Hollister man dies in Shore Road crash
Police are investigating a traffic collision in which a 30-year-old Hollister motorist died while trying to pass another vehicle on Shore Road July 12.
Community Solutions to present ‘Historias de Mi Madre’
Community Solutions announced this week that its 12th annual production of Historias de Mi Madre (My Mother’s Stories) will celebrate the grassroots beginnings of services for intimate partner abuse, sexual assault and human trafficking in South County.
Historias de Mi Madre XII: Inicios (Beginnings), explores...
Gilroy Rotary Club donates ‘survival kits’ for the unhoused
For its Spring Community Service Project, the Rotary Club of Gilroy provided more than 300 survival kits that were given to St. Joseph’s Family Center and the Compassion Center on March 21.
What originally started as a “sock drive” soon blossomed into a “survival kit...
SCU Complex is state’s largest wildfire
Lightning-sparked fires spawned by last weekend’s freak storms have since consumed 500,000 acres in and around the Bay Area and show no sign of letting up.
Legislators negotiate laws to streamline solar, wind projects
California lawmakers are crafting an end-of-session package of proposed laws that could streamline the building of solar and offshore wind energy projects, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Democratic legislators, who have shared drafts with environmental groups, industry, lobbyists and other interested parties, are...
South County native Dustin Wolf signs huge NHL contract
Dustin Wolf, born in Gilroy and raised in Morgan Hill through age 10, produced an incredible rookie season with the NHL’s Calgary Flames last year. He recorded a 29-16-8 record, with a .910 save percentage and a 2.64 goals-against average. Wolf was widely credited...
Grant funds Las Animas Park upgrades
Walking the pathways at Las Animas Veterans Memorial Park will be smooth this summer as upgrades are expected to begin next month.
The Gilroy City Council voted last week to dedicate grant funds to upgrade part of Las Animas Veterans Memorial Park off Wren Avenue....
Driver injured in solo accident in Gilroy
A driver was injured in a single vehicle traffic collision during afternoon rush hour in Gilroy Sept. 10, according to authorities.
Firefighters responded to reports of a collision about 3pm on the 1400 block of Day Road. While traveling at high speed, a vehicle collided...
Guest View, Beverly Kirk: Gift Shop has been eliminated
On May 28, there was an article in the Dispatch about possible changes for the Senior Center. The article indicated that these changes could hinder operations of the longtime gift shop or close it all together.
This is not just a possibility, it is indeed...
Local Scene: Gilroyans earn academic honors
Aradillas earns academic honors
California State University, Stanislaus, recognized Indra Aradillas, of Gilroy, for earning a spot on the fall semester dean’s list. Aradillas is enrolled in the university’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
The dean’s list honor is awarded to students who have...






















