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December 8, 2025

Man arrested on suspicion of starting dumpster fire

Gilroy Police arrested a man Jan. 31 on suspicion of setting a dumpster on fire on First Street a week prior. According to police, a fire was reported in a dumpster during the early morning hours of Jan. 25 on the 400 block of First...

Local Scene: Dia de los Muertos, teacher of the year

Dia de los Muertos Gilroy Center for the Arts altars
Community altars mark Dia de los Muertos Dia de los Muertos altars are now on display at the Gilroy Center for the Arts through Nov. 3. This year’s exhibit, titled “Honoring our Ancestors through Community,” is a community collective display. The goal of the display, according...

Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County CCW case

A grand jury has issued a pair of indictments accusing Apple’s head of global security, two high-ranking officials from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office and a local business owner of exchanging bribes for concealed gun permits.

Group rescues animals from California wildfires

In 2012, Lisa Jewett watched as a fire tore through her Hollister home, burning everything she owned to ashes. She was fortunate to get her daughter and horses to safety. But with the nightgown she was wearing her only surviving possession, Jewett was homeless for...

Santa Clara County to close four vaccination sites

Four out of Santa Clara's five mass vaccination sites are closing in the next few weeks, but it is not a bad thing, county health experts said.  With nearly 80 percent of the eligible county residents vaccinated, temporary emergency sites are no longer needed.  Remaining vaccine...

SVCT’s ‘Percy Jackson Musical’ features youth cast and crew

South Valley Civic Theatre’s upcoming production, “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical,” is making its way to the stage Feb. 23 at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse.  The show is based on the popular book “The Lightning Thief” by author Rick Riordan, which was...

South County Reentry Resource Center celebrates fifth anniversary

gilroy center for the arts javier aguirre office of diversion and reentry services
The Gilroy Reentry Resource Center is celebrating five years of providing crucial services to residents of south Santa Clara County who are leaving jail and prison, according to county staff.  Since 2018, the center has partnered with some of the county’s most effective programs designed...

Wet weather ‘a big boost’ for district’s reservoir levels

Santa Clara County’s water storage reservoirs are at healthy levels due to the rainy winter, according to Valley Water.  The local water district’s 10 reservoirs are collectively about 130% of their normal water levels for this time of year, Valley Water spokesperson Matt Keller said...

Eight-vehicle crash shuts down Sixth Street

A block of Sixth Street was shut down for a couple hours early Thursday afternoon after a driver who is believed to have sped through a downtown intersection and smashed into multiple vehicles, flying through the air before coming to rest. According to witnesses, around...

3.0-magnitude earthquake reported in San Martin

A 3.0-magnitude earthquake was reported Tuesday morning near San Martin in southern Santa Clara County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was reported at 10:40am April 11 and was centered about 5 miles east-northeast of San Martin and 12 miles east of Morgan...

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