First Alarm to continue patrolling parks
The private security firm First Alarm & Security Inc. will continue to provide patrol services for parks in the City of Gilroy for at least the next three years.
Suspect shoots crossbow at Gilroy motel
A guest at a local motel told police that someone shot at them with a crossbow or similar weapon on Dec. 11, according to authorities.
Buyback takes 493 guns ‘off the streets’
South County authorities collected nearly 500 unwanted firearms at the region’s first gun buyback event in 25 years.
The gun buyback took place Dec. 14 at the City of Gilroy’s Corporation Yard on Old Gilroy Street. The event was organized by the Gilroy and Morgan...
Garlic Festival’s executive director resigns
The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association announced that Brian Bowe, who has served as Executive Director for the festival for 14 years, has officially resigned. In a Dec. 13 statement, the association will begin conducting an outside search for a new executive director. Bowe will...
Gun buyback set for Dec. 14
Thieves steal an estimated 200,000 guns across the country every year, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and many of these firearms end up in the hands of violent criminals.
Gilroy and Morgan Hill, both cities still reeling from major fatal shootings earlier this...
Gilroy and Christopher high school choirs sing world premiere of song in memorial to Garlic Festival shooting
The Gilroy High School Chamber Singers and Christopher High School Chamber Choir debuted a world premiere choral work, “May Our Eyes Remain Open” by American composer Dr. Giselle Wyers on Monday, Dec. 9, with a second performance Dec. 10.
Both 7:30pm performances were at the...
Rep. Lofgren: ‘We need to proceed’ with impeachment
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, the 19th District Democrat and member of the House Judiciary Committee, concluded her question period at the Dec. 9 impeachment hearing with her first call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
Like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Lofgren had for months held...
DUI checkpoint Dec. 13 in Gilroy
The Gilroy Police Department’s traffic unit will conduct a DUI and driver's license checkpoint at an undisclosed location within the city limits on Dec. 13.
Black Friday brings shoppers, traffic
Gilroy Premium Outlets was a shopping mecca for dedicated holiday shoppers last week, as thousands made their annual pilgrimage to the retail destination in Gilroy.
The shoppers who arrived as early as 6pm on Thanksgiving day, or who stayed until 2am Friday, when stores...
Westside city fire station project advances
Gilroy’s long-awaited fourth fire station took one step closer to reality Dec. 2, when the Gilroy City Council approved revised plans for the facility on the southwestern portion of the city.
However, while early estimates put the station online in 2022, its construction is tied...