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UPDATE 5PM: Cal Fire personnel on scene downgraded the size of the fire to two acres, and were canceling incoming engines as crews had surrounded 75% of the acreage with retardant. Mop-up is underway, according to Cal Fire radio dispatch. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Cal Fire is reporting a vegetation...

Roughly 30 percent of Gilroy households have not yet completed the 2020 Census questionnaire, United States Census Bureau data shows. With less than a month to go before the deadline, 70.6 percent of Gilroy households have completed the questionnaire, compared to 72 percent in 2010,...

For the past 20 years, Whitney Pintello has worked in the figurative art realm and perfected her craft in glasswork. Under the Covid-19 lockdown, the Gilroy artist has branched out to the abstract. Those works, many of which have never seen the light of day,...

Connie Rogers (left) and Joanne Fierro unveil one of two new interpretive signs May 7 for the historical whaling kettle and millstones on display in front of the Gilroy Museum at 195 Fifth St. The kettle pictured was brought to Gilroy from Monterey circa...

Coaches Sonya Beck and Michael Nguyen are building the volleyball program at Gilroy High and progress and success are evident.  After a dry spell of down years, the Mustangs rolled through the Blossom Valley Athletic League, West Valley Division last season with an 11-1 record....

The Gilroy City Council took another step recently to limit the operation of food trucks in the downtown area, especially along Monterey Road.  At the May 5 meeting, the city council unanimously approved a motion by Council member Carol Marques to direct city staff to...

It is more than heartening what two organizations did for total strangers. It is something with which we would like to associate individuals.

Small businesses in Santa Clara County can apply for grants of up to $2,500 if they have been negatively affected by the Covid-19 pandemic after the county reopened its microbusiness grant program. While the county has awarded more than 500 grants through the program's first...

Meeting to discuss transit center proposal The Valley Transportation Authority is hosting another community meeting for the proposed Gilroy Transit Center Transit-Oriented Development on April 22 at 6pm. In February, VTA held two community meetings to discuss the community’s vision for the site. Based on the...

Gilroy Police are investigating two separate shootings that occurred earlier this week, one of which resulted in an injury. At 9:22pm Sept. 9, officers arrived near the intersection of First and Hanna streets on a report of a fight and possible gunshots. A man related...