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March 1, 2026

Local Scene: Ice Cream with a Cop; new coordinator for cultural exchange organization

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Hang out with police officers The Gilroy Police Department is inviting the public to a meet-and-greet over ice cream on Aug. 2 from 4-7pm at 7301 Hanna St. During Ice Cream with a Cop, officers will be present to meet, talk and eat ice cream with...

County reports two more COVID-19 deaths

The Santa Clara County Public Health Department announced March 20 that two more people have died of COVID-19, bringing the total deaths to eight in this county.

Covid-19 highlights health care inequality in Gilroy

Gilroy City Councilmember Rebeca Armendariz and a team of volunteers have been hitting the phones over the past couple of months, contacting seniors, farmworkers and others who have been most impacted by Covid-19, helping them set an appointment to receive a vaccine. But the group...

Wreaths for veterans

Nearly 1,200 wreaths were placed on veterans’ graves in South County during National Wreaths Across America Day on Dec. 14. More than 300 volunteers spread out at Gavilan Hills and St.Mary’s cemeteries in Gilroy and Mt. Hope Cemetery in Morgan Hill to take part...

Newsom signs law hoping to curb ‘ghost gun’ production

Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a bill into law that is meant to curb the proliferation of untraceable firearms known as “ghost guns.” Assembly Bill 2842, authored by state Assemblymember Diane Papan, D-San Mateo, prohibits third-party gun destruction entities from reselling leftover gun parts...

The business of BBQ and brew

Think of the expression, "find what you love to do, and you'll never work a day in your life." It's a nice idea, but reality most often gets in the way, the bills after all, need to be paid. For Eric Ingram, co-owner of...

Police arrest man suspected of attempted murder in Gilroy

A Gilroy man suspected in an attempted murder earlier this year was arrested Sept. 1. Demetrius Santos, 19, was arrested at San Ysidro Park and booked into Santa Clara County Jail for attempted homicide, according to Gilroy Police. He is currently being held without bail,...

Update: Two children die in crash on Highway 152 east of Gilroy

Two Morgan Hill children died in a five-vehicle traffic collision on Highway 152 east of Gilroy in Santa Clara County the morning of Jan. 12, according to the California Highway Patrol.  CHP officers responded to the scene of the crash just after 7am. The initial...

Pedestrian killed in collision near Saint Louise Regional Hospital

A 23-year-old man was struck and killed by a juvenile driver early Sunday morning near Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, according to police.  At about 12:30am May 19, officers were called to the area of No Name Uno near the hospital and found the...

Santa Clara County DA seeks to resentence death row inmates to life without parole

Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen is moving to eliminate the county’s death row, looking to sentence the 15 local men still sitting on it to serve life in prison without the chance of parole instead, according to an April 5 press release.  “Judges...

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