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Musicians return to Hanna Street porches Porchfest Gilroy returns to the front yards of Hanna Street on Sept. 25 from 1-6pm. The free event features musicians performing on neighborhood porches. The public is welcomed to stroll from porch to porch throughout the afternoon. Porchfest is sponsored by...

Three people died in two unrelated traffic accidents in Morgan Hill on Sunday morning, according to authorities.  The fatalities prompted police to emphasize a message to the public about driving carefully and safely over the busy holiday traffic period.  About 3am Dec. 22, a single-vehicle collision...

Gilroy Mayor Roland Velasco has left his job as an aide to Santa County Supervisor Mike Wasserman, saying he wants to devote a full-time focus to his part-time role at City Hall. Velasco, elected to his first term in 2016, said this week he left...

March 22 • Police responded to a report of an assault on the 100 block of West Tenth Street at 9am. • A business was burglarized on the 8100 block of Camino Arroyo at 1pm. • A sexual offense was reported on the 7000 block of Eigleberry...

U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta gathered Santa Clara County, City of San Jose and public health leaders together Jan. 24 for a discussion on the growing opioid epidemic. “We know that there is no silver bullet solution here, and we need to take all aspects of...

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors became the most recent South Bay agency to take action on shrinking water supplies, as the body on June 22 declared a local emergency due to extreme drought conditions. “As Californians, we all know how precious water is....

A 49-year-old woman with a conviction for arson has been taken into custody in connection with a fire that caused about $300,000 in damage, Gilroy police said May 10. Sonia Garcia, 49, was accused of propping tires against the building in the 7900 block of...

Gilroy officials are optimistic that the city’s economy will rebound quicker than expected after more than a year of restrictions brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic devastated revenues. City Administrator Jimmy Forbis and department heads presented the proposed budget for the next two years to...

The nominations period opened on July 18 for candidates who want to run for local offices in the Nov. 8 election.  The period closes at 5pm Aug. 12, according to a press release from the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Office, but it can...

Californians accused of certain drug and retail theft crimes may already be facing stiffer penalties under an initiative voters passed this year, alongside related bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law.  Voters this November overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36, which both modifies and adds key changes...