Local Scene: State of the City speech scheduled for April 29
Tran makes dean’s list
Cathy Tran, of San Martin, was named to the Muhlenberg College dean's list for the fall 2023 semester. Muhlenberg College students and Muhlenberg College School of Continuing Studies students with a term GPA of 3.50 or higher were recognized for this...
Morgan Hill man accused of leading insurance fraud scheme
A Morgan Hill resident and former insurance agent orchestrated a large-scale insurance fraud scheme that ripped off victims to the tune of more than $1.4 million, according to authorities.
Five people were charged recently with felonies related to the fraud scheme, says an April 10...
Train strikes, kills person in Gilroy
A person was struck and killed by a train north of the Gilroy Caltrain Station on April 17.
A northbound train hit the person that was trespassing on the Union Pacific tracks at about 6:20am, according to Caltrain. There were three passengers on board the...
Traffic heavy on Highway 101 in Gilroy after vehicle crashes into power pole
UPDATE 1:30pm:
Highway 101 is now fully open in all directions.
UPDATE 11am:
The California Highway Patrol said Highway 101 northbound, near Highway 25, will remain with one lane open until roughly 12pm, and Highway 101 southbound will be closed down to one lane until approximately 11:30am...
Letter: Highest court supports local immigration stance
Good news for our California law enforcement: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in your favor!
I applaud all our law enforcement officials who have pledged to obey our state law, SB 54.
This law, known as the California Values Act, also referred to as the Sanctuary...
Police blotter, April 26-May 2, 2021: Vehicles stolen, burglarized
April 26
• Vandalism was reported on the 800 block of Welburn Avenue.
• Theft was reported on the 1100 block of Peterson Drive at 10am.
April 27
• A vehicle was stolen on the 5900 block of Frazier Lake Road.
• A vehicle was burglarized on the 7400...
Local players lead South team in football all-star game
Top football players from Gilroy, Christopher, Live Oak and Sobrato joined a Sobrato-oriented coaching staff for the South squad in the 51st annual Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Game at Los Gatos High on Feb. 1.
In the Bay Area’s most well-known and prestigious high school football...
Christopher High football team improves to 2-0 with another blowout victory
The Christopher High football team claimed its second victory of the season with a 51-9 battering of visiting Piedmont Hills High on Sept. 1.
The win came a week after a 31-0 victory over North Monterey County. The Cougars put together an impressive offensive performance...
Cousins Jesse and Victor Guerrero look to stay unbeaten in next pro boxing bouts
The knockouts keep coming for Jesse James Guerrero. The recent Mount Madonna High School graduate is 4-0 in his brief professional boxing career entering his July 23 bantamweight match in Rosarito, Mexico.
All of his bouts have been in Mexico and all have been decided...
Gilroy Rotary Club donates ‘survival kits’ for the unhoused
For its Spring Community Service Project, the Rotary Club of Gilroy provided more than 300 survival kits that were given to St. Joseph’s Family Center and the Compassion Center on March 21.
What originally started as a “sock drive” soon blossomed into a “survival kit...






















