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On Jan. 29, 15 Gilroy FFA members traveled to San Benito High School to compete against five other schools at the annual sectional Super Saturday LDE competition.  Through Leadership Development Events, participating FFA members in grades 9 to 12 are challenged to develop critical thinking...

In 2012, Dr. Syeda Mamoona Omer lost her father after a years-long battle with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. During those years, Omer was frustrated with the lack of hospice services that offered a human touch. “I realized there was no one-on-one, no personal touch,” she said. Shortly after,...

Christopher field hockey star Katie Garrison scored 32 goals to lead the Cougars in a 17-2-2 season this past fall. The Cougars finished in first place in the Blossom Valley Athletic League, Mt. Hamilton Division, with an 8-0-2 record, and advanced to the Central...

Zach Hilton announced June 1 that he is joining the growing Gilroy City Council race in November. Earlier this year, community activist Rebeca Armendariz announced her candidacy for one of the council seats. On May 21, longtime Gilroy City Councilmember Dion Bracco revealed that he...

Shawna Freels is retiring as Gilroy’s city clerk after 14 years at the helm. Freels announced her intentions to the city council in a letter on March 22. Her last day with Gilroy is April 16. “I value the support and encouragement of each City Council...

Santa Clara County residents age 75 and older are now eligible for a Covid-19 vaccination through certain healthcare providers, according to county officials.

A Bay Area nonprofit launched an emergency weekend meal program last weekend in partnership with the Gilroy Unified School District, and is planning to serve 500 children and their families every Saturday and Sunday in November.  The program, led by Community Seva, was launched in...

UPDATE: Gilroy Police arrested a suspect in an ongoing homicide investigation Friday. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: A person was shot and later died at the hospital on Thursday night in Gilroy. According to Gilroy Police, at about 8:58pm, a member of the Gilroy Police Department was at Saint Louise...

We didn’t hang offensive flag Roxana Bliss’ recent letter to the editor alleges that it was the pro-Trump and pro-American Patriots that hung a Nazi flag on the Burnett overpass before waiting for law enforcement to determine who did it and why. It appears she...

Before he became a UFC heavyweight world champion, Cain Velasquez was mastering his craft in NCAA wrestling matches at Arizona State University, where he twice rose to the stature of a college All-American. This past weekend, the Gilroy resident, married father of two and youth...