Gilroy High’s Quinn Larson knows how to work; commits to Fresno State
At 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds with a fastball that has topped out at 94 mph, Gilroy High junior Quinn Larson checks off all the boxes from a Division I prospect standpoint.
But Mustangs coach Dennis Castro said it’s Larson’s intangibles—the competitive fire and love for...
Gilroy woman accused of bogus cancer fundraising scheme
A Gilroy woman has been charged with wire fraud after federal investigators determined she solicited more than $60,000 in donations by falsely claiming she was suffering from cancer and undergoing treatment, according to authorities.
Gilroy Assistance League accepting grant applications
Gilroy Assistance League is accepting grant request applications through Feb. 21. The local nonprofit considers grant requests that directly benefit youth organizations, programs and schools in Gilroy, San Martin and Morgan Hill, says a press release from Gilroy Assistance League.
This year, Gilroy Assistance League...
Gilroy native AJ Perez produces Netflix documentary
Gilroy High School graduate A.J. Perez’s Netflix documentary “UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre” premiered May 20 and has remained among the streaming platform’s top 10 films, examining Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre’s role in an $8 million Mississippi welfare fraud case.
The documentary unpacks...
Santa Clara County DA seeks to resentence death row inmates to life without parole
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen is moving to eliminate the county’s death row, looking to sentence the 15 local men still sitting on it to serve life in prison without the chance of parole instead, according to an April 5 press release.
“Judges...
Heat advisory in effect for Bay Area, Central Coast
By late morning on Monday, temperatures around the Bay Area and Central Coast are forecast to rise rapidly and a heat advisory will be in effect for the entire region.
“A fall heat wave kicks off today and will last for several days,” the National...
Gilroy Measure C public safety tax shy of two-thirds majority
The Gilroy Measure C quarter-cent sales tax for public safety is heavily favored by voters in the initial results posted by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters office, but the count is shy of the two-thirds majority needed for passage.
As of 9pm, 60.54%...
First storm of 2023 expected late Tuesday
Sunday's dry spell helped the greater Bay Area briefly recover from a powerful storm on New Year's weekend, but a Pineapple Express on the way will soak the region mid-week, forecasters said Monday.
Mop-up efforts to bail out flooded basements and clear mudslides from roadways...
Christopher High’s Jake Oetinger works his way up
Jake Oetinger was in the sixth grade when he made it his goal to play college soccer. All of the long hours on the practice field and in the car going to training sessions and matches paid off when he emailed his signed letter...
