Apartment fire displaces 17 Gilroy residents
An apartment fire displaced 17 Gilroy residents—including five children—early Tuesday morning, according to authorities.
Gilroy Fire Department received a call about 12:15am Jan. 7 reporting a structure fire at a small apartment complex on 8225 Kelton Drive. The smoke and flames awakened an adult resident...
Local Scene: Blood drive, free citizenship assistance
Blood drive scheduled in Gilroy
Stanford Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from noon to 5pm on May 19 at the Veterans Memorial Building, 74 West Sixth St. in Gilroy.
In preparation for their donation, donors are advised to eat well, stay hydrated and arrive...
Rotary Club of Gilroy to give away $75k-plus
The Rotary Club of Gilroy on Oct. 7 will kick off its 2024-25 funding cycle, inviting schools, nonprofits, youth organizations and others to apply for grants. This year, the Gilroy club has earmarked more than $75,000 for the annual Community Grants Program.
Eligible to apply...
Local Scene: Edward Boss Prado Foundation donates $25K to Gavilan Nursing program
The Edward Boss Prado Foundation donated $25,000 to Gavilan College’s Nursing program to cover all fees for completing a degree for at least five students.
“We have a great need for nurses, and we have a great need in our most disadvantaged communities for good-paying...
Covid-19 highlights health care inequality in Gilroy
Gilroy City Councilmember Rebeca Armendariz and a team of volunteers have been hitting the phones over the past couple of months, contacting seniors, farmworkers and others who have been most impacted by Covid-19, helping them set an appointment to receive a vaccine.
But the group...
New wheels for watershed steward
For years, Monica Garcia has roughed it along the Pajaro River watershed in her motorized wheelchair, where she’s helped volunteers clean up the ever-constant garbage left behind by those with no concern for the environment.
Garcia, who is battling lupus, must use the wheelchair to...
Police arrest young man with alleged ghost gun in Morgan Hill
Police arrested a 20-year-old man April 3 who was in possession of a ghost gun in Morgan Hill, according to authorities.
About 2:13am, Morgan Hill Police officers located a suspicious vehicle parked in a “no parking zone” on the 3000 block of East Dunne Avenue,...
The Wolf Watch: Goalie in the running for NHL’s top rookie award
The Calgary Flames’ win on Jan. 18 in Winnipeg was against the best team in the entire Western Conference. The Jets had been 18-4-3 at home and 31-12-3 overall until Wolf and the Flames beat them.
Wolf is now No. 6 in the NHL in...
West Hills Community Church presents ‘Christmas on the Hill’ extravaganza
West Hills Community Church will treat Morgan Hill and surrounding communities to an intricate and original extravaganza of outdoor lights, handcrafted displays and music this holiday season.
The display, titled “Christmas on the Hill,” will take place 12 evenings in December, from 6-9pm. Scheduled dates...
RV park owner requests exemption to stay limit
A manufactured home operator that purchased the Garlic Farm RV Park earlier this year is slowly converting it into a “tiny home” community.
But news of the purchase put the southern Gilroy RV park on the radar of city officials, citing a city policy that...























