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My great-grandfather was a bishop in a small Christian denomination who got his start preaching on street corners. Crowds gathered to hear his message of God’s love. Eventually he founded a church in Dayton, Ohio’s poorest district, leading standing-room-only services. I admire my great-grandfather,...

Nearly everyone has asked themselves at one point in their lives, “What if?” What if you skipped college and instead traveled the world? What if you turned right instead of left? What if you pursued a romantic relationship with this person instead of that person? Limelight...

A man was struck and killed Saturday night in Gilroy.   Officers responded around 9pm to First Street between Wren and Kern avenues after receiving several 911 calls about a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle.   Police found a 34-year-old man at the scene suffering from major...

Girum Awoke, the director of Gilroy’s Public Works Department for three years, has been hired by the City of Vacaville. Awoke will start his new position as Vacaville’s Public Works director on Nov. 4, Vacaville city officials announced Oct. 22. “I am honored to be selected...

Thousands of country music fans attended the June 29 Boots and Brews Country Music Festival at the Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Center. The concert lineup featured Lee Brice, Lee Montgomery, Michael Ray and Dasha. Fans danced and enjoyed cold beverages throughout the afternoon and evening....

By Jennifer Wadsworth and Michael Moore One of 10 felony counts in a grand jury indictment announced Aug. 7 claims that Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Capt. James Jensen falsified information on a firearms proficiency form for a concealed weapons permit for Supervisor Mike Wasserman. Wasserman, who...

As the decennial redistricting process wrapped up last month, the concern from The World’s Salad Bowl started to mount. Local politicians, regional business giants and other community leaders asked how a plan to pair the international agricultural hub with the Silicon Valley could stand. Now,...

In the hills that surround Gilroy and Morgan Hill, the west is still wild. Cowboys still ride and rope, same as they did back in the day of Henry Miller's reign as the "Cattle King of California." This summer, a reminder of the Santa Clara...

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority unveiled a new bus line Oct. 14 that aims to give South County commuters a faster option to San Jose. Called the Rapid 568, the line runs weekdays from 5:30am to 7pm from the Gilroy Transit Center to Diridon...

The judge also ordered a restraining order against Bobian, prohibiting him from being within 300 yards of his accuser for at least one year.