Crime

The death of Thomas Jackson, the man found in a charred pickup

Forensic evidence used to link 23-year-old Travis J. Hoffmeister

California auto theft numbers are the lowest they have been in

The Morgan Hill man accused of killing 15-year-old cheerleader Sierra LaMar will appear in court for a plea hearing Tuesday morning.

The Gilroy man who drunkenly plowed his truck into a young family and killed a 4-year-old boy three years ago was found guilty by a jury for second-degree murder this week. 

Paul Rangel, 40, of Hollister, 4:50 p.m. Thursday, at the Gilroy

A Morgan Hill woman died following a four-vehicle crash at

First Amendment and civil rights advocates say the governor’s signature on two new state laws dealing with the release of police records will go a long way toward improving transparency of information and enhancing public trust in their local governments. Gov. Jerry Brown signed...