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The 2020 Gilroy Garlic Festival was supposed to be an opportunity for the community to reflect on the tragic end of the 2019 festival, while being reminded of the light-hearted fun of the event’s four-decade history. But the Covid-19 public health emergency forced festival organizers...

Rich Perez won’t soon be forgotten. Perez, a lifelong Gilroyan and former San Jose Sharks employee, was 64 years old when he died on April 28 due to complications from encephalitis. A commemorative bench was made in his honor and is stationed at the...

When it comes to its residents biking around town, Gilroy has some bragging rights in the Bay Area. As National Bike Month comes to a close, bicyclists in Gilroy powered the city to the top spot in the Pedal Power Challenge. In April, the Silicon Valley...

At least 177 employees were laid off at stores in the Gilroy Premium Outlets since early April, state filings show, as “non-essential” businesses across the country fight to stay alive during a pandemic-induced shutdown. Rosewood CordeValle in San Martin, meanwhile, laid off 263 employees on...

The rumbling and humming of Quicksilver Express, Mushroom Swing and other thrilling attractions may have been silent, but there were still plenty of rides to enjoy at Gilroy Gardens on May 20. The second annual Ride the Gardens, in celebration of National Bike Month, returned...

An apartment fire displaced 17 Gilroy residents—including five children—early Tuesday morning, according to authorities. Gilroy Fire Department received a call about 12:15am Jan. 7 reporting a structure fire at a small apartment complex on 8225 Kelton Drive. The smoke and flames awakened an adult resident...

A 60-year-old man died after he was struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run collision in Gilroy Saturday night, according to authorities.

A motorcyclist died and two people were injured after an Aug. 8 evening collision, according to a Gilroy Police Department press release.  First responders arrived at the intersection of Gavilan Court and Murray Avenue to find the motorcyclist in the roadway with life-threatening injuries. He...

Election officials in Santa Clara County on May 9 began mailing ballots for the June 7 primary to the county’s one million registered voters, who will cast 2022's first ballots in local and state races and on some ballot measures. The vote-by-mail ballots can be...

Independent bookstores can often be the hub of a community. They play a crucial editorial role in the literary world, offering a level of curatorial expertise, cultural influence and community engagement that larger chains and online retailers often lack. Morgan Hill’s BookSmart, the passion of...