Teen injured in drive-by shooting
Gilroy Police are investigating an Oct. 8 drive-by shooting in which a 16-year-old boy was injured, according to authorities.
Man arrested with gun after shots fired
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.
Gilroy football players quit, season is canceled
Successive stunning announcements about Gilroy High School football players the first two days of October ended the Mustangs’ season after four games.
The high school and its athletic program were still reeling a week after a student said he was sexually assaulted on campus by...
County workers begin strike, services continue
The union representing nearly one-half of Santa Clara County’s 22,000 employees went on strike at selected locations Oct.2, the first county employee strike in four decades.
Service Employees International Union Local 521 said it called the strike because of the county’s “refusal to bargain in...
Mushroom boom leads ag
Mushrooms became Santa Clara County’s top crop in 2018, capping off a successful year for the fleshy fungi whose local value exceeded $82 million.
On the flip side, a rough year for cherries caused the county’s overall crop value to drop by 6.7 percent to...
4 GHS football players accused of sexual battery
Four members of the Gilroy High School football team are accused of sexual battery following an altercation with a fellow student on Sept. 26, according to Gilroy police.Â
Residents can now text 911 in emergency
Santa Clara County residents in need of emergency police, fire or medical services can now send a text to 911 to request a response.
City wants to host gun buyback day
At the request of a group of concerned residents, Gilroy officials are looking into hosting a voluntary gun buyback event.
County warns of ‘fake pills’ with deadly fentanyl
Local public safety and health authorities are advising residents of an increase in fentanyl overdoses in Santa Clara County, and the growing presence of counterfeit pain pills that contain the powerful opioid.
Gilroy man dies in four-vehicle crash Sept.22 on Pacheco Pass Highway
A 51-year-old Gilroy man died after he was rear-ended on Highway 152, resulting in a four-car accident and injuries to several other Sunday evening travelers, according to authorities.
California Highway Patrol officers responded to the collision on Pacheco Pass Highway, just east of Bloomfield Avenue,...