The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office logo. Courtesy Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday the in-custody death of a 45-year-old ...

Santa Clara County has one of five county superintendents in the state who are appointed rather than elected by voters.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is reporting a slight downtick in uses of force last year — yet deputies sent more ...

Santa Clara County’s top executive is recommending layoffs to keep core social safety net services alive in the face of two ...

Fresh off a win in court last week against the Trump administration, Santa Clara County and San Francisco are joining a national coalition in a new lawsuit against the federal government — this ...

The lawsuit argues that Trump and DOGE are unconstitutionally reorganizing the federal government through mass firings of ...

Medical experts are warning of a new synthetic opioid called carfentanil that is similar to fentanyl, but much stronger, now ...

Santa Clara County wants to help homeless people on probation avoid extra jail time by bringing legal services to encampments.

The Santa Clara County Office of Education's embattled elected board has found a new superintendent. Board of Education Trustees appointed David M. Toston on Wednesday after five months of ...