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The 50th Avis Kelley Track and Field Invitational at Gilroy High on March 25 went off like usual, with hundreds of athletes from the South Valley and beyond competing in the annual event.  But this year’s meet had a hint of both celebration and poignancy...

The City of Gilroy Senior Center hosted a “School Days” event on Sept. 8, giving seniors a chance to share stories of their time in school. The event was complete with life-sized pencils, original school-age class photos, globe, chalkboard and cold breakfast cereal favorites...

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) will attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Feb. 24 with guest Lupe Lopez, co-founder of Gilroy-based Arteaga’s Food Center. “Today marks Trump’s 400th day in office, and it has been 400 days of disaster for the American...

The owners of Saint Louise Regional Hospital today filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 to “reorganize and facilitate an orderly and efficient sale process.” Verity Health System of California, Inc, a nonprofit healthcare system, on Aug. 31 filed a voluntary petition for protection under...

I am deeply honored and humbled to be selected as the 2025 recipient of the Gilroy Police Officers’ Association’s annual Stanley P. Delvin Award, a recognition rooted in the values Officer Delvin embodied: loyalty, dedication and humility. To be chosen for an award symbolizing such...

State officials announced an agreement Friday on an extension of the state's moratorium on pandemic-related evictions through Sept. 30. The agreement between Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders in the state Assembly and Senate will continue to protect tenants from being evicted due to an...

A man suspected of shooting and killing a baby in Merced was caught in Gilroy on Nov. 17, according to police. Daevon Motshwane, 18, was booked into Merced County Jail on charges of murder, assault with a deadly weapon and gang enhancements, among other charges....

A Gilroy insurance agent was found guilty of 20 counts of sexual assault in Santa Clara County Superior Court last week. Following a jury trial, Jeffrey Guenther, 38, was convicted of 10 counts of oral copulation by duress and 10 counts of sodomy by duress,...

On Nov. 5, a dispatcher for the California Highway Patrol read a special bulletin over the CHP radio airwaves regarding the retirement of long-standing CHP Sgt. Adam Rodriguez in the Hollister/Gilroy area. Here is part of that dispatch: "It is with sincerity, fondness and best...

Sora Vigorito was 3 years old when she and her twin sister were pulled from their grandmother’s arms at the gates of Auschwitz and handed to the infamous Nazi physician Josef Mengele. More than 80 years later, she stood before a packed auditorium at...