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After 32 years as a Gilroy firefighter, John Espinoza takes

Santa Clara County supervisors —and the public—on Dec. 12 got their first public explanation from county officials on the explosive revelations a week earlier that county-run hospitals had for at least a year illegally dumped medical waste, drugs and patient data into dumpsters. Healthcare officials...

Two of Gilroy's High's best track and field athletes competed

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Longtime U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren cruised to a commanding lead as ballots were counted for the March 5 primary election.  Lofgren, who is running for her 15th term in office, will face Hollister resident Peter Hernandez—the only Republican in the five-candidate primary field—in a runoff...

Schools were on alert Monday after police were forced to use a

The first thing to catch your eye when you walk into the showroom of Checkered Flag Classics might be the sleek 1966 Corvette, or that yellow-with-orange-flames paint job on the 1940 Ford pickup, but the second thing is bound to be the price tag.

The inaugural Fifth Street Live concert drew lively crowds to downtown Gilroy on Friday, June 19.

Julie Hutcheson, a longtime Morgan Hill resident and environmental advocate for the South Bay, is the new executive director for Green Foothills.  Hutcheson has been on Green Foothills’ staff for more than 12 years and has taken an active role in leading the organization, most...