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Valley Water officials have suspended the development of the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project, which the agency had been working on since 2017 and whose projected total cost has ballooned to more than $3 billion since then.  The Valley Water board of directors voted 6-0 to...

Does it cost $12,000 to put on a ribbon-cutting event? Theoretically it could, but it’s not going to happen, according to City Administrator Jimmy Forbis. Days after the City of Gilroy announced it had received a $3.9 million grant from the state to upgrade Gourmet and...

For the first time in a year, seniors at Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy were in the same place at the same time. May 27 also marked the first in-person graduation ceremony within the Gilroy Unified School District in two years, after 2020...

Following multiple investigations prompted by tips from the community, Gilroy Police recently arrested two local residents accused of trafficking illegal drugs, authorities said.  Gilroy PD said Feb. 24 that investigators received a tip regarding a man suspected of trafficking narcotics from a home on the...

Oct. 30 • Burglary was reported on the 1300 block of First Street. • Police responded to a report of a robbery on the 8800 block of San Ysidro Avenue at 6:10pm, and on the 100 block of E. Sixth Street at 9:27pm. Oct. 31 • A suspect...

Two unions representing nurses and other essential employees of Santa Clara County jointly filed a claim accusing the county of unfair labor practices that left them insufficiently protected against Covid-19. The unfair labor practice charge was filed May 6 by the Registered Nurses Professional Association...

The San Benito County Saddle Horse Show & Rodeo kicked off rodeo week on June 22 with the annual rodeo parade in downtown Hollister.  The procession began with a traditional cattle drive down the middle of San Benito Street, featuring dozens of steers, longhorn cattle...

In a meeting of firsts and lasts, Gilroy Unified School District ushered in new trustees and honored departing members last week. First-term Board of Education trustees Enrique Diaz, Anisha Munshi and Tuyen Fiack, as well as incumbent Linda Piceno, all unopposed victors in the November...

Aiden Simeon didn’t know if he was going to be able to play in Tuesday’s CIF Northern California Regional tournament playoff game.  The Christopher High sophomore along with a handful of his teammates got sick in the days after the Cougars won the Central Coast...

Did you know God is the master gardener? “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). He provided seed bearing plants (Genesis 1:29) and planted the Garden of Eden. God formed a man, Adam, from the dust of the earth...