.

Someone made off with scores of goats from a farm in unincorporated South County just after Thanksgiving, according to authorities.

This marks the second consent decree imposed on the county jail system—the fifth largest in California—since last month.

A 33-year-old Stockton man has been charged with sex-trafficking a young woman from San Jose to Salt Lake City.

John Hirokawa forced his former boss into her first runoff, but Sheriff Laurie Smith still managed to secure a commanding lead.

Newly unearthed records reveal how the sheriff candidate helped Morrissey keep his job, get good assignments and sue Santa Clara County.

Santa Clara County has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by former inmate Rikki Martinez, who says he was brutally beaten by jail guards.

The ex-undersheriff says he neglected to refile a candidate statement out of confusion and because the county misinformed him.

A retired accountant for the city of Cupertino was arrested on suspicion of embezzling close to $800,000 from taxpayers. 

Investigators have arrested a man suspected of slaughtering nearly a dozen cattle in Morgan Hill back in June.

While state agencies have undergone a reckoning over sexual harassment, local governments have largely escaped scrutiny—until now.

Don Morrissey, the embattled president of the Santa Clara County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, said he’s ready to step down.