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Firefighters have partially contained two wildfires that have charred more than 700 acres in Santa Clara County and forced more than 350 people to evacuate, fire officials reported.

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Dry lightning started a series of fires in Santa Clara County Saturday, one of which has burned 400 acres and another that has burned at least 80 acres, according to Cal Fire.

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Wildfires were scattered around Northern California on Sunday in the heart of wine country and in remote forests, the latest in what has become an unusually destructive year.

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The fire near the intersection of Uvas and Watsonville roads. Photo by Ken Pauley.

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Keep it quiet, but rides on Bay Area buses and trains are free on Thursday. This is one promotional giveaway that many transit regulars would just as soon nobody know about.

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Cal Fire investigators are looking for a man they call a person of interest concerning the Martin Fire, which has burned 520 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains since Wednesday.

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More than five years ago, Santa Clara County joined a nationwide movement to transform its juvenile justice system by reducing the number of children it locked up.

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Only an oak remains at Main Avenue and Butterfield Boulevard. Chopped pieces of three felled oak trees scatter the ground alongside it.

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The driver of this car fled after a high speed pursuit on Old Monterey Road that ended in a crash into this home.

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Two businesses will be displaced now that the Redevelopment Agency has approved the purchase of another downtown property to alleviate parking shortage in the city's core.

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San Jose police officers say they're among the lowest paid in the region and that the department can't fill job openings because recruits bolt for better salaries and benefits elsewhere.

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A pair of minor earthquakes shook different parts of the Bay Area early Tuesday morning.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.1 struck at about 5:30 a.m. today in Santa Clara County.

According to the USGS, the earthquake had a depth of 3.9 miles and was centered 12 miles north of Morgan Hill and 12 miles east of San Jose City Hall.

Earlier, the USGS reported an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.2 struck at about 3:10 a.m. in Sonoma County.

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Cory Fitch, city water quality specialist, gathers a liter of water for the monthly bacteria lab test at the Tennant Well station.

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South County residents are facing another increase in water rates if Santa Clara Valley Water District board members approve the increase during a special meeting June 9. Staff is recommending raising rates 7.8 ...

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Morgan Hill City Attorney Janet Kern, who has resigned to accept a job as deputy executive director of San Jose's Redevelopment Agency.

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