Jason Green

6 days ago | timesheraldonline.com | Caelyn Pender |Jason Green

Bay Area public health officials urged the unvaccinated and immune-compromised to be cautious after a person with measles reported visiting several locations in Santa Clara and Alameda counties, but experts assured the public that most people have a “very high degree of protection” because of vaccination.

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Jason Green

SAN JOSE — A person who tested positive for measles after returning from out of the country may have exposed others to the disease, according to Bay Area public health officials. After passing through an unspecified U.S. airport, the person visited the H Mart at 1710 Oakland Road in San Jose between 7:15 p.m. and 9 p.m. on May 21, the Starbucks at 35040 Newark Blvd.

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Jason Green

MARTINEZ – A 32-year-old Pittsburg man was sentenced Wednesday to two years in state prison for possession of child sexual abuse material, according to prosecutors. The sentence follows Ricardo Garcia Perez’s conviction in April, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force launched an investigation in December after discovering Perez was distributing child sexual abuse material online, according to prosecutors.

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Jason Green

SAN JOSE – A woman whose dismembered remains were found in a San Jose field in 1981 has finally been identified. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office released this AI-generated image of Vivian Moss, which is based on family photos. (Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office) On Tuesday, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said its cold case unit used genealogy to identify the woman as Vivian Moss, who was 54 at the time of her murder.

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Jason Green

HAYWARD – A speeding driver was killed in a crash Tuesday morning near the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge toll plaza, according to authorities. The collision happened around 7:10 a.m., the California Highway Patrol said in a news release. A Toyota RAV4 was traveling eastbound on State Route 92 at a “high rate of speed” when it entered the California Department of Transportation parking lot next to the toll plaza and crashed into several parked vehicles, according to the CHP.