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Gilroy Senior Center participant Antonia Guerrero swings a bat at the piñata to celebrate Mexican Independence Day at the Gilroy Senior Center on Sept....

Professor brings world films to Morgan Hill every Wednesday

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Every Wednesday at 2pm, Gavilan College professor Grant Richards welcomes community members to watch movies they typically can't see in local theaters. Hosted at the...

Driver injured in solo accident in Gilroy

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A driver was injured in a single vehicle traffic collision during afternoon rush hour in Gilroy Sept. 10, according to authorities. Firefighters responded to reports...

Gilroy Police revisit 2015 murder case with suspect still at large

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Due to “new interest” in the 2015 murder of Robert Heiser, Gilroy Police are again asking the public for assistance finding a woman who...

Police arrest man suspected of starting Gilroy grass fires

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Police arrested a man suspected of starting multiple fires in Gilroy earlier this month, authorities said Sept. 11. Just before 8:30pm Sept. 6, someone flagged...

South County native Dustin Wolf signs huge NHL contract

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Dustin Wolf, born in Gilroy and raised in Morgan Hill through age 10, produced an incredible rookie season with the NHL’s Calgary Flames last...

OPINION

Letter: Rodeos should be banned forever

September 10, 2025

In reading the Sept. 5 Hollister Free Lance I was encouraged by the fact that you are allowing protests against rodeos. I have long felt they should be banned due to the horrific cruelty inflicted on helpless animals. Years ago, a young calf died during a rodeo and a necropsy...