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February 1, 2026

San Benito County Jail escapee captured in San Jose

Daniel Lopez Zavala, who escaped from the San Benito County Jail on May 28, was arrested in San Jose Wednesday night following a regional manhunt, authorities said.  Zavala, 38, of Hollister, was arrested 7pm May 29 at a hotel in San Jose with his girlfriend,...

DA launches new online data portal

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office launched a public data dashboard last week to support what they said will promote “transparency, accountability, and community engagement” within the criminal justice system.    The DA’s office intends to update data regularly on victim and defendant race and...

‘Week of Kindness’ marks second anniversary of festival shooting

In honor of all the lives impacted by the 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting, the District Attorney’s Gilroy Strong Resiliency Center is hosting a week of events focused on kindness, including a catered meal for the hospital whose staff helped victims that day and...

Editorial: Support independent bookstores

Independent bookstores can often be the hub of a community. They play a crucial editorial role in the literary world, offering a level of curatorial expertise, cultural influence and community engagement that larger chains and online retailers often lack. Morgan Hill’s BookSmart, the passion of...

Brett Miller is new acting city manager in Hollister

Brett Miller, Hollister’s assistant city manager and manager of administrative services, is acting city manager. Miller’s appointment Friday afternoon, Nov. 15, was one of the last acts of Bill Avera on his last day on the job before his retirement as city manager. One day earlier,...

Man shot, killed in Morgan Hill

A man was shot and killed on Tennant Avenue the morning of Nov. 20, and police have arrested a suspect who is in custody, according to Morgan Hill Police. The Morgan Hill Police Department responded to a report of a shooting about 7:11am Nov. 20...

Gilroy firefighters battle three fires in 24 hours

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The Gilroy Fire Department responded to three fires within a span of a day from Feb. 18-19, two of which are being investigated as suspicious. A fire tore through a bathroom at Christmas Hill Park, as well as an industrial building on the 5900 block...

GECA student named semifinalist for national scholarship

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Marisol Cruz Velasco, a self-described “people person,” enjoys helping others work through whatever struggles they may be facing. The Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy senior shares her expertise in linguistics in a variety of ways. Fluent in Spanish, English and Japanese, and currently...

Gilroy Ostrich Farm joins variety of regional Halloween events

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Gilroy Ostrich Farm’s Halloween Spooktacular is back, and more animals are heading to their new home soon. Farm Manager Tiffany Lorenzo said the farm will soon welcome peacocks, donkeys, turkeys and more who will join the current residents that include goats, alpacas, rabbits, chickens and…dinosaurs? The...

Microbusiness grants available 

Under direction from the County of Santa Clara, the Enterprise Foundation opened the Microbusiness Grant portal for local eligible businesses to apply for grants of $2,500 each. In January, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors accepted approximately $2.4 million from the California Microbusiness Covid-19...

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