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Martin Garcia was cooking dinner Friday night when two terrified girls rang the doorbell. Confused but wanting to help, he let them in. And the people behind them. And the ones behind them. Before long, a steady stream of about 50 people were sheltering at the family's house near Westfield Valley Fair. He had no idea there just had been a shooting that injured three people.

Though The Nutcracker is more popular during the holidays, Swan Lake is one of the most iconic and enduring ballets of all time. With a famous score by Tchaikovsky and choreography by Marius Petipa, the ballet dates back exactly 150 years and tells the doomed love story of Prince Siegfried and Princess Odette, who's turned into a swan by evil sorcerer Baron Von Rothbart.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Northbound Highway 87 in San Jose is closed just north of Curtner Avenue after a serious wreck late Tuesday morning. CHP confirms that at least one person was killed. They say the crash happened at 10:51 and involved three vehicles, including two Teslas. SKY7 was above a deadly crash and fire involving three vehicles on Hwy. 87 in San Jose, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.

Three minor earthquakes were detected less than 30 miles south of San Jose Friday morning, striking within three minutes of each other between 10.40 and 10.43am ET. The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the first tremor registered as a magnitude 3.4 earthquake, and was then followed moments later by magnitude 2.6 and 2.5 quakes. No injuries or damage to local property has been reported at this time.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Black Friday shoppers lined up for hours outside Bass Pro Shops in San Jose, eager to find deals. The store estimates about 450 people came Friday morning, making it one of their biggest years in a while. Some people were even in line at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night! MORE: Early Black Friday deals including tech, home, and beauty Many others arrived overnight, and were lined up before ABC7 News crews were even there. Many of the dedicated shoppers were wrapped in blankets and bundled up as they waited.

The incident happened around 4:40 p.m. on Aug. 24 in the 1500 block of Bahama Way, according to San Jose police spokesperson Stacie Shih. The victim, a man, was walking in the area when the suspects, a man and three boys, approached him, Shih said, adding that the suspects believed the victim was a rival gang member and chased after him. One of the suspects pulled out a knife and tried to stab the victim in the neck, Shih said.

SAN JOSE - For nearly two decades, frustrations between residents of Country View Custom Estates and the city have festered. Residents of the wealthy "restrictive access" Almaden Valley enclave has long sought to install gates around their community, pointing to brazen criminals who have tormented the neighborhood with waves of home invasions, burglaries, robberies, car break-ins, hate crimes, mail and package thefts, and trespassing on their private streets. San Jose's planning department, however, has denied their requests three times - most recently last year.

Surface-level parking lots, decaying fenced-off structures and countless signs promising projects that continually face delays litter the downtown landscape. This under-utilized land makes for a great place to build housing units, where new towers can slide in among the existing surroundings and provide a boost to downtown commerce. I believe our elected officials need to better understand the issues facing the development and construction industry and work toward policies that aim to make building quicker and cheaper.

SAN JOSE - More than 100 vehicles were burglarized at four housing complexes last weekend in San Jose, and now police are asking the public to help identify the suspect. Between 10 p.m. on Nov. 8 and 1 a.m. on Nov. 9, the San Jose Police Department received 114 reports of vehicle burglaries at complexes in the 300 block of Cres Village Circle, 3400 block of Iron Point Drive, 3700 block of Casa Verde Street and 100 block of Baypointe Parkway, according to police spokesperson Stacie Shih.

San Jose could soon gain another outpost of the beloved In-N-Out Burger chain as the company explores a location at 2641 McKee Road. The burger spot has submitted a preliminary review to the city, seeking feedback on its concept before moving to formal permits. This potential addition builds on In-N-Out's existing presence in the area, offering more opportunities for locals to enjoy fresh burgers and fries.

When they first announced the SNAP shutdown, you had people coming in out of necessity trying to take groceries because they had no SNAP, trying to walk out with groceries. So you see the effect it's causing in the community now,

SAN JOSE - Police arrested a man after he allegedly rammed his pickup truck repeatedly into a food truck with multiple employees inside, authorities said. Orlando Rivero, a 27-year-old man from San Jose, was arrested Oct. 30 on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism, according to a press release from the San Jose Police Department. He was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail.

A few blocks east of downtown, on Santa Clara Street in the masterfully rebranded East Village, I stop at Writers Bench, a small art space that speaks authentically San José. A rack of spray colorful paints, a case full of stickers, a t-shirt rack and a gleaming purple low rider bicycle surround a chessboard, set up and ready to play, in the middle of the narrow storefront.