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Beauty Thieves Arrested, Connected to String of Northern California Thefts
May 23, 2025
They’re calling it “Ulta Thefts … Ultimate Arrests.” The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department has arrested two people tied to...
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CalMatters: San Francisco Bay Fish are Contaminated with Levels of “Forever Chemicals” that Could Harm Anglers
May 22, 2025
Contaminants known as “forever chemicals” have been discovered in San Francisco Bay fish at levels that could pose a health...
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NorCal Firefighters Prepare for Difficult Fire Season
May 12, 2025
Bay Area firefighters are preparing for a difficult fire season this summer. The latest seasonal outlook report from the National...
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Guilty Plea in 2022-23 Electric Transformer Bombings Announced
May 10, 2025
A man who bombed two PG&E transformers in San Jose pleaded guilty on April 29 to federal charges related to...
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Drug 100 Times Stronger than Fentanyl Linked to Death in Santa Clara County
May 8, 2025
The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner on May 2 confirmed the county’s first overdose death due to carfentanil, a drug...
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Alleged Home Depot Theft Ring Linked to 200 Thefts
May 6, 2025
An alleged retail theft ring that spanned the Bay Area was disrupted when four people were arrested, the Santa Clara...
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Santa Clara’s Northside Police Substation is Now Open
May 5, 2025
Santa Clarans now have another place where they can interact with Santa Clara’s police officers. The city reopened the Northside...
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EdSource: Amid Deadly Measles Outbreak, California’s Childhood Vaccination Rates are Falling
May 1, 2025
Before the pandemic, Lillian Lopez never questioned the safety of vaccines. That’s why all her children are up to date...
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Police Nab Alleged Catalytic Converter Thieves
April 30, 2025
Santa Clara police have arrested two men in connection with a string of car part thefts. On Aug. 16, Santa...
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CalMatters: How the State Sent Californians’ Personal Health Data to LinkedIn
April 29, 2025
The website that lets Californians shop for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, coveredca.com, has been sending sensitive data...









