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The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association is inviting local nonprofit organizations to apply for grants. Grant funds range from $500 to $5,000 per application per year. Candidates for the grants should be based in Gilroy and the surrounding area. Organizations involved in promoting Gilroy as a visitor...

The local water district and cities in Santa Clara County are preparing to implement mandatory conservation measures in the face of an ongoing drought that threatens to severely diminish water supplies, according to authorities. The Valley Water board of directors at the June 9 meeting...

Gilroy High’s two distance aces—seniors Nicholas Guzman and Karina Rodriguez—have achieved their dreams of signing to run at the four-year level.  Stalwarts for the Mustangs’ cross country and track and field teams since their freshmen year, Guzman and Rodriguez were overcome with emotion as they...

Christopher HS Football (4-1 overall, 1-0 BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division) Recent results: Won 47-0 at Gilroy; Won 45-28 at Branham Upcoming games: 7:15pm Oct. 4 at Santa Teresa NOTES:  Cougars broke away from a 28-28 halftime tie with the Bruins by shutting them out in the second...

A single-vehicle traffic accident on Watsonville Road resulted in a fatality Friday afternoon, police said. The accident occurred in the area of Watsonville Road and Venetian Way—a few blocks southeast of Monterey Road—about 3:45pm Nov. 9, reads a press release from Morgan Hill Police Department. When...

152, the name for the highway spanning Pacheco and Hecker passes, is also the official age of Gilroy. A pandemic hijacked our 150th celebration, but a group of local history buffs intends to make up for that loss with a monthly history column in...

Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, taking office at a moment of profound health, economic and political crises with a promise to seek unity after a tumultuous four years that tore at the fabric of American society.

Update: On Oct. 4, the California DMV sent an updated press release stating that the reopening date for the Gilroy DMV office has been tentatively rescheduled to Nov. 12 "due to unforeseen circumstances." The story below has been updated to reflect the new reopening...

Police hold social event The Gilroy Police Department will host “Ice Cream With a Cop” on Aug. 3 from 4:30-6:30pm at the Gilroy Senior Center, 7371 Hanna St. Officers will be present to meet, talk and eat some ice cream with children and adults. Police vehicles, as...

Be grateful for what you get!!!  That was the message Councilmember Cline gave to the citizens of Gilroy in last week’s Dispatch (April 12 edition). I am happy that he has kept abreast of the Gourmet Alley project for the past 18 months and...