Austin Turner
San Jose Mercury News
San Mateo, CA, United States
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Gilroy: Clash over car theft ends in fatal shooting
After the shooting, the suspect stole the victim’s car and was arrested after a police chase, authorities said. → Read More
Bay Area Storm: New atmospheric river touches down, flood advisories issued for North Bay and Peninsula
The latest atmospheric river storm reached the Bay Area early Tuesday morning and is expected to bring heavy winds and rain to the region throughout the morning. → Read More
Saratoga: West Valley College on lockdown after report of campus gun sighting
West Valley College in Saratoga was on lockdown as of 11:35 a.m. Monday after an armed intruder was seen on campus, according to the community college's Twitter account. → Read More
Bay Area storms: New atmospheric river expected to arrive overnight, Pajaro floodwaters approach highway 68
A moderate-to-strong atmospheric river storm bringing what the National Weather Service called a "direct threat to life and property" approached the Bay Area on Monday for what was expected to be a nighttime arrival for more heavy rains to an already impacted region. → Read More
Atmospheric river storm brings headaches, traffic jams and wet weather, but Bay Area escapes severe damage
Light rain forecast over the weekend, with more storms possible next week → Read More
Bay Area Storm: Atmospheric River rocks Bay Area causing closures, evacuations
The latest atmospheric river storm system walloped the Bay Area on Thursday evening into Friday morning, unleashing a powerful combination of rainfall and gusty winds that left roads flooded and trees leveled. → Read More
Bay Area Storm: Atmospheric river set to arrive Thursday afternoon; heavy rainfall expected
An atmospheric river storm, the Bay Area’s largest since the series of storms in early January, was expected to roll into the region in the early afternoon. → Read More
‘Could have been a serious tragedy’: More details revealed in San Jose PG&E transformer bombing case
A search of the home of a man charged last week with bombing two PG&E electrical transformers in South San Jose over a one-month span yielded a hoard of dangerous materials capable of producing a "serious tragedy," according to city officials. → Read More
Suspect arrested after deadly Daly City shooting
Police arrested a man on suspicion of "several felony charges" after a woman was shot and killed Monday night on Eastgate Drive in Daly City, according to authorities. → Read More
Woman killed by falling tree while hiking near Cupertino identified
The woman was hiking in Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve in the hills above Cupertino when she was killed. → Read More
Man accused of hate crime after alleged attack in downtown Palo Alto
A 35-year-old Walnut Creek man was arrested last week on suspicion of a hate crime after he allegedly assaulted a victim in Palo Alto while telling him to "leave our country," according to authorities. → Read More
Palo Alto: Woman killed in single-vehicle motorcycle crash
A woman in her twenties was killed after she collided into a pole while on a motorcycle, according to the Palo Alto Police Department. → Read More
“She’s looking to get smoked”; Messages reveal aggressive threats from suspect on morning of San Carlos beheading
A sheriff’s detective said during a court hearing Wednesday that the man accused of beheading his girlfriend on a San Carlos street in September sent messages to a friend the morning of the killing, saying the victim was “looking to get smoked.” → Read More
“She’s looking to get smoked”; Messages reveal aggressive threats from suspect on morning of San Carlos beheading
A sheriff’s detective said during a court hearing Wednesday that the man accused of beheading his girlfriend on a San Carlos street in September sent messages to a friend the morning of the killing, saying the victim was “looking to get smoked.” → Read More
Bay Area Storm: Wet weather expected to continue through Tuesday night as temperatures drop
The Bay Area’s scattered rain showers were expected to persist throughout Tuesday and last into Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. → Read More
Bay Area Storms: More rain coming throughout Monday, but snow likely exclusive to high peaks
As the snowmen melt and the novelty of last week's epic, yet unusual Bay Area snow storm fades, the region was expected see a return to the rainy, windy weather on Monday that's become familiar to locals in 2023, according to the National Weather Service. → Read More
Bay Area Storm: Highway 17 to reopen later Friday after snow pummels corridor
Highway 17, the most direct path between San Jose and Santa Cruz, is expected to reopen later Friday after a snowstorm coated the road in powder causing tens of trees to fall on the vital corridor … → Read More
Bay Area Storm: Highway 17 to reopen later Friday after snow pummels corridor
Highway 17, the most direct path between San Jose and Santa Cruz, is expected to reopen later Friday after a snowstorm coated the road in powder causing tens of trees to fall on the vital corridor … → Read More
Bay Area Storm: Highway 17 closed between Granite Creek and Bear Creek Roads
Highway 17, the main path between San Jose and Santa Cruz, was closed in both directions early Friday morning after reports of snow and downed trees, according to the California Highway Control. → Read More
‘This is an ongoing attack’: San Jose leadership speaks out against food vendor assaults
In the wake of a pair of high-profile instances of alleged assault against San Jose immigrant food vendors, city leadership and Latino rights advocates publicly denounced the attacks during a news conference outside city hall Thursday morning. → Read More