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Vivienne Castillo has what seems to be an impossible task: portraying the “most nefarious, evil person on earth” in a “charming” manner, she said. Castillo is referring to Mrs. Lovett, the murderous woman who makes meat pies from the victims of her business partner. Audiences will...

Christopher HS Football (5-1 overall, 2-0 BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division)Recent results: Won 45-28 at Branham; Won 31-14 at Santa Teresa Upcoming games: 7:15pm Oct. 10 vs. Lincoln NOTES: The Cougars won their second straight road game against a league contender, following up their win over Branham...

Work continues on a four-story apartment complex at the corner of First Street and Kern Avenue, adjacent to Safeway and Gilroy Express Wash. The project consists of 120 low income housing units on a nearly four-acre vacant lot. It could take roughly 18 months...

In the winter, Shiloh Vallejos was a key force leading the Christopher girls basketball team to a league title and a Central Coast Section final. In the spring, she smashed the school record in the shot put.  This coming fall, she’ll be taking her athletic...

Santa Clara Valley residents ordered to evacuate to escape the SCU Lightning Complex fire can find shelter at the Milpitas Library starting at 5pm this evening.

When it was time to move the rolled-up wrestling mats, Cody Merrill decided he could do a solo job.  So he hoisted one up—picture someone in the Scottish Highland Games doing the caber toss—and carried it a few yards before the mat was eventually stored...

The Gilroy City Council approved a flag-flying policy at City Hall on May 17, after its decision earlier this month to fly a flag in recognition of the LGBTQ community in June. The council voted unanimously in favor of proclaiming June as LGBTQ Pride Month...

Gilroy Assistance League accepting grant requests The Gilroy Assistance League is now accepting grant requests that will benefit Gilroy youth organizations, programs and schools. In 2021, GALs gave out $16,000 to various youth services, such as Community Solutions, One Heart to Another, Parents Helping Parents, St....

The Gilroy Chamber of Commerce is leading a charge of business owners who are petitioning the county to reopen establishments shuttered by the Covid-19 shelter-in-place order. Santa Clara County, meanwhile, loosened some restrictions on its order May 18 that allows stores to offer curbside pickup. On...

Gilroy’s Covid-19 case rate remains by far the highest in the county, which is one of the main reasons schools have been closed for in-person instruction since March. Further complicating matters are the unanswered questions regarding the eventual reopening, such as testing and vaccinations of...