Fundraising drive earns teen recognition, scholarship
At age 13, Addy Mosher is already setting an example of how hard work and a giving spirit can combine to create valuable assistance for an ailing community.
Shortly after the Covid-19 pandemic began in early 2020, local and state restrictions resulted in many residents...
Revised forecast says more rain coming to Bay Area
The National Weather Service has revised its rainfall forecast for the storm expected to begin Tuesday morning and last through the holiday weekend.
The biggest change in the forecast issued Monday is expected along the Big Sur coastline south of Monterey, where rock slides closed...
Christopher girls soccer team looks to rest, rebound amid atypical start
Coming off its first Central Coast Section playoff championship in program history, the Christopher High girls soccer team isn’t off to its customary fast start to begin a season.
No championship hangover here, just a couple of injuries and club soccer and field hockey...
Gilroy FFA sees success at competition
Eighteen Gilroy FFA members traveled to Westmont High School in Campbell on Nov. 19 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...
Photo: Crews clear flooded Miller Avenue
A crew from Gilroy Public Works clears Uvas Creek on Miller Avenue at Silva’s Crossing Dec. 17, after the road was shut down the day before due to flooding. A worker on site said they hope to reopen the road by the end of...
Board of supervisors approves Coyote Valley preservation plan
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has voted to limit development across some 7,500 acres in unincorporated Coyote Valley in an effort to preserve agricultural land for local farmers.
The plan, which the board approved unanimously Dec. 14, will limit the number of single-family...
Police: Threat of violence at ‘GHS’ not directed at Gilroy
Police say a threat of violence toward “GHS” on social media was directed toward a school in Los Angeles, not Gilroy.
However, classes at Gilroy High School have been canceled Friday “out of an abundance of caution,” Gilroy Unified School District Superintendent Deborah Flores said.
During...
Hecker Pass apartment project underway
Grading is underway for a project that will add 100 housing units at the corner of Hecker Pass Road and Santa Teresa Boulevard, a heavily traveled intersection that serves as the gateway to Gilroy from the west.
Some residents at the adjacent Village Green senior...
DUI checkpoint set for Dec. 17
The Gilroy Police Department will be conducting a checkpoint on Dec. 17 to look out for impaired drivers.
Checkpoint locations are chosen based on a history of DUI crashes and arrests. The primary purpose of checkpoints is not to make arrests, but to promote public...
Local Scene: Blood drive in Gilroy
Blood donations at a critical low
Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is currently facing a critical need for all blood types, especially type O blood products, and is asking residents to donate to meet the immediate needs of local patients.
A blood drive will take place at...