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January 11, 2026

Eyewitnesses to Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting describe terror at the park

Lisa Faria was turning the corner at the Gilroy Garlic Festival’s “Gourmet Alley” with Gilroy Chamber of Commerce colleague Michelle Campbell when she heard shots fired. “I made a comment about what idiot would bring firecrackers to a garlic festival or something like that,” Faria...

Five South County students named Nat’l Merit Scholar semifinalists

Five South County high school students were selected as semifinalists in the 2019 National Merit® Scholarship Program, according to a recent announcement from its NMS Corporation. Four students at Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy (Alan Apte, Samantha Melton, Andrew Dinh and Darice Wong)...

Garlic Festival Shooting EDITORIAL: Reclaim our public spaces

We have read about the horrific incidents around the country for years now. Locations like Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook, Orlando, Las Vegas Strip and Parkland have been etched into our collective memory and will be henceforth associated with senseless loss of life. Never...

Local Scene: Gilroy High yearbooks needed; ‘Sing for Ukraine’ concert

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Museum seeks Gilroy High School yearbooks The Gilroy Museum needs Gilroy High School yearbooks for the following years: 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981. If you have any of these yearbooks and are willing to donate them to...

Local Scene: Discuss city ordinances; art grant workshop

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City ordinances to be discussed The public is invited to join Mayor Marie Blankley for Conversation and Coffee on May 6 at 9:30am in Council Chambers, 7351 Rosanna St.  This month, Blankley will be joined by City Administrator Jimmy Forbis to discuss enhancing city ordinances. To request...

Mount Madonna School students work to revitalize campus lake ecosystem

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On a recent afternoon, wind-blown cumulus clouds filled the sky and sunlight permeated towering redwood trees and grassland meadows, reflecting off the water of a small lake on the Mount Madonna School (MMS) campus in the mountains above Gilroy. As senior students navigated a...

PHOTO: New roof donated for Gilroy home

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A Gilroy woman recently received a new roof for her home at no charge thanks to the efforts of Simmitri and other local roofing companies. Simmitri’s Share the Light program selects individuals and organizations to donate a new roof. The homeowner, Barbara, a Gilroy...

Gilroy resident dies in Morgan Hill collision

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...

County officials celebrate Supreme Court decision upholding DACA

By Kyle Martin Santa Clara County leaders on June 18 applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to block the Trump administration’s attempt to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act (known as DACA). “Because of this decision, today I get to go back and...

Watsonville man dies in Hollister traffic accident

A Watsonville man died and five other people were injured Saturday night in a multi-vehicle crash just north of Hollister, according to the California Highway Patrol.  About 7pm, a 27-year-old man from Tres Pinos, driving a Mazda 3 sedan was trying to make a U-turn...

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