South Bay, San Jose and Silicon Valley Local News
abc7news.com headlinesMt. View still abuzz after mountain lion captured
May 07, 2014 10:45 PM EDT
Mountain View is still buzzing after a cougar caused a standoff and evacuations at an apartment complex.
Fire alarm prompts brief evacuation at San Jose Airport Terminal B
May 07, 2014 03:16 PM EDT
Passengers and employees in Terminal B at Mineta San Jose International Airport were briefly evacuated this morning.
Campbell boy chases black belt despite heart condition
May 08, 2014 01:10 AM EDT
Shoham Das from Campbell is striving to get his black belt in mixed martial arts despite the serious heart condition he has.
SJPD look for 2 men in road rage incident
May 07, 2014 02:21 AM EDT
San Jose police are looking for two men involved in a deadly road rage shooting that happened Tuesday morning at near Tully and Senter roads.
7-year-old Albany boy needs bone marrow match
May 07, 2014 10:56 PM EDT
A 7-year-old Albany boy is in desperate need of a life-saving bone marrow match.
Santa Clara County crime lab botches methamphetamine tests
May 06, 2014 09:51 AM EDT
A Santa Clara County crime lab technician has been reassigned following botched tests in methamphetamine cases.
South Bay, East Bay charities on fundraising blitz
May 06, 2014 08:33 PM EDT
Local charities are counting on the public's generosity during a 24-hour fundraising blitz.
Bay Area weather forecast for Thursday
May 07, 2014 09:14 PM EDT
Mountain lion safely captured in Mountain View
May 07, 2014 11:27 AM EDT
Tuesday night authorities managed to safely corner and capture a mountain lion at a Mountain View apartment complex.
Police want to talk with San Jose airport stowaway
May 07, 2014 04:36 AM EDT
San Jose police plan to interview a teen who stowed away in the wheel well of a jetliner on a flight bound for Hawaii.
Flag controversy sparks protests on Cinco de Mayo in Morgan Hill
May 05, 2014 08:39 PM EDT
An American flag controversy that began at Live Oak High school in Morgan Hill four years ago sparked rallies on Cinco de Mayo.
Two Bay Area high school students named US Presidential Scholars
May 06, 2014 08:05 AM EDT
Two Bay Area high school students have been named this year's US Presidential Scholars and will be honored in Washington DC in June.
Home burglary suspect terrorizes elderly couple in Sunnyvale
May 04, 2014 03:15 PM EDT
Police are searching for a man accused of robbing and terrorizing an elderly couple in their Sunnyvale home on Saturday.
One person killed, one injured in San Jose crash
May 02, 2014 09:18 PM EDT
One person was killed and one seriously injured in a two-car accident in San Jose on Friday afternoon.
Santa Clara teen stowaway no longer in Hawaii
May 03, 2014 11:13 AM EDT
The Santa Clara teen stowaway who survived a flight to Hawaii in the wheel-well of a jet is not in the Aloha state today.
Neighbors dispute "Up" house in Santa Clara
May 02, 2014 03:23 PM EDT
In Santa Clara, some neighbors are turning a thumbs down on a local house painted to look like the one in the movie "Up."
Congressman to tour Mineta San Jose Airport after security breach
May 02, 2014 12:06 PM EDT
A Bay Area congressman plans to tour the perimeter of Mineta San Jose Airport today.
SJ researcher places ID bands on Falcon chicks in nestbox
May 02, 2014 07:03 PM EDT
A researcher rappelled down the side of San Jose's City Hall and placed ID bands on four peregrine falcon chicks inside a nestbox.
Morgan Hill school readies for Cinco de Mayo rallies, protests
May 07, 2014 01:55 PM EDT
A South Bay school district and local police are taking precautions ahead of rallies and protests planned on Cinco de Mayo.
Hundreds march in Bay Area May Day rallies
May 02, 2014 05:27 AM EDT
Several hundred people demonstrate for economic and social justice in May Day rallies around the Bay Area.
Incentives offered to cut water use by replacing grass
May 01, 2014 10:50 PM EDT
Palo Alto and the Santa Clara Valley Water Agency are offering money to residents who replace grass with drought resistant plants.
Santa Cruz residents face mandatory water rationing
May 01, 2014 10:42 PM EDT
Santa Cruz residents are learning a lot about conservation and consequences as mandatory water rationing goes into effect.
LA Kings beat San Jose Sharks in Game 7
May 01, 2014 01:06 AM EDT
The Los Angeles Kings made a historic comeback from three games down with a 5-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 7.
Two residents and a dog displaced by San Jose house fire
May 01, 2014 02:36 PM EDT
Crews faced challenges while fighting a house fire in San Jose Wednesday night that displaced two residents and a dog.
Ione police arrest man accused of kidnapping 2 women
May 01, 2014 02:09 PM EDT
Ione police arrested a transient man accused of kidnapping two women in separate incidents on Wednesday.
Three displaced by house fire in San Jose
Apr 30, 2014 12:29 PM EDT
Three people were displaced in a one-alarm house fire in San Jose this morning, a fire dispatcher said.
Police investigating after woman fatally stabbed in East San Jose
Apr 30, 2014 12:06 AM EDT
A woman was stabbed to death this afternoon in an East San Jose home located near the Regional Medical Center of San Jose.
San Jose teen advocates for other hearing impaired students
Apr 29, 2014 11:37 PM EDT
Zina Jawadi knew that in order to succeed, she had to be an advocate for change, including showing her teachers how to teach her.
Hawaii: Teen stowaway's dad arrives in Honolulu
May 01, 2014 04:43 PM EDT
A Hawaii state official says the father of a 15-year-old boy who stowed away in a jetliner's wheel well has arrived on the islands.
Mother facing murder charges for allegedly fatally stabbing baby
Apr 29, 2014 10:37 PM EDT
A mother is facing murder charges after she allegedly stabbed her 7-month-old baby boy to death near Livermore on Saturday.