Monthly Archives: September 2021
Tree faller returns home after month away
Gilroy native John Hagins is a self-described “adrenaline junkie” who risks his life by charging into a burning forest to save others.
Hagins, the owner...
Local Scene: National Night Out returns, Day in the Country auction is live
National Night Out returns
The Gilroy Police Department will host National Night Out Outdoors on Oct. 5 at 4:30pm in the grass area between the...
GECA earns national honors
Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy (GECA) has been named a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School, joining 325 schools nationwide to receive the...
Guest View: The misconceptions of homelessness
Living in the Bay Area for any period of time, the discourse around the housing market is a hot button topic of conversation, mostly...
Guest View: Are we invisible?
We are people of all genders, of Ohlone, Black, Filipino, Portuguese, Mexican/Chicano, Chinese and Japanese heritage. We have grown prunes, sugar beets, tobacco, apricots,...
Gavilan College women’s volleyball team filled with local talent
After longtime women’s volleyball coach Kevin Kramer left Gavilan College to become the athletic director at Chabot College in 2018, Tyson Norton assumed the...
Person dies after being struck by vehicle on Leavesley Road
A pedestrian died Sunday night after they were struck by a vehicle while walking on Leavesley Road near city limits.
According to Gilroy Police, first...
Photos: Live from the front yard at PorchFest 2021
PorchFest Gilroy returned to Hanna and Fifth streets Sept. 25. The free event, sponsored by the Gilroy Downtown Business Association, featured musicians performing on...
Police blotter, Sept. 20-26, 2021: Rash of stolen vehicles
Sept. 20
• A sexual offense involving a child was reported on the 7200 block of Church Street at midnight.
• A vehicle was reported stolen...
Arizona plane crash kills Morgan Hill man, injures wife
A Morgan Hill man died and his wife suffered serious injuries after the plane they were flying crashed in Arizona on Sept. 22 for unknown...
