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A single-vehicle traffic accident on Watsonville Road resulted in a fatality Friday afternoon, police said. The accident occurred in the area of Watsonville Road and Venetian Way—a few blocks southeast of Monterey Road—about 3:45pm Nov. 9, reads a press release from Morgan Hill Police Department. When...

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man with a gun in his car after someone reported shots had been fired in the Gilroy area Thursday night, according to authorities.

The Gilroy Foundation Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting victims fund grew to nearly $1.2 million this week, as the foundation announced it had approved the first applications for funds. As of Aug. 20 at noon, the fund totaled $1,167,431 in donations in the 22 days since...

Santa Clara County opened Covid-19 vaccine eligibility Tuesday to all people who live and work in the county who are age 16 or older, joining several other Bay Area counties in fully opening vaccine eligibility. Local health officials credited a significantly increased allocation of vaccine...

When I was 21 years old, I was considering buying a used Ford Escort from a man who was an acquaintance of my father’s.  When we went to look at the car, I looked at its overall condition and mileage, then popped the hood to...

Jesse James Guerrero is ready for his big moment.  The Gilroy native—after racking up five wins and a draw, all in Mexico—will compete for the first time as a pro stateside on March 25 at Save Mart Center in Fresno. The 19-year-old boxes Eduardo Alvarez...

Public invited to council candidate briefing City Administrator Jimmy Forbis will host a Gilroy City Council candidate briefing on Sept. 8 from 6-8pm. The briefing will provide information to candidates about the city’s programs and services, finances, governance and strategic outlook. It will include presentations from...

The Islamic New Year dates back to the migration of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in the year 622 C.E. The importance of this event, known as the Hijra, is reflected in the fact that the migration marks the...

Police are looking for a vehicle and motorist who struck a pedestrian and left the scene in Gilroy Dec. 6. The collision resulted in major injuries for the pedestrian, according to authorities.

San Jose Police identified the man who died in a Jan. 21 officer-involved shooting as David Lee Tovar, who was a suspect in dozens of violent crimes, burglaries and thefts in the South Bay dating back to April 2020, according to authorities. Tovar’s alleged crime...