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A traffic stop on Highway 152 by the California Highway Patrol in Santa Clara County led to the seizure of 70 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and the arrest of a Los Banos man. CHP officer Israel Murillo said an officer, aided by a K-9, found...

Valley Water this week began draining Anderson Reservoir in preparation for a seismic retrofit of the body’s dam in east Morgan Hill, but Gov. Gavin Newsom also vetoed a state assembly bill that would have expedited the project that the water district has been planning for more than 10 years.

The proposed Strada Verde Innovation Park in northern San Benito County will continue through the planning process after the developer announced intentions to move forward with the project. A split San Benito County Board of Supervisors on March 23 decided to let the developer complete...

Santa Clara County planning officials have walked back controversial proposed land use policy changes that would have reclassified animals as non-livestock, following fierce opposition from equestrians, ranchers and agricultural advocates who warned the amendments could devastate rural businesses and displace thousands of horses and...

With the polls closed across California, longtime U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren holds a commanding lead in the race for the state’s 18th District.  With about 83% of precincts reporting partial results throughout the district as of 8:30pm March 5, Lofgren has received about 57% or...

The stars not only gathered in the clear night sky above Gilroy on April 8, but also under one roof downtown. The Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, back for the first time in-person since its 2019 iteration, celebrated its filmmakers, volunteers, sponsors and others that...

Fentanyl awareness event scheduled soon The Gilroy Police Department will host a Fentanyl Awareness Night on April 19 (English) and April 20 (Spanish) at the Gilroy Senior Center, 7371 Hanna St., from 6-8pm. The event will go over the dangers of fentanyl and the resources available....

Gilroy High School Salutatorian Christopher Arellano Reyes' speech from the 2019 commencement ceremony While writing this speech, I realized that summing up the last four years of high school is pretty difficult to do within five minutes.  As I wrote this I had no idea...

Managers of Christopher Ranch, South County’s largest private employer, couldn’t help but notice the too-frequent mass shootings that occur almost on a weekly basis across the nation, many of which happen at a workplace. But when a former employee shot and killed two managers and...