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SUPPOSE a potato cost $100? Would you treat it differently? Scrutinize it in a vastly different way? You bet you would.
Roadshow: Drivers' sneaky cell phone detours
Boy, some drivers are sneaky. Readers have flooded Roadshow with calls and e-mails after seeing motorists yakking on a cell phone without using a hands-free device - and trying to do it in a way police won't ...
More dates have been added to the Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Raising Sand tour, which is now extended through early October.
Readers learn about their favorite authors through special Saratoga Library program
Ever wonder what an author was thinking when they wrote their book? Now you can find out, as the Saratoga Library is connecting authors and readers through a special Meet the Author series, which provides local ...
San Jose To Use Ground Fogging To Fight West Nile Virus
Mosquitoes infected with the West Nile Virus were found in San Jose , the Santa Clara County Vector Control District announced Friday.
It's a little surprising, shocking almost, to reach Cooper-Garrod after winding your way up past an avenue of McMansions on a Saratoga hillside.
Sheriff's office names suspect fatally shot in Saratoga hills drug raid
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office today identified the armed suspect who was shot and killed Thursday during a marijuana eradication in the Saratoga hills as Artemio Calderon Maldonado of Modesto.
Clues in Saratoga (CA) pot bust suggest link to Mexican drug cartel
From the bags of beans and rice found in the camp to the type of fertilizer used on the plants, the large marijuana farm in the Saratoga hills that was the scene of a deadly shooting last week has all of the ...
Police ID Man Killed In South Bay Pot Raid
By John Boitnott , Web Producer The Santa Clara Sheriff's office said Wednesday that the armed suspect that was fatally shot by sheriffs during a marijuana eradication raid last Thursday has been identified as ...
Crews Continue Removal of Pot Plants in Saratoga Hills
Law enforcement officials are continuing to eradicate marijuana plants found in a garden in an unincorporated area of the Saratoga Hills where officers encountered three suspects last week, resulting in the ...
Agent: Saratoga hills pot farm has hallmarks of Mexican drug cartel operation
The farm is part of a growing trend dating back to the 1980s, when increased security at the border prompted drug trafficking organizations and cartels to move part of their business to California - and closer ...
Pizarro: Saratoga Library art exhibit keeps patriotic fires glowing
We're well past the Fourth of July, but a visit to the Saratoga Library might keep those patriotic feelings going a while longer.
Saratoga kids sending discarded textbooks to children overseas
Reshma Hyder and Jamal Haider,top, helped out their children Ibrahim Hyder,. 14, Heraa Hyder, 17, and Hashim Hyder, 15, donate old text books to students in Pakistan.
Rocker Robert Plant, crooner Alison Krauss extend tour as Zeppelin rumours persist
Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant is dismissing any talk of a possible full tour by the legendary rock band.
Deputies Call Off Search for Armed Men From Marijuana Garden
Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies are calling off the search for two armed men who fled a marijuana garden after they were confronted by law enforcement officials.
One person was killed this morning during a Santa Clara County Sheriff's raid on a suspected marijuana farm in Saratoga, according to a department spokeswoman.
Suspect fatally shot in pot bust
One suspect in a marijuana-growing operation was fatally shot in a confrontation with law enforcement and two other suspects remained on the loose Thursday night in rugged, hot terrain outside of Saratoga, the ...
Search for armed men resumes in Saratoga Hills
Dozens of local law enforcement officers are resuming their search this morning for two armed men who authorities believe were guarding a large marijuana farm in the Saratoga hills.
Search For Pot Farm Suspects in Saratoga Hills
Authorities resumed their search this morning for two men believed to have been guarding a marijuana farm in the Saratoga Hills where law enforcement conducted a raid yesterday.
One armed man was shot and killed and two other suspects escaped on foot into the brush during a raid early today on a marijuana patch in the steep hills south of Saratoga, a Santa Clara County sheriff's ...