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Eleven-year-old Alexander Torres of Gilroy recently graduated from Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Operation Freedom Paws is hosting its first annual “Paws for Honor” dinner, dance and wine event Sept. 6 at Fortino Winery at 4525 Hecker Pass.

With dry ground cover throughout the area and the potential of dry lightning striking down in the Bay Area, the National Weather Service has put out a “red flag warning” through Tuesday.

As summer ends and the first day of school rapidly approaches, Superintendent Debbie Flores said during the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education meeting Thursday that GUSD has to go “from zero to 60 in a week”.

After a two-month long interview process, including 10 separate question and answer sessions – four of which took place before a panel of her peers – Kelly Ramirez was still unsure if she landed her dream job as the Mount Madonna YMCA’s Executive Director.

On Aug. 13, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 130, authored by Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas).

Residents of Village Green of Gilroy will display their creative achievements during an art show at the senior living home at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 28. Village Green is located at 7600 Isabella Way in Gilroy.

Working from a palette of every color of the rainbow, more than 30 children created a cheerful gallery of paper murals Tuesday afternoon during the last session of Children's Art Workshops at Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park.

Santa Clara County Vector Control District confirmed on Aug. 9 that mosqitos in San Jose tested positive for West Nile Virus, prompting a fogging extermination this week. 

Local musicians will be donating their time and talents this Friday night for a benefit show for Community Solutions and St. Joseph's Family Center, two leading nonprofit organizations providing social services in South County.