Local school districts are speaking out in support of their immigrant communities as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts raids in San Jose.

We are severely understaffed,” said Jerry May, president of San Jose Firefighters Local 230 Union and a San Jose Fire Department fire captain.

There were angry protests on Tuesday over the recent immigration enforcement in San Jose. Students and community members hit the streets to denounce the ICE activity over the last few days.

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A Silver Alert has been issued for an elderly man missing out of San Jose, according to the California Highway Patrol. Alberto Salas, 80, was last seen on Monday at around 9:30 p.m.

Federal agencies working in California pledged cooperation in immigration enforcement operations and posted photos of people being taken into custody.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials were conducting an operation in the city on Sunday, Mayor Matt Mahan said in a statement. The San Jose Police Department was notified that ICE would be carrying out an operation Sunday earlier that morning.

Scientists have linked a lithium battery plant fire in California earlier this month to a surge in heavy metals found in nearby soil.

A parade and festival celebrating Tet, marking the beginning of the Lunar New Year, kicking off Saturday morning in San Jose's Little Saigon neighborhood.

David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt secretly filmed Planned Parenthood executives in California and edited the clips in a way that purported to show them selling fetal remains. Monday’s plea deal

Less than a week away from National Signing Day, the Arizona Wildcats continue to add more size and depth on the defensive line.

California students have the opportunity to win thousands in college scholarships. The Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation Foundation recently announced it would award up to $600,000 in financial aid in 2025 to California students seeking higher education, according to a news release.