US economy adds 200,000 new jobs in December
The U.S. unemployment rate dropped further in December as employers added a healthy batch of new jobs, closing out a tumultuous year with some hopeful signs for the long wobbly economy and sluggish labor market.
Cigar company reopens
The Morgan Hill Cigar Company reopened after the removal and unexpected demolition of many of the shop's key furniture and fixtures.
VTA board selects new chairman
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority welcomed new leadership to its Board of Directors Thursday by appointing Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager Chairman. Yeager has served on the board for the past 11 years, most recently as vice chair last year. Town of Los Gatos council member Joe Pirzynski, who chaired the VTA Board in 2005, was appointed vice chair.
Around the Water Cooler: Keeping the Strait of Hormuz open
Question of the week: “If Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, should the United States intervene militarily?”
LO boys hold on for 61-58 ‘road’ victory over YB
Live Oak boys basketball moved to 1-0 in league for the first
Head injuries no longer minor in state’s high school sports
With national attention turned to head injuries in sports –
Be ready to visit Long Ridge OSP in March
Skyline Boulevard traces the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains
Thornton nets winner as San Jose tops Blue Jackets 3-2
Joe Thornton celebrated his 500th game as a San Jose Shark by
Bone dry times in the South County
Six months after late rains pelted South County with buckets of surplus moisture, local growers and ranchers are now feeling left out to dry.














