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A flash flood warning has been issued in parts of Santa Clara County on Tuesday by the National Weather Service as heavy rains are expected to start around 10pm.

Gilroyans and garlic lovers are busy getting ready for the Gilroy Garlic Festival, returning in 2025 as a revamped, more intimate—yet still iconic—version of the fabled food fest.  The Garlic Festival takes place July 25-27 at Gilroy Gardens, with an attendance cap of about 3,000...

With the aid of a dozen officers and a smartphone app that Gilroy residents used to easily report fireworks violations, police cited 60 people for the illegal use of fireworks the night of July 4.

Author reading at Gilroy Gardens Ken Christopher of Christopher Ranch will hold a live reading of his first book, “Elephant Garlic,” on July 3 and 4 at Gilroy Gardens. The book takes place in the “magical Kingdom of Gilroy,” where King Lion is hosting a feast,...

A Bay Area nonprofit launched an emergency weekend meal program last weekend in partnership with the Gilroy Unified School District, and is planning to serve 500 children and their families every Saturday and Sunday in November.  The program, led by Community Seva, was launched in...

Re-investing in Gilroy’s long dormant Economic Development Corporation (EDC) would provide a major boost to our local economy and our local businesses.  The EDC was originally created more than 25 years ago, in 1997. As a nonprofit corporation providing business development assistance to current and...

Construction is set to begin on a giant data center that will house and operate more than 438,000 square feet of information and energy storage facilities on a 56-acre property in northeast Gilroy.  The facility, owned and operated by Amazon Data Services, will be located...

On the penultimate play of the third quarter, after watching his defensive back Mason Pena deliver a thundering hit, Christopher High coach Tim Pierleoni said, “The defense is playing like their hair is on fire.” And that pretty much summed up the Cougars’ 17-7...

The City of Gilroy is searching for a new community development director after Karen Garner, who was hired in November 2019, resigned in December 2021 to take a position with El Dorado County. The city council on Feb. 7 agreed to appoint Jon Biggs to...

After 80 minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of overtime, the Gilroy and San Benito girls soccer teams were tied 1-1 and headed to a penalty kick shootout to decide the outcome of their Central Coast Section Division III playoff semifinal on Wednesday.  The Haybalers...