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At 18, Presentation High School senior Isabella Correa is co-president of The Tech Interactive’s Student Board, has devoted more than 800 hours to robotics projects and will intern as a systems engineer summer at Lockheed Martin this summer.  The Gilroy student (who grew up in...

City officials shut down a well in east Gilroy June 16 after crews discovered its water had high levels of the dangerous nitrate chemical. The city issued a drinking water warning in the evening when a routine test of the well at the corner of...

It’s hard to believe that Jailen Daniel-Dalton had just one community college coach who wanted him to be a part of their men’s basketball program.  Unimaginable because Daniel-Dalton has developed into one of the premier players in the Coast Conference South Division in leading Gavilan...

Allie Bailey, director of “A Nice Family Christmas,” faces a tall task: How can she turn seven strangers into a multi-generational family that’s known each other for decades? The mannerisms, the arguing, the compassion for each other—it’s something that’s nearly impossible to accomplish in a...

The annual Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival is set to return May 24-25 at the Morgan Hill Downtown Amphitheater and surrounding area, bringing with it an enhanced focus on community involvement and educational scholarships while celebrating the region's fungal heritage. The festival, which has been running...

A man was struck and killed Saturday night in Gilroy.   Officers responded around 9pm to First Street between Wren and Kern avenues after receiving several 911 calls about a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle.   Police found a 34-year-old man at the scene suffering from major...

Fred Tovar, nearing the end of his first term on the Gilroy City Council, said he is seeking a second term in November to continue serving his neighbors. “I believe in Gilroy, the city that has always believed in me,” he said. “I care too...

Even after victories, coaches tend to nitpick on things their teams could have done better. But Christopher High field hockey coach Dani Hemeon admitted there wasn’t much—if anything—she could offer in constructive criticism after the host Cougars dominated Leigh 3-0 on Aug. 26.  “They did...

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., sentenced Mariposa Castro, of Gilroy, to 45 days in jail Feb. 23 for her participation in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Castro, also known as Imelda Castro, was also ordered to pay a $5,000...

A drive-thru Gourmet Alley experience, a garlicky dinner and fundraising golf tournament are part of a series of events the Gilroy Garlic Festival has planned in 2021 after a year-long hiatus. The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association announced the events on April 27. “We have all been...