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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...

Hundreds gathered Oct. 5 to chat with officers and take part in various activities during the National Night Out Outdoors event hosted by the Gilroy Police Department. The three-hour event between Gilroy City Hall and the library gave the public the chance to check...

The Christopher and Gilroy field hockey teams both advanced out of the second round of the Central Coast Section playoffs with dominant victories on Wednesday.  The Cougars (15-1-2) rolled to a 5-0 win over Homestead and advanced to a quarterfinal matchup against a St. Ignatius...

A big rig carrying 40,000 pounds of printer paper toppled into a ravine on Highway 152 (Hecker Pass) just after 9am May 6.  The California Highway Patrol said the male driver, who suffered minor injuries, was traveling from Los Angeles to Watsonville for the PTS,...

Gilroy City Councilmember Rebeca Armendariz and a team of volunteers have been hitting the phones over the past couple of months, contacting seniors, farmworkers and others who have been most impacted by Covid-19, helping them set an appointment to receive a vaccine. But the group...

On Nov. 17, 14 Gilroy FFA members traveled to Westmont High School in Campbell to compete against five other schools at the annual Best Informed Greenhand and Cooperative Marketing competition. The Marketing event seeks to effectively prepare the students with the practices and operations of...

The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band last week announced that it has filed a lawsuit against San Benito County to halt development of a new commercial project on Betabel Road, which sits on property that “holds significant historical, cultural and religious value” to the tribe.  The...

The Christopher boys basketball team has reached uncharted heights this year. The Cougars closed the regular season at 22-2, the best mark ever at CHS, and won the Blossom Valley Athletic League, Mt. Hamilton Division title with a perfect 12-0 mark. Christopher features a wealth...

With potential vaccines still in trials, and the number of cases and deaths due to Covid-19 still rising, the fight against the novel coronavirus continues. As an American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine Diplomate, Dr. Kusum Atraya of Gilroy Family Dental has found a way...

A group pushing for police reform was met with counter-protestors during a rally in front of the Gilroy Police Department July 24. Although there was some noisy banter, the protest was peaceful. A small team of Gilroy Police officers watched over the rally that drew...