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The investigation continues into who is responsible for the death of one horse and the unhealthy conditions of dozens more at a rural ranch in unincorporated Morgan Hill. Meanwhile, last week the same horse rancher was linked to a second property in Gilroy, where another sickly horse was rushed to a Salinas equine hospital.

The residents of Morgan Hill and passersby may have sensed excitement at the Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Center this past weekend. With the sight of white tents pitched around the center and the sounds of hundreds of animals and trainers, one could only wonder what spectacular events were taking place.

The DUB Baseball Academy will host its Big League Hitting Camp III with Oakland A's Minor League Hitting Instructor Tommy Everidge Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its training center, 18145 Peet Road-Unit C in Morgan Hill. 

Over the last 36 years, the Gilroy Garlic Festival Association has given back more than $10,673,000 to community groups, according to figures released Monday that include this year's disbursements. The association handed out $300,000 to 149 different charities and non-profits after this year’s Garlic Festival, from local sports teams to youth groups, a press release from the association states.

GILROY—The 2014 Fall Softball Program concludes play this week with Playoff Night action in four leagues.

Pups barked and pranced playfully around the parking lot on their way to the Morgan Hill Aquatic Center Oct. 11, anxious for the adventure that awaited them at Doggie Dip Day.

For the first time in the history of the annual Uesugi Farms Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off, two pumpkins weighing more than one ton apiece were entered in the contest—and one of those set a new U.S. record.

Assemblymember Luis Alejo, D-Salinas, is asking residents of the 30th Assembly District—which includes all of Gilroy and Morgan Hill—to enter his annual “Ought to be a Law” contest. It works the way it sounds; residents within the district send Alejo ideas about the laws they'd like to see tackled in Sacramento.

Gilroy might be renowned for it's stinking rose, but there's more to the city than its cash crop.

With a one-year agreement already in place with the California Nurses Association and a guarantee to keep the hospitals operational for the next five years, Prime Healthcare announced Friday morning its purchase of the Daughters of Charity Health System, including Gilroy’s Saint Louise Regional Hospital.