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The City of Gilroy has plans to demolish a dilapidated home and trailer that have been vacant for years at Christmas Hill Park. The city will be accepting bids on Jan. 20 from contractors for the work that includes disposing of asbestos in the home. The...

The Gilroy boys basketball team is just 3-12 on the season but they are not that far off track. Close losses in competitive games and a young squad that is coming together are the combination of factors that give the Mustangs high hopes for...

A developer has filed a formal application for 113 homes on land not designated for housing on Hecker Pass Road, citing a state law that allows developers to bypass local zoning. But whether that law still applies to the project will be determined, as the...

The ceramics programs at Gavilan and Cabrillo colleges are busy making clay goods for their upcoming fundraiser. The Cabrillo Build and Throw-a-Thon runs Nov. 9 from 11am-1pm in the lower Visual and Performing Arts center at Cabrillo's Aptos Campus. The Gavilan Throw-a-Thon runs Nov. 16 from...

The state’s continuous stormy weather is only making California’s large snowpack even larger, state water officials confirmed during their third snow survey of the year.   Combined with the series of winter storms that hit California in December and January, recent storms have given the state...

Make no mistake: Darren Yafai is excited to be the new Christopher High football coach—it just wasn’t on his radar.  “By no means at all (was I thinking of doing this),” said Yafai, who spent the last five years as an assistant coach helping the...

As of March 26: Worldwide: 523,163 cases; 23,639 deaths; 122,059 recovered U.S., 80,021 cases; 1,136 deaths; 619 recovered California, 3,247 cases; 68 deaths Santa Clara County, 459 cases; 17 deaths New York, 37,769 cases; 385 deaths As of March 25: Worldwide, 438,749 cases, 19,675 deaths, 111,895 recovered U.S., 55,243 cases, 802 deaths California,...

Gilroy Police arrested a man July 7 for reportedly setting fire to a business on First Street, but say they are still searching for another suspect who ignited multiple dumpsters throughout the city. Chase Harlow, 26, of Gilroy, was arrested at about 4pm after investigators...

Elisa and Valentina Ornelas—ages 7 and 4, respectively—enjoyed Volkswagens as much as their father, Cesar Ornelas, who is a collector of vintage vehicles. They loved riding in his yellow Bug, which the girls called “the banana,” or his green Volkswagen (“the green bean”) to...

This weekend marks the return of a reimagined Garlic Festival—a beloved tradition that, for more than 40 years, has played a vital role in supporting our local community. Through the tireless work of volunteers and the Gilroy Garlic Festival Association (GGFA), the event has...