Gilroy Garlic Festival returns with drive-thru event
Last year was tough for Gilroy Garlic Festival President Tom Cline after the board and festival association decided that the annual festivities had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“All I could come up with was a yard sale sign, ‘We miss you...
Photo: It’s rodeo time in Gilroy
The Gilroy Rodeo is back in town for its fourth year, and to mark the occasion, country band Bootleg performed in the final Downtown Live concert of the year on Aug. 4. The rodeo kicks off Aug. 12 at 2365 Dunlap Ave. with line...
Senior stalwarts Nicholas Guzman and Karina Rodriguez lead Gilroy High cross country teams
From freshmen sensations to senior stalwarts, Nicholas Guzman and Karina Rodriguez have anchored the Gilroy High cross country program for the past four years.
Now in the twilight of their prep careers, Guzman and Rodriguez are in solid shape to have their best seasons yet....
Former MVC standout Brendan Doyle hopes a change in position will lead to greater things
Gilroy native and recent Monte Vista Christian graduate Brendan Doyle wasn’t receiving offers from any four-year programs that piqued his interest, so he did the next best thing—he decided to enroll at the College of San Mateo (CSM).
The Bulldogs annually rank as one of...
Richmond man arrested in Gilroy stabbing incident
A Richmond man was arrested Nov. 27 after stabbing a person in downtown Gilroy.
According to Gilroy Police, at about 6:30pm, an employee of a business on the 7300 block of Monterey Street confronted a group of people who were causing a disturbance outside. After...
Google’s Gilroy farm plans to sell trees to the public
Greg Bozzo, sitting behind the wheel of an all-terrain vehicle, traverses through a tree farm that has sprouted up next to an industrial area on Rossi Lane in Gilroy.
He points to rows of valley oaks, saying the trees were half their current size only...
Photo: Major injuries in Hecker Pass plunge
Emergency officials pull the driver out of a caved-in Honda Civic on Hecker Pass Tuesday. The California Highway Patrol said the 26-year-old male driver, with a male passenger—both of Hollister—were traveling east on Hecker Pass Road (Highway 152) at 2:45pm when the driver lost...
Website lets county residents report illegal dump sites
Santa Clara County is reminding residents about a six-month-old website where people can report illegal dumping.
The site, www.cleanupscc.org, was launched last November using a $2 million grant from CalRecycle, the state agency that oversees waste management and recycling.
Since its inception, citizen reports to the...
Aromas blaze prompts evacuations
UPDATE:
The fire has charred more than 100 acres and is 25% contained, Cal Fire announced Friday morning.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
A large wildland fire opened up in Aromas Thursday afternoon prompting a strong response by Cal Fire, Aromas Tri-County Fire and other agencies who attacked the blaze from the...
Gilroy High boys basketball team shows ability to win the close games
If the Gilroy High boys basketball team plays like it did in a 58-51 win over Live Oak High on Nov. 30, Mustangs coach Joe Te will be satisfied.
It wasn’t just the end result that Te was happy with—it was the determination, effort and...
