Los Gatos News

Carol Gruetzner is sad to report she won't be leading her annual "living history" walking tour of Los Gatos this summer because she's still recovering from a badly broken ankle.

The Santa Clara County medical examiner's office Tuesday identified 52-year-old Scott Hudson as the motorcyclist killed in a fiery collision southwest of Morgan Hill on Monday afternoon.

For the second time in a week, a motorcyclist died in an accident on Uvas Road west of Morgan Hill.

E VERY LOCAL music scene has its own version of a battle of the bands. Small-town venues might pit a few high-school groups against one another, offering a grand prize of bragging rights.

With city dumps, cardboard roofs and broken down cars used as homes, Guatemala City could not be farther removed from the well-groomed campus of Bellarmine College Preparatory.

It's last call for jonny cakes in downtown San Jose, as A.P. Stump's is closing its doors next week just shy of its 12th anniversary.

As the long days of summer progress, parents often find it challenging to keep their offspring engaged and entertained.

El Camino Hospital Los Gatos is a beehive of activity as doctors, nurses, technicians and administrators get ready for July 12 - the day the former Community Hospital of Los Gatos will reopen to the public.

The Los Gatos Union School District stands to lose $1.473 million because of the state's financial meltdown, but it will apparently have little effect on students or teachers.

Almaden resident given Cornerstone volunteer award Mollie Tobias of the Almaden Valley was recognized as the Project Cornerstone Volunteer of the Year.

El Camino Hospital has received the 2009/2010 HealthGrades Specialty Excellence Award for Women's Health, the only hospital in Northern California to receive this recognition for women's health quality outcomes four years in a row.

Each week, The Chronicle features a local home on the market that caught our eye with its sky-high or bargain-basement price, architectural or historical significance, or one-of-a-kind location or character.

A driver uses a cell phone to talk or text while approaching the stop sign on E. Main Street at College Ave.

Nyiesha Hewitt, 20, of San Jose, brought along eight relatives to support her while waiting in line to audition at 24 Hour Fitness in San Jose June 27, 2009, for "The Biggest Loser, " NBC's reality show that challenges contestants to lose weight.

Michel Bras is one of the chefs who will participate in the French Institute/Alliance FranA aise events.

Vespa USA invites enthusiasts everywhere to jump into the saddle of their favorite scooter and head to Los Gatos, CA from July 2 to 5 for Amerivespa 2009, an annual celebration of scooter culture and community, organized by the Vespa Club of America .

Wedding attendants are going to the dogs. Pet-loving couples are increasingly including their dogs in the wedding parties of some very formal weddings -- decking them out in silk and satin and including them in the receiving line, on the program and in the portraits.

This house on Hubbard Gulch Road in Ben Lomond is the subject of an ownership dispute for which a Los Gatos man was arrested.

Q Dennis, earlier tonight my date and I ate at a restaurant in Los Gatos. It was for her birthday and I wanted to do something special for her.

Steve Wozniak had everyone quacking and participating in the countdown release of 15,000 numbered rubber ducks adopted by people during the second annual Silicon Valley Duck Race at Vasona Lake Park in Los Gatos Sunday June 21, 2009.