Firefighters: Leave the fireworks to the experts
Fire agencies throughout Santa Clara County are urging the public to leave the fireworks to the professionals to avoid injury and fire as the Fourth of July approaches.
Nationally, illegal fireworks cause more than 10,000 emergency room-treated injuries each year, according to the U.S. Consumer...
Woman arrested in Gilroy on suspicion of arson
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 32-year-old woman on suspicion of starting a series of fires in Gilroy on Sunday, according to authorities.
Spoking My Mind: Of media passes and bicycle masses
Welcome to April! Happy/Hoppy Easter on the 20th!
As you know from previous columns, 2025 will be my last year with you as your South Valley bicycle columnist. I will dearly miss many things about this assignment, especially the privilege of sharing the local bike...
Young artists shine at local exhibit
An exhibit featuring 60 works by young South County artists is on display at the Morgan Hill Community & Cultural Center.
The exhibit spotlights watercolor paintings created by more than a dozen children ages 4-17, who are students of Uvas Valley art studio, owned and...
Pickleball finds temporary home at Sunrise Park
Following a spat between Gilroy’s tennis and pickleball players, city officials allowed the paddle sport athletes to temporarily convert the tennis courts at Sunrise Park for their use.
Pickleball players, including Bruce Serpa of Gilroy, recently painted lines on the two tennis courts and added...
Despite loss, Christopher football team can hold heads high
When the Central Coast Section football playoff brackets were released, Christopher High coach Darren Yafai felt Sacred Heart Cathedral was the best team in the Division III field.
He was correct. The Fightin’ Irish put forth dominating performances including one on Saturday night in the...
Garlic Festival Shooting EDITORIAL: Reclaim our public spaces
We have read about the horrific incidents around the country for years now. Locations like Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook, Orlando, Las Vegas Strip and Parkland have been etched into our collective memory and will be henceforth associated with senseless loss of life. Never...
Gilroy Unified enrollment now open for 2021-22
Online enrollment for the 2021-22 school year, including transitional kindergarten and kindergarten, is now open in the Gilroy Unified School District.
Families can enroll students using the Aeries Student Information platform.
Enrollment in GUSD schools is ongoing. Families who wish to enroll their child in the...
SV welcomes students, staff for new year
Third-year principal Patricia Mondragón, along with new assistant principal Zane Boehlke and academic counselors Lilia Cisnero and Claudia Valencia, helped South Valley Middle School staff welcome back 865 students to the IOOF Avenue campus Aug. 16 for the start of the 2018-19 school year.“We...
Gilroy: Police arrest suspect in fatal hit and run
Gilroy Police arrested a man Wednesday they believe was behind the wheel of a car that hit and killed a man who was walking in a crosswalk on Broadway on the morning of Dec. 6, 2020.
Police arrested 38-year-old Jose Elias Zuniga, of Gilroy, on...