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A bicyclist was killed July 18 when a tree branch fell on her in Gilroy, the California Highway Patrol said.  The 65-year-old woman was traveling southbound on Roop Road north of Leavesley Road at an unknown speed when a large tree branch broke off and...

The impact of someone dying always hits me hardest the next morning, when the sun rises and they are not there to see it. And never will be again. That’s kind of what it feels like this morning as I watch the sunrise in Gilroy,...

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The names of the two men whose bodies were found in a pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains a week ago were released Tuesday by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s Office. The identities of the victims, previously identified by family members, are Colter...

Justice, reason and respect demand that we respond to the horrific attack that targeted the Islamic community in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 15. The death toll has risen to 50 as of March 20, and at least an additional 50 victims were injured...

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At 14 years old, Otto Knorr knew he wanted to be a California

Gilroy Police arrested two young men after one of them injured three officers with a vehicle and led authorities on a high-speed chase last week, according to the police department.  On Jan. 12, a patrol officer saw a man who appeared to be slumped over...

Within minutes, the mind wanders off to distant forests and worries melt away, if only for a while. Dawn Culp at The Zen Room, may have the cure for the work-a-day blues. And for a reasonable price too.

Candidates for Gilroy Mayor—incumbent Marie Blankley and Greg Bozzo—remain reluctant to declare a final result in the Nov. 5 election as officials continue to count ballots cast by local voters.  Bozzo, who owns a local landscaping company, currently holds the lead in the ballot count,...