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Fire Alongside Highway 17 In Los Gatos Under Investigation
Two buildings were threatened by a small vegetation fire Sunday afternoon alongside state Highway 17 in Los Gatos, but ultimately spared, the Santa Clara County Fire Department said.
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Two buildings were threatened by a small vegetation fire Sunday afternoon alongside state Highway 17 in Los Gatos, but ultimately spared, the Santa Clara County Fire Department said.
Plans to create a massive fire break along Highway 17 running from Summit Road north to Los Gatos have run into red tape.
In one week, downtown Los Gatos will undergo a rapid and dramatic transformation, all in an effort to boost business, encourage foot traffic and entice visitors to linger and stay a bit longer.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office has released a description of a suspect in the shooting of a man near the summit of state Highway 17 in unincorporated Los Gatos late Tuesday night.
The CHP arrested the driver in a traffic collision that knocked down power lines and forced the overnight closure of state Highway 17 in unincorporated Santa Clara County.
A 28-year-old San Jose woman was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI and vehicular manslaughter after a crash on State Route 17 in Santa Clara County early Saturday morning left a teenager dead.
An overturned tractor trailer on the southbound Highway 17 connector at Highway 1 in Santa Cruz has shut down the southbound ramp between the two roadways, according to authorities.
Traffic accidents on a dangerous stretch of Highway 17 between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz spiked in January and February of 2019.
An 84-year-old man was killed and an 85-year-old man was seriously injured Thursday afternoon in Santa Cruz County when a tree fell on a Cadillac Escalade they were in, the California Highway Patrol said Friday.
CHP on Thursday afternoon confirmed one person died on Highway 17 after two major injury crashes, including one caused by a tree that fell onto at least one vehicle.
A Soquel man with a fondness for chainsaws patrols the Santa Cruz Mountains on his own time -- and own dime -- clearing fallen trees that often plague the roads after strong storms.
A fatal solo vehicle accident Thursday evening has shut down southbound state Highway 17 in Los Gatos, according to authorities.
A 47-year-old Redwood City man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs after allegedly causing a crash on state Highway 17 in Scotts Valley late Sunday night.
CHP is reporting that all southbound lanes of Highway 17 in Los Gatos were closed Thursday evening after a big rig reportedly hit an overpass.
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Caltrans crews had to force an emergency closure of State Highway 17 in both directions for about an hour Thursday afternoon in order to take down a tree that was threatening to fall onto traffic, according to authorities.
At least one person died in a traffic collision involving multiple vehicles on Highway 17 in Los Gatos.
The collision was first reported Sunday at 12:54 a.m. and involved a vehicle that went at least 100 feet off the roadway.
A 25-year-old San Pablo woman was arrested after she was found asleep in a hot car with her 2-month-old daughter inside on state Highway 17.
While Highway 17 has long been known for rush-hour gridlock, a new study shows the freeway has become a lot more treacherous for commuters in recent years.
A rockslide closed southbound state Highway 17 near Los Gatos Monday evening at Lexington Reservoir.
Caltrans and the CHP have reopened one lane in each direction on state Highway 17 near Scotts Valley.
Caltrans was finally able to reopen southbound lanes of Highway 17 through the Santa Cruz Mountains Friday evening after instability and a new slide closed the busy traffic artery completely for much of the day.
One worker was killed and another injured Thursday afternoon when they were struck by a work truck as they attempted to clear a massive slide from Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Caltrans officials on Wednesday said part of Highway 17 may be partially shut down for several days as crews work to contain a massive mudslide that is still moving.
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A car fire blocked westbound lanes at the foot of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge late Thursday morning.
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A female victim was shot and killed in East Oakland early Thursday morning, according to police.
Livermore police said Thursday that officers arrested four teens last week for allegedly shooting at a family as they came home from a gym.
San Pablo police took 72 guns and a crossbow out of the hands of two alleged violent offenders last week in separate cases.
A San Jose man who was convicted of shooting an unarmed college student staying at an Airbnb in 2022 will spend more than a decade in prison, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Palo Alto police have closed off parts of some downtown streets Thursday afternoon after a man's body was found in a city parking garage.
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Regional Medical Center in East San Jose will no longer be closing, but community members are still concerned.
The pressure for President Joe Biden to drop out of the Presidential Race continues to increase. Democratic leaders are publicly calling for him to step aside, including some from the Bay Area.
Authorities announced an arrest Thursday in connection with a vegetation fire that started near Geyserville in Sonoma County on Wednesday afternoon.
Police in Vallejo are have launched their third homicide investigation in less than two weeks, after a man was fatally shot late Wednesday night.
Officers arrested a suspected drunk driver who crashed his car into another vehicle in San Rafael, police said Wednesday.
Police released surveillance video of an arson suspect seen setting a fire at a San Rafael Target store in hopes of identifying the person.
Police in Vallejo are investigating the death of a woman as a homicide after she was part of a three-car collision last week, the department said Tuesday.
The Oakland Athletics continued their power surge in a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.
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A San Jose man who was convicted of shooting an unarmed college student staying at an Airbnb in 2022 will spend more than a decade in prison, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Police in Vallejo are have launched their third homicide investigation in less than two weeks, after a man was fatally shot late Wednesday night.
A Chico man was arrested on suspicion of starting the fast-growing Park Fire, which is now California's largest wildfire this year after burning at least 124,000 acres, prosecutors said.
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A female victim was shot and killed in East Oakland early Thursday morning, according to police.
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