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2020 wasn't just about one deadly virus for some. Across California, Asian Americans and other minority groups also faced an epidemic of hate, as revealed by the state's Department of Justice in a specialized report Wednesday.  Attorney General Rob Bonta presented a report on anti-Asian...

The possible lethal combination of fireworks, an historic drought and the early fire season that can lead to toxic air quality has prompted Santa Clara County leaders, local and state fire departments and law enforcement to put residents on high alert that there will...

Jeff Garcia is coming home to Gilroy July 8-9 to hold a football camp for children ages 5 to 17 at Kirigin Cellars.  A four-time Canadian Football League All-Star, Garcia, a Gilroy High School and San Jose State University graduate, began his professional football career...

All northbound lanes of Highway 101 in San Martin have reopened after a big rig traveling southbound crashed through the center divider and smashed into oncoming vehicles Wednesday morning. According to California Highway Patrol dispatch logs, the big rig hauling a tractor trailer was traveling...

The Gilroy Museum was preparing to open its new exhibit celebrating Gilroy’s 150th anniversary when the Covid-19 pandemic hit and forced it to close in March 2020. More than a year later, the museum is open to the public. The museum’s new exhibit shows the...

Charles Kenneth Lafferty, the man who pleaded guilty to shooting marbles at dozens of motorists on Highways 156 and 101 for more than a year, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on June 29, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced. In April,...

Ryan Duross went up for an attack from the far left side and viciously spiked a ball crosscourt that hit an opposing player’s face, delivering a thud. Even when the Christopher High boys volleyball team was outgunned against Mitty in a Central Coast Section...

People gathered in downtown’s Gourmet Alley June 26 for a night of food, beer, wine and live music. The first-ever Gourmet Alley: Urban Eats on the Street, organized by the Gilroy Downtown Business Association, took place between Fourth and Fifth streets, where the alley...

June 21 • Grand theft was reported on the 100 block of Sarafina Way at 8am. • Injuries were reported in a traffic collision on Third Street and Wren Avenue at 1pm. • Police responded to a hit-and-run collision on First Street and Wren Avenue at 1pm. •...

The owner of a Gilroy jewelry store shot and killed a man he knew inside the business on June 24, according to new information released by the Gilroy Police Department. According to police, at about 1pm, officers responded to Littlejohn’s Fine Jewelry on the 8200...