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Shannon O’Connor, the mother charged with hosting alcohol-fueled parties for teens at her mansion in Los Gatos and orchestrating the sex lives of the youth in her orbit, is set to spend decades behind bars after a jury rendered its verdict today in Santa...

Feb. 22  A caller reported her wedding ring missing from her home on Newville Drive after returning from out of town at 12:14pm. A person was reported to have driven their car into the creek in front of the caller’s property on Shannon Road at 3:44pm....

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District announced today that two Saratoga High School Community-Based Instruction (CBI) teachers, Sara Buffey and Christine Carlos Quiggins, have each been recognized as Fall Semester 2025 “Teachers of the Season” by Special Olympics Northern California. The recognition honors educators who demonstrate exemplary commitment...

Around 8am yesterday, the Santa Clara County Fire Department and the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department responded to reports of multiple fires in Los Gatos that were all located within a small area, authorities said. By about 9am, a suspect was located on Highway 17...

Los Gatos-based Netflix Inc. announced Thursday evening that it was walking away from efforts to acquire the legendary Hollywood studio Warner Bros. The publicly-traded streaming behemoth and movie producer is positioned to pocket a $2.8 billion termination fee—one of the largest breakup fees in...

Feb. 15  A caller reported a suspicious person placing a bottle of alcohol in a stroller at Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 1:15pm. The same subject was later reported at 10:20pm in the alcohol aisle and was suspected of attempting to steal again. No...

Some very good news, I think. From last week's Council meeting’s consent calendar: “Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Services with Pacific Water Art, Inc. to Increase the Agreement Amount for Additional Maintenance and Repair Costs.” Yes,...

Over the past week in Santa Clara County Superior Court, jurors at the Shannon O’Connor trial listened to closing arguments about the Los Gatos mother who’s accused of hosting parties for local teens and encouraging them to hook up with one another for her...

Feb. 8  A suspicious man was reported standing in front of Fisher Middle School on Fisher Avenue at 12:51am. A caller reported hearing vehicles doing “donuts” on Winchester Boulevard and Lark Avenue at 2:19am. Feb. 9 A caller’s rear license plate was reported stolen on Flintridge Drive at...

It was less than a week before the start of Ramadan, and Samina Chaudhry, a Saratoga resident who owns a gas station on the West Side of Santa Cruz, was carrying boxes of American dates through the tranquility of the one-story building that’s home...