Gilroy trainer earns IFBB pro card
Just five years after stepping into a gym for the first time, Diana Rivera is a physique champion. A trainer at LoveFix Gym, Rivera...
Photos: National Night Out 2021
Hundreds gathered Oct. 5 to chat with officers and take part in various activities during the National Night Out Outdoors event hosted by the...
Council rejects ‘safe parking’ proposal
The Gilroy City Council rejected the lone bid for a parking program for the homeless Oct. 4, but agreed that it wouldn’t be the...
Local Scene: Foundation donates to CHS Athletics, seats open on city commissions
Foundation donates $50K to CHS Athletics
The Christopher Family Foundation recently donated $50,000 to support Christopher High School’s Athletic Department.
The donation will be used to...
Christopher boys, Gilroy girls win in water polo rivalry contests
In the practices leading up to the Christopher-Gilroy boys water polo match on Oct. 5, the Cougars’ Charlie Wheat and Emiliano Grieco worked on...
Committee takes back time capsule
Gilroy’s 150th anniversary time capsule, which was unveiled Sept. 13, has been removed, after controversy arose over its artwork.
Mayor Marie Blankley announced at the...
CalFresh benefits increase by 22%
For the first time in more than four decades, recipients of a federal nutrition program will see a noticeable jump in food benefits, coming...
Grant aims to help victims of festival shooting
A $3.9 million grant will go toward the victims of the 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting, the California Victim Compensation Board announced Oct. 1.
The...
Police blotter, Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2021
Sept. 27
• A vehicle was reported stolen on Church Street and Welburn Avenue.
• Police responded to a report of an assault on the 7000...
Tree faller returns home after month away
Gilroy native John Hagins is a self-described “adrenaline junkie” who risks his life by charging into a burning forest to save others.
Hagins, the owner...
