Gilroy softball shines in battle for league
It’s a fiercely competitive league race and Gilroy is leading a tight bunch with Willow Glen, Sobrato and Branham right behind. The Mustangs, with their best season since the 2010-11 team, are 9-2 in Blossom Valley Athletic League, Mt. Hamilton Division action, and 15-5...
‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder’ opens April 26 in Morgan Hill
South Valley Civic Theatre’s “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” opens April 26 and runs select days through May 18 at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse.
Winner of four Tony awards including best musical, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” centers on charming...
Local Scene: Day of the Child at Gilroy Library
Celebrate Day of the Child at the library
Celebrate El día de los niños April 20 with a full day of activities at the Gilroy Library. El día de los niños, or Children’s Day, is an annual celebration that recognizes the importance of children, families...
FAA investigates ‘unsafe’ conditions at Santa Clara County airports
Damaged runway lights, a non-functioning airport beacon, potholes and gravel in the taxiways, deteriorating hangar buildings, rats and snakes in indoor areas, a rampant ground squirrel problem—these are among the many issues that pilots at San Martin Airport have been reporting to county officials...
DA charges two alleged drug dealers in toddler fentanyl death
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged two alleged drug dealers with murder in relation to the fentanyl overdose death of 18-month-old Winter Doe.
The charges come five months after Winter’s parents, Derek Vaughn Rayo and Kelly Gene Richardson, became the first in...
Nonprofits collaborate on transitional housing project
A new project in Hollister will provide transitional homes for residents and families who are struggling with homelessness or other housing insecurity, according to the project developer.
The Housing Industry Foundation, along with Gilroy-based Rebekah Children’s Services, will host an April 18 ribbon cutting to...
One injured in Caltrain collision in San Martin
A Caltrain struck a vehicle on the tracks in the unincorporated community of San Martin in Santa Clara County on Monday night, a spokesperson for SamTrans said.
Caltrain was still responding late April 15 to the emergency on the tracks near San Martin Station.
According to...
Seen and heard at the Poppy Bash
An upbeat gala for the 18th annual Poppy Jasper International Film Festival unfolded Friday night in downtown Gilroy.
Around 200 people filled the Capos Event Center on April 12 for the three-hour Poppy Bash event, which included awards, snippets of dozens of this year’s films,...
South County native wins NHL game in San Jose
As a young boy, Gilroy native Dustin Wolf went to San Jose Sharks games with his parents. On April 9, Wolf started an NHL game at goalie in the same building for the first time. Playing for the Calgary Flames, Wolf backstopped his team...
County attempts to eradicate ‘aggressive’ mosquito species
Authorities in Santa Clara County are trying to eradicate an “aggressive” species of mosquito before it can become established, a spokesperson for the county said April 11.
A half-dozen non-native Aedes aegytpi mosquitoes have been detected in East San Jose, according to the county. The...
