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A 35-year-old Morgan Hill resident died in a four-vehicle traffic accident the afternoon of Nov. 14, according to the California Highway Patrol. Authorities responded to reports of a collision about 1:55pm at the intersection of Monterey Road and Live Oak Avenue, north of Morgan Hill,...

High school students at Morgan Hill’s Oakwood School are in the process of building a satellite that will be sent to outer space on a future NASA mission.  The satellite, known as NyanSat, is one of 10 small research satellites recently selected by the U.S....

By Wallace Baine Last Friday, on a crisp and sunny winter morning, about two dozen volunteers gathered at an address on Rosanna Street in Gilroy. Their mission was to paint a house.  The vibe was upbeat, with laughter and easy conversations, refreshments and music.  But one person...

The Gilroy Planning Commission will review a draft of the city’s 2040 General Plan during an online public hearing on Oct. 1 at 6:30pm. Following multiple community meetings outlined on the General Plan update website, the Draft 2040 General Plan represents the community’s values and development...

A solo-car crash killed the passenger of a vehicle traveling on Highway 152 near Gilroy early Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. A CHP incident report showed that a 23-year-old Los Banos woman was driving east on the highway just west of Bloomfield...

Police released the name and photo of a man who allegedly shot and killed Gilroy native Tatyanna Mariah Lopez and her unborn child in an April incident in Merced. The Merced Police Department on July 16 posted on Facebook that officers are looking for Jonathan...

The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority announced Nov. 1 that it has purchased 60 acres of farmland in the Coyote Valley as part of its mission to protect the region's agricultural spaces.  The acreage is located near the intersection of Laguna Avenue and Santa...

Work is expected to get underway soon on a pair of intersections along Church Street that city officials say will improve the safety for both pedestrians and drivers. Under the current configuration, motorists encounter stop signs on the east and westbound lanes of Fourth Street...

Who’s up and who’s down? When the news broke late Nov. 21 that new Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas picked new committee chairpersons and canned others, the Sacramento political sphere was immediately abuzz with talk of winners and losers. The winners include Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, the Davis...

What, in one of the coldest weeks of the year, would compel people to stand in line waiting for ice cream? One of the hottest new businesses in town, Icicles, has been busy in its first week of business, serving up their frosty sweet...