SAN
JOSE -- Valley Medical Center has received court approval to remove
about 100 coffins discovered in a pauper's cemetery during construction
of new new buildings. The graveyard dates from between 1875 and 1935.
Santa Clara County is continuing to try to identify the remains and
notify any surviving relatives of the deceased. VMC Spokesperson Joy
Alexiou says State law allows the Coroner's Office to determine how to
dispose of unclaimed remains, which may likely be cremation.
More than 1,300 coffins will be left in their current resting
place. Only the coffins directly in the path of construction will be
removed.
The County has created an email address and phone
number for inquiries about the remains. The e-mail address is remains@ceo.sccgov.org.
The phone number is 408-299-5192.
SAN JOSE -- A San Jose man is dead and a suspect authorities say was drunk and driving a stolen car is in custody after a police chase and fatal crash in San Jose. Police say 23-year-old Dario Dwayne Taylor of Pittsburg was behind the wheel of the stolen car when a California Highway Patrol officer pulled him over around 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
The CHP says after pulling over, Taylor sped away. As Taylor tried to evade the CHP officer, he crashed into at least three parked cars and a fourth car head-on. Full Story
SAN JOSE -- Investigators are working to determine who left a suspicious package and note at a San Jose nail salon. Police have determined the suspicious powder left Friday at the Willow Glen salon was not harmful.
Some businesses on Lincoln Avenue were evacuated shortly before 9am after the powder and threatening note were found at the salon. Full Story
SACRAMENTO -- Three people in South Bay's legal field have been appointed to judgeships by Governor Jerry Brown.
Miguel Marquez has been appointed Associate Justice of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal. Alison Danner of Palo Alto received a Santa Clara County Superior Court judgeship. Mary Jo Greenwood of Menlo Park will also become a County Superior Court Judge. Full Story
SAN
JOSE -- Valley Medical Center has received court approval to remove
about 100 coffins discovered in a pauper's cemetery during construction
of new new buildings. The graveyard dates from between 1875 and 1935.
