Local Scene: Gilroy Police on full alert for impaired drivers
Police on full alert for impaired drivers
The Gilroy Police Department is reminding the public of the dangers of driving impaired.
In December 2021, 1,013 people were killed in the United States in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Through New Year’s...
CHP: Big rig crash shuts down Hecker Pass Highway
A big rig carrying 40,000 pounds of printer paper toppled into a ravine on Highway 152 (Hecker Pass) just after 9am May 6.
The California Highway Patrol said the male driver, who suffered minor injuries, was traveling from Los Angeles to Watsonville for the PTS,...
Family charged with running brothels in Santa Clara County
Authorities charged members of a San Jose family with running a satellite of brothels—including locations in South Santa Clara County—that were trafficking dozens of women and bringing in about $1 million a year.
Multiple co-defendants face felonies related to their operation of a network of...
Local goaltender has eyes set on National Hockey League
If Dustin Wolf continues on his upward trajectory, he would become the first South Valley-born player to make the National Hockey League.
Talk about heady stuff. Born in Gilroy, Wolf moved to Southern California when he was 9 or 10 to pursue his dream of...
Sunday Funday at the Gilroy Garlic Festival
That's all folks. It's a wrap for the 40th annual Gilroy Garlic Festival.
After the last pepper steak had been served, the final beer poured, and as folks lingered in traffic driving home, all that remained, save for a Monday full of teardown work for...
Christopher football team looks to hang tough in A division
Every sports team needs players who lead by example. Christopher High football stalwarts Payton Wheeler and Rossi Oteri are splitting reps in practice at one of the offensive tackle positions, a byproduct of the Cougars graduating their entire offensive line.
“Payton and Rossi are the...
Walk-up testing sites open Aug. 4-7
Santa Clara County will offer free Covid-19 diagnostic testing Aug. 4-8 in San Jose and Gilroy.
These walk-up testing sites provide Covid-19 viral detection tests free of charge without an appointment, symptoms, insurance, or a doctor’s note, and regardless of immigration status:
San Jose
1721 E. San Antonio...
Generosity continues, straining resources of Gilroy Foundation
The generosity of donors to the Gilroy Foundation for victims of the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting continues, soaring past $1.3 million more than a month after the tragedy.
The pace and quantity of donations have slowed somewhat, but foundation staff and volunteers—some of them working...
Committee gives ideas on tackling homelessness
A committee tasked with finding ways to address homelessness in Gilroy gave an update on its activities to the city council on April 19.
The Homeless Ad Hoc Committee, which consists of Councilmembers Dion Bracco, Carol Marques and Fred Tovar, formed in September with the...
County urges teens to get Covid-19 vaccine as demand slips
Santa Clara County officials urged eligible county residents Friday to get fully vaccinated against Covid-19 amid a drop in demand, particularly among young adults and teenagers.
More than 1 million vaccine doses have been administered countywide and roughly two-thirds of county residents age 16 and...






















