Crime

Santa Clara County prosecutors said Nov. 3 they do not have enough evidence to file charges against Benjamin David Calderon, who Gilroy Police arrested Oct. 30 in relation to a fatal shooting at a city councilmember’s home.  “We have declined to file charges pending further...

More than 240 drivers who got behind the wheel after consuming a little too much holiday cheer ended up behind bars recently, as an annual holiday driving under the influence crackdown rolls from Christmas into New Year’s Day in Santa Clara County.

Claudia Salewske, who was found beaten to death in her home Christmas morning, was a beloved teacher at Gilroy High School and San Jose State University--and she wrote the definitive book on Gilroy’s history.

Wanted for: Attempted murder.

Victor Bettencourt, 20, of the 7300 block of Maple Street, 6:07

A week before Christmas, the family of a Morgan Hill man found

Local public safety and health authorities are advising residents of an increase in fentanyl overdoses in Santa Clara County, and the growing presence of counterfeit pain pills that contain the powerful opioid.

The Gilroy woman who is charged with two counts of murder for allegedly driving drunk and causing a Jan. 14 car crash that killed her husband and daughter has said she is mentally incompetent for trial. 

Update: City could have to pay for damages, suffering