Car stop leads to large drug cache
A traffic stop on Highway 152 by the California Highway Patrol in Santa Clara County led to the seizure of 70 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and the arrest of a Los Banos man.
CHP officer Israel Murillo said an officer, aided by a K-9, found...
All Seasons Pool Service celebrates 30 years
All Seasons Pool Service recently announced that it is celebrating 30 years of providing pool cleaning and maintenance services for residential and commercial clients in Gilroy, Morgan Hill and the South County area.
Owner Dean Filice started the business in 1992 with a route of...
Photo: El Camino Real bell installed downtown
A crew installs a replica El Camino Real bell in the paseo between Sixth and Fifth streets in downtown Gilroy on Jan. 28. The commemorative marker, measuring at 15 feet tall, was brought forth by Gilroy’s 150th anniversary committee as a way to recognize...
Local Scene: Gilroy club offering $75k in grants
Gilroyan enrolls at Biola
Madison Satalino, of Gilroy, recently enrolled at Biola University. Satalino is seeking an undergraduate degree in business administration, says a press release from the university.
Fall arts and crafts fair
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church’s autumn arts and crafts fair will take place 10am-5pm...
Local Scene: Rotary Club gathering coats, citizenship workshops set
Rotary Club of Gilroy seeks coat donations
The Rotary Club of Gilroy is hosting a coat drive to collect clean, gently worn, or new, warm coats during the month of January.
Coats can be dropped off at either Alpine Landscapes, 8595 Murray Ave., between 7am-4pm Monday-Friday;...
What to know about California’s plan to reopen schools
By Jill Cowan, The New York Times
Almost exactly a year ago, on March 7, 2020, officials in the Elk Grove Unified School District—Northern California’s largest—announced that schools would close for a week in response to concerns that the novel, unknown coronavirus could spread like...
Gilroy man stabbed to death Friday morning
Gilroy Police are trying to identify the suspect or suspects who stabbed 29-year-old Johnathan Arroyo Rivera to death just after midnight Friday.
Christopher, Gilroy field hockey teams advance in CCS playoffs
The Christopher and Gilroy field hockey teams both advanced out of the second round of the Central Coast Section playoffs with dominant victories on Wednesday.
The Cougars (15-1-2) rolled to a 5-0 win over Homestead and advanced to a quarterfinal matchup against a St. Ignatius...
Incumbents seek return to the City Council
If all incumbent Gilroy City Council members choose to run for a four-year term, one will definitely not return to the council.
That’s because of the four seats available on the Nov. 6 ballot, three are open for four-year terms and is one for a...
GECA student named Nat’l Merit Scholar finalist
Princeton-bound Samantha Melton, a senior at Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy, was named a 2019 National Merit Scholar winner, according to an announcement from Gilroy Unified School District.
Melton, who was honored by the Board of Education for her accomplishment earlier this month,...