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Hollister Police and San Benito County Sheriff’s deputies were involved in a pursuit that included gunfire with a suspect who stole a green Corvette, authorities said. The suspect fled to San Jose, where he continued to exchange gunfire and was shot by police. Following the initial...

Rebekah Children’s Services, a South Valley nonprofit that serves about 14,000 children and families annually, is getting ready to collect and distribute donated gifts for their annual holiday toy drive.  Members of the community who are able to donate are encouraged to drop off new...

April 10 • A vehicle was reportedly burglarized on the 7300 block of Monterey Street. • Theft was reported on the 8500 block of Church Street. April 11 • Police responded to a report of a robbery on the 8300 block of Arroyo Circle at midnight. • An assault...

There is never a drop-off in Gilroy High field hockey under coach Adam Gemar. Graduation losses, a fierce schedule and a new Central Coast Section playoff format were encountered in 2025 but the Mustangs excelled nonetheless. The dynasty motors on. Gilroy finished 7-1-2 in the...

Just before rehearsal for “The Wolves” kicked off on the evening of Aug. 24, the Gilroy Center for the Arts was filled with the sounds of excited chatter, outbursts of giggling and the occasional shout. The cast of nine girls, the majority in their teens,...

Police are looking for a suspect who reportedly groped a woman as she was walking her dog on July 30. According to Gilroy Police, at about 11:50am, a male riding a BMX-style bicycle approached an adult female who was walking in the area of Wayland...

The City of Gilroy has settled a lawsuit with the family of Hector Alvarez, who died when police shot him during an emergency call on Filbro Drive in 2015, according to the family’s lawyer. Under the settlement of the wrongful death lawsuit, the city has...

Walk into any classroom in Gilroy today and you’ll see more than textbooks and worksheets. You’ll see students coding simple programs, building bridges from craft sticks, experimenting with sound and light and using creativity to solve real problems.  That’s STEAM in action—science, technology, engineering, arts...

Revelations of allegations of decades of sexual abuse by the late farmworker labor leader César Chávez cited March 17 by the United Farm Workers and the César Chávez Foundatio—and reported in detail by The New York Times—have prompted cancellations of celebrations of his upcoming...

Gilroy City Hall looks a little different since it was last open to the public in early 2020. The multiple entrances have now been reduced to a single entryway, with directional arrows on the sidewalk for those entering or exiting the building. Once inside, they...