La Honda News

A trio of court-appointed doctors agree the former teenage ward accused of killing a man after walking away from a detention camp is incompetent to stand trial for murder but prosecutors want a jury to decide.

Don't be alarmed if you see smoke billowing up from Skyline Boulevard Wednesday.

Robert "Bob" Cooper Nye, longtime friend and resident of Mendocino, died Monday, June 1, 2009.

The state's attempt to close its $24 billion deficit could keep hundreds of prison inmates local and strain the already overcrowded jail facilities, slash in-home health services for all but the most seriously disabled and eliminate insurance and drug diversion program funding, county officials said yesterday.

A juvenile probation camp in San Mateo County does not need a million-dollar perimeter fence, even though three dozen youths have escaped from there since 2006, the county's Civil Grand Jury says in a new report.

Sample authentic Greek food in S.C. The third annual Greek Food Fair in downtown Santa Cruz will offer taverna style foods 5-10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday in the courtyard at 223 Church St.

Officers interviewed the vehicle's driver, who cooperated with the investigation.

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The boys left the minimum-security Log Cabin Ranch in unincorporated San Mateo County near La Honda at about 9 p.m., said sheriff's Lt.

The 17-year-old juvenile detention ward accused of fatally stabbing a 23-year-old Redwood City man after walking away from his coastal camp and becoming involved in an unrelated confrontation was found both competent and incompetent to stand trial for murder as an adult - a difference in opinion that spurred the court to appoint a third doctor to ...

SARATOGA'S Mountain Winery has announced its summer concert series for its recently updated 2,500-seat amphitheater.

The San Francisco-based writer, journalist, editor, writing lecturer and former Santa Cruz Sentinel staff writer makes a local appearance in support of his entertaining memoir The Cactus Eaters,' which chronicles his experiences tackling the daunting Pacific Crest Trail.

The San Mateo County Office of Education is taking control of the fiscal management of the La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District.

The San Mateo County Office of Education is taking control of the fiscal management of the La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District in the face of a budget crisis that threatens the solvency and independence of the struggling school district.

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District approved $50,000 to be used towards the purchase of a new emergency vehicle for the La Honda Fire Brigade, an all-volunteer fire department serving the San Mateo County Coastside area.

Escape reported from La Honda detention facility , Apr 9 12:38am, Jack Kirkpatrick - Once again, another escape from Camp Glenwood.

Embattled La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District Superintendent Tim Beard has resigned, effective June 30, the district said last week.

Five teens who escaped from a San Mateo County juvenile detention facility are back in custody after being tracked down by a bloodhound.

Five juveniles escaped from a San Mateo County detention facility in La Honda on Friday night and were found by a K-9 unit within minutes, the Sheriff's Office said Saturday.

More than 60 professional judges met at the Cloverdale Citrus Fair in January to evaluate entires in the 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, one of the largest competitions of American wines in the ...