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Student workers at Gavilan College are organizing what they say would be the first student workers union at a community college in California, aiming...

Sex abuse, satanic rites described in charges against foster mom

Business

A Gilroy day care operator stalked and sexually molested her foster child and engaged in Satanic rituals, according to allegations in documents reviewed by...

Native heritage comes alive

News

Families gathered at Chitactac Adams Heritage County Park on Watsonville Road Sept. 13 for a day of cultural education and hands-on activities celebrating the...

Local seniors celebrate Mexican Independence Day

Community

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

Community

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

Community

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...

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...