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Gilroy High School celebrated its nearly 340 graduates with a socially distanced in-person ceremony on its football field June 3. The event included speeches by valedictorian Audrey Kaefer and salutatorian Nathanael Gorelik. Principal Greg Kapaku said the students have “witnessed trials and tragedy never...

The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association announced that Brian Bowe, who has served as Executive Director for the festival for 14 years, has officially resigned. In a Dec. 13 statement, the association will begin conducting an outside search for a new executive director. Bowe will...

Gilroyan makes dean’s list Enzo del Carmen, of Gilroy, was named to the dean's list at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Del Carmen is in the new media design program. Full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for...

Police are looking for a motorist who struck and killed a pedestrian in a hit and run collision in San Martin Tuesday night.

City officials are under a tight deadline to improve the alleyways in a section of downtown to avoid losing a $3.9 million grant Gilroy received from the state in 2022. The Gilroy City Council received an update May 15 on the plans to enhance Gourmet...

An 18-year-old man died in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 25 Sunday night, according to authorities.

Teachers say a growing program through the Gilroy Unified School District is reaching students who learn more effectively outside of the traditional classroom setting. Called the Virtual Learning Academy, the program, wrapping up its first year, offers online instruction through learning provider Edmentum. Students from kindergarten...

After two decades of developing patents and products, business entrepreneur Shawn Sahbari is giving back to the South County community with donations of hygiene products that will be distributed through non-profits to keep children healthy.  In all, the donation includes 2,100 two-ounce hand sanitizers, 2,100...

When the Central Coast Section football playoff brackets were released, Christopher High coach Darren Yafai felt Sacred Heart Cathedral was the best team in the Division III field.  He was correct. The Fightin’ Irish put forth dominating performances including one on Saturday night in the...

Gilroy Police investigators are looking for a man they say approached a woman and inappropriately touched her buttocks. According to police, the incident occurred at about 7:40pm Wednesday as the woman was walking in a residential neighborhood along Mantelli Drive near Kern Avenue. After the...