Gilroy woman charged in storming of Capitol
A Gilroy woman faces criminal charges in relation to her involvement in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., according to authorities.
Mariposa Castro is accused of illegally entering the Capitol building during a demonstration supporting former President Donald Trump as...
Teen boys were allegedly sober when they sexually assaulted Audrie Pott
A wrongful death civil suit was filed today in San Jose against the three 16-year-old high school students charged with the sexual battery and cyberbullying of a fellow Saratoga High School female classmate.
Family, friends mourn loss of Gilroy teen
Family and friends are mourning the loss of 18-year-old Michael Daniel Zuniga-Macias, who was one of four people shot at a Halloween party in east Gilroy Oct. 30.
“Michael was a young adult with a good loving heart and soul,” says a fundraising web page...
Four charged in probe of sheriff’s office
Two local attorneys, an elite gun specialist and a senior member of Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith’s command staff will face charges in connection with an investigation into the issuance of concealed weapons permits.
Missing teen’s father a registered sex offender
The biological father of missing Morgan Hill teen Sierra LaMar, Steve LaMar of Fremont, is a registered sex crimes offender, according to the state Megan’s Law web site. But deputies do not consider him a suspect in the disappearance of Sierra LaMar, 15, who has been missing since Friday morning.
Suspect arrested in 2017 Gilroy murder
Federal and regional authorities last week arrested a suspect who has been on the run since he killed a victim in Gilroy in November 2017, according to police.
On April 19, agents from the the Bay Area OCS-Fugitive Apprehension Team and U.S. Marshals Service were...
Police: Man who shot at officers identified as homicide suspect
A Gilroy man who reportedly shot at officers during a high-speed vehicle pursuit through two counties on June 9 was identified as a suspect in a homicide the night before, according to authorities.
According to Gilroy Police, a gunshot victim, later identified as 48-year-old Anthony...
Former GOP candidate for 30th district convicted of election fraud
Neil Kitchens—a Prunedale resident who ran unsuccessfully against Robert Rivas in the 2018 race for state assembly—pleaded guilty to felony election fraud on election day 2020, according to authorities.
Watsonville homicide suspect arrested at Gilroy motel
A man wanted for reportedly killing his brother in Watsonville was arrested at a Gilroy motel Thursday.
Francisco Diaz, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene of a family disturbance on the 100 block of Delaney Avenue in the outskirts of Watsonville late Tuesday night.
The...
Porn king found in MH hotel room committed suicide
A porn film director who made headlines in October after he was
