Santa Clara County will explore housing for LGBTQ seniors to help them live out their golden years without fear of discrimination.

Justice has been delayed for an untold number of sexual assault victims in Santa Clara County, as hundreds of rape kits remain untested.

Former Undersheriff John Hirokawa will face off against his former boss, Laurie Smith, in the 2018 sheriff's race.

To kick off the #BeautifySJ campaign, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo set aside Monday morning to pick up illegally dumped trash.

Prompted by outrage over violent incidents involving officers, the county adopted a plan to equip sheriff’s deputies and jailers with body cameras.

San Jose’s mayor and two council members told the public that they will seek greater civilian oversight of local law enforcement

Two events in San Jose this month aim to build trust between local law enforcement and the communities they police.

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

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office formed a task force to prevent people who face evictions from ending up on the streets.

Two inmates who broke out of Santa Clara County jail the day before Thanksgiving will face additional charges after their re-capture.

Two Santa Clara County inmates who broke out of the Main Jail in San Jose the day before Thanksgiving are still on the lam, authorities said.

Police are looking for victims of a disbarred attorney accused of defrauding nearly 1,000 people who came to him for immigration help.

Santa Clara County inmates suspended a hunger strike over solitary confinement Friday after a discussion with jail officials.

Santa Clara County inmates kicked off a hunger strike to protest solitary confinement and what they see as a gap between policy and practice.

Authorities have released the names of the Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputy and the elderly man he shot to death in his Saratoga home Monday.

A veteran San Jose police officer was arrested Tuesday for allegedly leaking sensitive information to a Vietnamese street gang.