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Retired Santa Clara County Sheriff Robert Winter has written his share of crime reports and technical literature over his 35 years in law enforcement. But...

The most hotly contested local primary on June 5 could be in the 30th Assembly District, which encompasses all of San Benito County, much...

A 62-year-old Morgan Hill woman was found dead inside her trailer at the Thousand Trails RV Park in an unincorporated area near Morgan Hill Thursday afternoon, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office who conducted the investigation. Authorities have ruled out foul play and say Alberta Silva, 62, died from natural causes.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department arrested two men at a loud party on the 14400 block of Columbet Avenue at 10:08 p.m. on Saturday night when a riot ensued after deputies arrived.  

Antolin Garcia-Torres' mother, Laura Torres, sobbed outside her home at Maple Leaf RV Park when she thought about her son being taken away and charged with the murder of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar, a crime she is certain he didn't commit.

For the first time in more than a month, investigators searching for 15-year-old Sierra LaMar reported new leads in the case, and are asking the public to report any sightings of a red four-door sedan with a black hood.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s dive team spent the day Thursday searching Anderson reservoir, the largest reservoir in the county, for any sign of missing teen Sierra LaMar. 

The primary cause of deaths on local streets and highways remains drunken driving, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s office and the "Avoid the 13" DUI Task Force will keep up with its DUI enforcement in the county as a result of a recent $101,500 grant awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety. The Sheriff’s office will administer the grant for the entire county on behalf of the Santa Clara County Police Chiefs’ Association.  

Residents living in west Morgan Hill want to warn their neighbors - many of whom own small animals - about a wandering bobcat lurking around the area.

A man driving a tractor was injured when it overturned and rolled downhill into a building, Santa Clara County Sheriff Sgt. Jose Cardoza said. The accident occurred about 12:45 p.m. today on private property on the 4000 block of East Dunne Avenue at Finley Ridge Road in the eastern hills of unincorporated Morgan Hill.