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A 27-year-old Morgan Hill man died early Monday morning after his pickup truck lost control and overturned on U.S. 101 in south Gilroy, according to authorities. The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office identified the dead driver as Raul Bueno, Jr. About 12:40am Jan. 7, Bueno was...

Gilroy Police arrested a man Jan. 31 on suspicion of setting a dumpster on fire on First Street a week prior. According to police, a fire was reported in a dumpster during the early morning hours of Jan. 25 on the 400 block of First...

The Peninsula Open Space Trust and the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority on Nov. 27 announced the purchase of a 159-acre property that widens a vital linkage between the authority’s Rancho Cañada del Oro and Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s Sierra Azul open...

Public safety agencies throughout South County were treated with goodie baskets Oct. 28 as a way to thank them for their work. For the seventh year, groups of staffers from St. Louise Regional Hospital visited 15 law enforcement, fire and EMS facilities from Morgan Hill...

Gilroy City Councilmember Zach Hilton recognized Garrison “Ziggy” Gemar as his 2023 Bike Person of the Year as part of May’s Bike Month celebrations. “There are many bike advocates that don’t realize the positive impact they have on the community, and this is a great...

Imagine—it’s 1942, the second World War is raging, and you’ve got one night in New York City before you ship out to serve your country.  In the basement of Broadway’s 44th Street theater, Marlene Dietrich and Lauren Bacall are serving free hot dogs to hundreds...

Stanford Blood Center will be hosting a blood drive from noon to 5pm on April 21 at the IFDES Hall, 250 Old Gilroy St. in Gilroy. “The need for blood is constant. Even during a pandemic,” said Clayton Toller, Stanford Blood Center Account Manager. “Currently, there are more than 200 surgeries per day...

Members of Gilroy Lodge helped serve a meal to the Gold Star families and guests at the Gold Star Mothers and Family Day picnic held at the One Step Closer Therapeutic Horsemanship facility in Morgan Hill.  At this event, the Exalted Ruler Bruce Parker and...

Authorities are investigating a swastika flag that was displayed on the Burnett Avenue Highway 101 overpass in Morgan Hill during rush-hour traffic the afternoon of March 21. About 3:23pm, deputies from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded to the overpass on a report of...

Rolling green hills flank Highway 101 near Gilroy. Santa Clara County Parks officials anticipate a major display of wildflowers to bloom this spring due to this winter’s rainfall. The California poppy, lupine and buttercups are just a few of the flowers that will be...