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The driver who crashed a speeding Volvo into a popular Los Gatos coffee shop on Thanksgiving night has passed away, multiple sources have confirmed to the Los Gatan. Karl Klemmer, 90, died on Sunday. Klemmer, a resident of the Terraces of Los Gatos senior living community,...

On May 29 around 2pm, Shadi Allen, a resident of Mountain Laurel Lane in Los Gatos, became aware of a possible fire while she was on the second floor of her home. She smelled smoke wafting through the bedrooms, then looked out of a...

A 48-year-old Cupertino woman who ran for the position of Santa Clara County sheriff in the June 7 primary election has been charged with perjury for allegedly saying she had the law enforcement experience required to qualify for the job, prosecutors said. Anh Colton, who...

The Santa Clara County resident who was exposed to Andes hantavirus while a passenger on the MV Hondius cruise ship was under “close monitoring” and “restricted activities,” the health department said Monday. “I want to reassure the public that the risk of contracting Andes hantavirus...

Under sunny skies and with a breezy afternoon that hints of summer, Memorial Day was commemorated May 25, at the Los Gatos Civic Center lawn in front of the Flame of Liberty sculpture.  Folks began arriving around 11am. Chairs were set up inside a large...

Molaei named to Baldwin Wallace University Dean's List Jasmyn Molaei of Los Gatos, a Westmont High School graduate majoring in acting (BFA), has been named to the Dean's List for the spring 2022 semester at Baldwin Wallace University, according to Provost Stephen D. Stahl.  The Dean's...

May 17 A window was reportedly smashed overnight on Blossom Hill Road at 9:17am. A vehicle with doors open and cheese on top reportedly had expired tags on Andrews Street and North Santa Cruz Avenue at 11:09am. A subject reportedly “vigorously” attempted to open the caller’s door...

Whether under the glare of the Friday Night Lights or in the air-conditioned classroom, Callum Schweitzer's excellence knows no bounds. Schweitzer earned the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division Player of the Year honors last season as quarterback for the Los Gatos High School Wildcats, while...

All signs seem to point to the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League and Peninsula Athletic League completing a football-only merger starting in the fall 2022 season.  Last week, the Board of Managers from both leagues signed off on the proposal, which would combine the 18...

Flowers, like music, are a universal language. No matter what the occasion, there’s a flower for it. Sometimes, it might be something you’ve never heard of—say, a reticulated ranunculus. Or, perhaps a rose peony in bright watermelon pink (arguably the most flirty of the...