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Police arrested a transient man who frightened a teenager with a knife in search of his sister in Morgan Hill. 

A Los Angeles-based Led Zeppelin tribute band lost more than $35,000 worth of equipment when criminals allegedly broke into their tour van during the wee hours of the morning on Saturday at a Morgan Hill hotel.

The family of Sierra LaMar has changed the criteria for a $25,000 reward for information about the teen’s disappearance. 

Most local cherry farmers “dodged a bullet” Monday when thunder bellowed in the sky and 0.20 inches of rain pelted Gilroy for a good several hours into the early afternoon.

California voters and the Gilroy City Council could deliver a one-two punch to smokers this week.

The mother of Tara Romero, 14, a victim of last November’s drive-by shooting in west Morgan Hill was asked to leave the courtroom during a hearing Friday for the five suspects accused of the murder. 

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake woke up those sleeping-in Sunday morning in the Bay Area, rattling at its epicenter about 9 miles north of Morgan Hill at 10:31 a.m., according to the United States Geological Survey.

Murder charges for Antolin Garcia Torres - the 21-year-old suspect accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year-old Sierra LaMar - ride the wake of a harried criminal past that includes arrests for assault, obstructing officers and having sex with a minor.

After a suspect was arrested in connection with the disappearance of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar, the community’s reaction has ranged from shock to relief to sorrow. 

Antolin Garcia Torres, 21 of Morgan Hill, was charged Thursday with murdering Sierra LaMar, 15, who has been missing since March 16.