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Gavilan College awarded a total of 2,062 associate degrees and certificates to members of the Class of 2026. The commencement ceremony took place May 22 at the college’s Gilroy campus.  Members of the graduating class represent Gilroy, Hollister, Morgan Hill, San Martin, San Juan Bautista...

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) gave the nationally recognized Gold Beacon Award for Excellence to the Intensive Care Unit at St. Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, according to Santa Clara Valley Healthcare officials.  The three-year award was presented during AACN’s annual National Teaching...

Christopher football and track star Kordell Crocker only had to travel a few miles across town to participate in Saturday’s Central Coast Section track finals at Gilroy High. With a superb jump of 22-8.75 for a second-place finish, he’ll travel much further next week—to...

When Amazon chose Gilroy for a $2 billion data center investment, we made a commitment to this community. We’ve heard your questions about what our project means for Gilroy’s residents, farmers and families. Here are answers to your most frequent questions.  How much water will...

The federal government’s plans to build a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in unincorporated Gilroy could bring a range of social, economic, legal and community impacts to South County and the broader Central Coast region with very few positive impacts. The proposed facility...

Amazon Web Services will host a public open house June 3 to answer questions and share information about the large data center currently under construction on the southeast end of Arroyo Circle in Gilroy. Although the project has been approved and obtained permits, it has...

Faith-based organizations here in South Santa Clara County thrive due to a shared sense of justice. For 250 years, all expressions of religion have grown due to support guaranteed by our First Amendment constitutional right: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of...

The City of Gilroy is encouraging residents to participate in a community survey as part of its Blue Skies Initiative, a long-term planning effort aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled throughout the city. City officials say public input will help shape...

Santa Clara County District 1 Supervisor Sylvia Arenas is facing a challenge from Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee Rebecca Munson in the upcoming June 2 primary, with the incumbent defending her seat from a South County native who says current leadership is out...

A series of letters published in South Valley newspapers over the past several months claiming that mountain lions are dangerously overpopulated in the Santa Cruz Mountains has drawn sharp disagreement from researchers and wildlife managers who say the claims misrepresent how the species’ populations...