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The Gilroy Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) and driver’s license checkpoint on Dec. 16 from 6pm to 1am at an undisclosed location within the city. DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The...

Rotary Club of Gilroy to award scholarships The Rotary Club of Gilroy will be awarding a total of $52,500 in college scholarships for qualified high school seniors graduating in 2021 and beginning college in the fall of 2021 and Gavilan College or other students transferring...

Gavilan College is looking to require all students and employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as in-person classes resume in the near future. At its first public meeting under the same roof since March 2020, the college’s Board of Trustees on July 13 voted unanimously...

Residents in the area of Anderson Dam over the next few weeks may hear loud warning horns and explosive sounds as crews continue to excavate a tunnel under construction for the dam’s seismic retrofit project, according to Valley Water.  Water district staff say the impact...

UPDATE: Highway 101 fully reopened at 8pm, Gilroy Police reported. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Floodwaters spilling over Highway 101 have forced officials to shut down the southbound lanes of the highway at Mesa Road in Gilroy late Monday morning. Bolsa Road is also flooded between Travel Park Circle and...

After more ballots were counted over the weekend for the Nov. 5 election, Greg Bozzo has pulled ahead of incumbent Marie Blankley for the office of mayor.  As of 4:24pm Nov. 12, Bozzo now leads Blankley by 152 votes, according to the Santa Clara County...

Four people were arrested Aug. 3 after they reportedly crashed a stolen vehicle into the Gavilan Golf Course. According to San Jose Police, at about 5:20pm, automated license plate reader cameras alerted officers of a Hyundai Sonata, which had earlier been reported stolen, driving in...

12am: Marie Blankley, who is on pace to become Gilroy's next mayor, shared a photo and statement with the Dispatch: I am deeply humbled and appreciative of everyone who has supported me. I’m empowered by the confidence the voters place in me. I want the best...

Calgary Flames goalie Dustin Wolf was named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for January but is off to a rough start in February with an 0-2-1 mark. Overall, the season has been stellar.  The NHL now pauses until Feb. 22, as only the league’s...

As of March 19, 5pm Santa Clara County: 196 cases, 8 deaths Two more people died in Santa Clara County from COVID-19: a man in his 70s and another in his 80s who was hospitalized from March 3 until his passing on March 17. The county confirmed...