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Cooling Centers are open throughout Santa Clara County today until Wednesday, Sept. 7, or as conditions persist. The National Weather Service (NWS) extended an Excessive Heat Watch starting Saturday, Sept. 3 – Tuesday, Sept. 6 for the coastal and bayside areas of the Bay Area and an Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for inland … Read more
Santa Clara Police Department (SCPD) was one of dozens of local agencies involved in a nationwide effort to identify and locate victims of child sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation. The national campaign, dubbed “Operation Cross Country,” found 84 minor victims and 37 actively missing children during a two-week effort in August. Locally, FBI agents … Read more
The County of Santa Clara Vector Control District has confirmed the presence of West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes in a small area of Sunnyvale and Cupertino (ZIP Codes 94086, 94087 and 95014). Weather permitting, the areas in Sunnyvale and Cupertino will be treated to reduce adult mosquito populations with the use of truck-mounted equipment on Thursday, … Read more
Less than a year ago, Mission College graduated its first ever class from the Firefighter 1 Academy and already, those graduates are making an impact. Many of the 30 cadets accepted into the Academy last fall have found places in local fire departments. Two found their way to CalFire. Others joined local agencies, including Palo … Read more
Update: On Aug. 20, Sunnyvale Detectives transported Gary Gene Ramirez from Maui to California without incident. He was booked into Santa Clara County Jail. There is no word yet on when he will appear in court to face charges stemming from the stabbing murder of teen Karen Stitt in Sunnyvale in 1982. ***** The Santa … Read more
“The snack shack really is the heart of all little league. Yeah, they play baseball, but you know what? Every kid wants to go to the snack bar,” said Briarwood Little League President Dan O’Connor. It was a shocking discovery. On Wednesday morning (Aug. 3), O’Connor received a call from a groundskeeper that sometime in … Read more
The County of Santa Clara Vector Control District has confirmed the presence of West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes in a small area of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and San Jose (ZIP Codes 95054, 94089 and 95002). Weather permitting, this area will be treated to reduce adult mosquito populations with the use of truck-mounted equipment on Thursday, Aug. 4, starting … Read more
The Santa Clara Police Department (SCPD) issued a warning earlier this week after receiving reports of a phone scam that involved the department. The scammers are pretending to be lieutenants within SCPD. Several people have called the department saying they received a call from a man. The man says he is a lieutenant with SCPD … Read more
Red Hot Chili Peppers will be performing at Levi’s Stadium on Friday, July 29 at 6:30 p.m. This event has an anticipated audience of 50,000 attendees. Event information can be found on the Levi’s Stadium website at www.levisstadium.com. Heavy traffic and delays are anticipated on major thoroughfares leading to and from the stadium, including Highways … Read more
The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) has issued a warning after discovering a credit card skimmer at a card machine on El Camino Real. The skimming device was found on July 15 at the Chevron/7-Elevent at 1005 W. El Camino Real, close to the intersection with Mary Avenue. According to Sunnyvale DPS, the case … Read more