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Three months ago she was in Japan and soon she’ll perform in Germany and the Netherlands, but on March 12, an internationally renowned, award-winning pianist who began playing as a 4-year-old in Taiwan will share her love of classical piano with Gilroy.

Over the past decades, illegal immigration has been a political talking point, but just that. Little has been done one way or the other to address what one side sees as an economic crisis and the other as keeping the promise of the Statue of Liberty, to protect the tired and poor and let them share the American dream.

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After several weeks of being closed because of a collapsed roadway and overturned trees, Highway 152 is open, but with severe delays.

Ismael Loza, 24, of Gilroy, was killed Sunday at 2:20 p.m. when his 2005 Honda motorcycle collided with a 2006 Ford Ranger on Masten Avenue, according to the CHP.

A 3.6 quake shook five kilometers south of Gilroy at 7 a.m.

William Dawson, 32, who taught at the Gilroy Unified School District's advanced student program, was arrested Wednesday and charged with seven felonies for a relationship he had with a 17-year-old female student.

Conservationists are cheering the first steelhead trout spawning run here since 2013.

Used by law enforcement, corrections officials and the Israeli Defense Forces, less lethal defense systems are now coming to a home near you.

Highways 129 and 152 were closed Wednesday because of floods and mudslides. 129 was open with a detour Tuesday over to San Juan Road, but even that detour was closed Wednesday, although with no signs alerting drivers in Watsonville to the closure.