School trustee heads push for eastside community pool
A Gilroy school board trustee is leading the charge for the construction of a new community pool on the east side of the city, which has had no public aquatic facilities since the closing of the old pool at South Valley Middle School nearly...
Local Scene: Gilroy native serves aboard USS Iwo Jima
Gilroy native serves aboard USS Iwo Jima
A 2013 Christopher High School graduate and native of Gilroy is serving aboard USS Iwo Jima, a U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Caleb Byrum, who joined the Navy five years ago, serves as a...
DA: Suspect rigged Gilroy home as ‘explosive booby trap’
Markus Beck, a 46-year-old German national who lives in Gilroy, has been charged with multiple counts in relation to a recent crime spree that includes a suspected effort to rig his home near Luigi Aprea Elementary School as “an explosive booby trap” by filling...
Gavilan College football team looks to buck history
From a numbers standpoint, Covid was not kind to the Gavilan College football team. Rams coach John Lango said the team lost several players from March 2020 to now, putting Gavilan’s roster number at 44 through the end of July. However, Lango expects the...
Guitar Center will remain open after filing for bankruptcy
Guitar Center, which operates a store in Gilroy, announced Nov. 21 that it has filed for bankruptcy, but it will stay open as it pays down its debt.
As part of its “financial restructuring plan” to reduce its debt by nearly $800 million, the Westlake...
Group offers support for children impacted by divorced parents
Kimberly Ewertz has found that outside support is lacking for children who are in the middle of their parents’ separation, so the Gilroy resident set out to create some local resources.
In late 2020, she released “Family Redefined: Childhood Reflections on the Impact of Divorce,”...
Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee talks about the Garlic Festival shooting
Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee stopped by the Garlic Festival law enforcement tent at “Gate 3” on Miller Avenue on his way home with his family about 5:20pm July 28. He was on US 101 just south of Gilroy about 20 minutes later when...
Man dies, woman injured in accident at Gilroy crosswalk
One man has died and a woman is in the hospital with serious injuries after they were struck by a vehicle while walking across a street in Gilroy, police said.
Just after 8am Jan. 16, Gilroy Police responded to calls reporting that a vehicle had...
Christopher volleyball faces new challenges
Last year, Christopher toughened up on a hard preseason schedule and blitzed its league with a 10-0 record and a Central Coast Section playoff berth. This year, the Cougars have been shifted up to a higher division in the Blossom Valley Athletic League.
After an...
Guest View: Gilroy FFA continues to stay connected
This has been a crazy year and we, as a community, have had a lot happen to all of us. The Gilroy FFA chapter has seen this reflected in many ways including our seniors losing their graduation, some of our other members losing opportunities...






















