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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...

While California K-12 students will still be required to wear masks once the state's indoor mask mandate ends this week, one of the state’s top health officials said Monday that a decision on in-school mask requirements could be made by the end of the...

Welcome to the new format of the Gilroy Dispatch community newspaper. We have changed to a tab size to make it more reader friendly and have expanded our local news coverage. We will do more in the future. The new print edition sports a fresh...

Gilroy Police arrested a suspect in an ongoing homicide investigation Friday. Police identified Edwin Sanchez, an 18-year-old resident of Gilroy, as a suspect in a fatal shooting that occurred Thursday night. Sanchez was taken into custody Friday at approximately 7:20pm on the 900 block of First...

Oct. 2 • A vehicle was reported stolen on the 8400 block of Monterey Street and 7900 block of Monterey Street. • Burglary was reported on the 5800 block of Monterey Road. Oct. 3 • Police responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon on...

Police arrested a Gilroy man in connection with an Oct. 12 shooting near Lewis and Forest streets, authorities said.  The shooting happened about 4:45pm, when a man driving a black Mercedes stopped near the intersection and fired several rounds into the air, Gilroy Police said...

From Bay City News Service    Santa Clara County Sheriff Robert Jonsen is drawing attention to a rash of fentanyl overdoses and exposures at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, he said in a release on Wednesday.   Thirteen inmates and two staff members were exposed to fentanyl...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday banned evictions statewide through May 31 for tenants impacted by COVID-19. The order, which takes effect immediately, prohibits landlords from evicting residential tenants for nonpayment of rent and prohibits enforcement of evictions by law enforcement or courts. It also requires tenants...

Gilroy Police are looking for a man who brandished a handgun while robbing a local bank on Sept. 5.  Police released these photos from US Bank’s security camera system, depicting a man who allegedly robbed the Gilroy business at gunpoint on Sept. 5. Photo Courtesy of...

Gavilan College has selected its new superintendent-president.  Pedro Avila comes from Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC), where he serves as Vice President of Student Services. College officials are negotiating Avila’s contract, and the college will place the employment agreement on the agenda for public review and...