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A 27-year-old Morgan Hill man died early Monday morning after his pickup truck lost control and overturned on U.S. 101 in south Gilroy, according to authorities. The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office identified the dead driver as Raul Bueno, Jr. About 12:40am Jan. 7, Bueno was...

Despite suffering a torn meniscus last October during football season, Kingsley Okoronkwo is having his best track and field season yet.  That’s saying a lot considering the Christopher High senior was one of the top triple jumpers in the Central Coast Section last year. Okoronkwo...

Santa Clara Valley residents ordered to evacuate to escape the SCU Lightning Complex fire can find shelter at the Milpitas Library starting at 5pm this evening.

The Bay Area Bike To Wherever Days returns May 18-20, and Gilroy will host a variety of events to mark the movement. An “Energizer Station” will be set up at the entrance to Christmas Hill Park on Uvas Park Drive and Miller Avenue on May...

Democrat Zoe Lofgren appeared well on her way to a 14th consecutive term in Congress based on early results, but the race won’t be decided until November. In early unofficial results released at 10am March 4, the San Jose congresswoman garnered 59 percent of the...

“The Drowsy Chaperone” may not have the name recognition of the big-time Broadway musicals, but its five Tony Awards are nothing to scoff at. After debuting in Toronto in 1998, “The Drowsy Chaperone” made its way to Broadway in 2006, with New York Magazine calling...

Deaths from fentanyl, a powerful opioid drug, are drastically on the rise in Santa Clara County this year, and public health officials think stress and anxiety resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic might be contributing to the increase.

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office launched a public data dashboard last week to support what they said will promote “transparency, accountability, and community engagement” within the criminal justice system.    The DA’s office intends to update data regularly on victim and defendant race and...

By Patricia Cohen, @nytimes New claims for unemployment fell last week, the government reported Thursday, the latest sign that the labor market’s recovery, however slow and unsteady, is continuing. “The numbers look encouraging on the face of it,” said Gregory Daco, chief U.S. economist at Oxford...

The Gilroy City Council last week decided to add another public hearing to its scheduled outreach efforts to create new districts that will take effect in the 2026 and 2028 elections.  That leaves two more public hearings before the council decides which district map to...