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The Gilroy Police Department will be conducting a DUI/driver's license checkpoint at an undisclosed location in the city on Saturday night, said Gilroy PD Sgt. Kurt Ashley.

For the first time ever, Gilroy is partaking in a nationwide annual celebration of healthy lifestyles for children and their families next Saturday.

Sobrato High senior Ryan Corvese won the male 5K at the AAUW Morgan Hill 30th Wildflower Run on Sunday, covering the course in 16 minutes, 15 seconds.

Missing Gilroy teen Rayna Morellon, 15, whose disappearance last week sparked a major police search, has was found Saturday in San Jose.

Two South County residents participated in the Boston Marathon today, where two massive explosions detonated at the finish line, instantly turning a beloved international athletic event to a chaotic scene of gruesome deaths and injuries. 

Operation Freedom Paws, the nationally-renowned Gilroy organization that matches service dogs to US war veterans as well as special needs clients, has snatched up a competitive grant from the local philanthropic Gilroy Foundation.

The Central Coast Barnstormers semi-pro football team won its third straight game Saturday with a 48-0 victory over the Golden State Giants at the Galileo Academy of Science and Technology in San Francisco.

Having played soccer for more than 40 years, the 47-year-old Giuliano Santini wanted to give his son the same opportunity in the sport he loves. But once his son reached the age of 6, Santini had trouble finding the right fit for a club soccer team.