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One year, less a day, from the night police say John Maxey Yeager strangled his wife, Yingying Yu, to death, he was held to answer for felony false imprisonment and murder charges, in Santa Clara County Superior Court. Meanwhile, Yu’s estate has filed a series...

Was it Monopoly, Scrabble, backgammon or chess? According to Fun.com the board game market grew by 20% in 2020 (the Covid lockdown era), and revenue from board games sales was expected to hit $12 billion in 2023. Chess “is the best-selling board game of all...

Yesterday, around 9:41am, CHP officers responded to a crash on Soquel San Jose Road, north of Old Turnpike Road. A 68-year-old man from Los Gatos was driving a blue 2012 BMW motorcycle southbound on Soquel San Jose Road at an undetermined speed, police said. A 64-year-old...

A large tree slammed into a blue Tesla parked at the site where the Saratoga Farmers' Market was being held, earlier this morning. Onlookers gathered to survey the damage as a rainbow emerged from the clouds overhead. A frost advisory is in effect from late tonight...

Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department Chief Jamie Field appeared before Council on Dec. 3 to go over the hundreds of pages prepared by a consultant tasked with helping the force prepare a roadmap for the years ahead, as Los Gatos expects thousands of new...

The 2024 Annual Town of Los Gatos Children’s Christmas/Holiday Parade, held Saturday, now marches off into the history books. It did not disappoint. Both the Friday night tree lighting, as well as the parade were complete successes. The Lions Club outdid themselves with their military...

Though the regularly scheduled Nov. 19 Council meeting lasted for more than three hours—after a special study session—it was an item that wasn’t on the agenda that defined the evening. An attempt by Councilmember Rob Moore to prevent the Town from using resources to deport...

Back on Jan. 13, 2022, when Covia Communities’ Los Gatos Meadows senior living community redevelopment proposal came before Planning Commission, it faced unanimous opposition. Since then, the company merged with Glendale-based Front Porch Communities and Services—which agreed to pay a $1.125 million settlement over asbestos...

Los Gatos residents' support for the $163 million "Measure CC" bond to upgrade classrooms and other facilities at Los Gatos Union School District—which needed 55% to pass—was confirmed at 65.76% of the vote by Friday. There were 8,028 votes cast from the Yes side, compared...

Upon the release of the initial Santa Clara County voting data tonight, the Los Gatos Union School District bond measure was at 66.59% (6,333 votes). It would generate $163 million in bonds to upgrade school classrooms, safety and security systems, and heating and electrical...