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Defense was the name of the game when the Gilroy and Sobrato football teams squared off on Sept. 17. Though the host Mustangs came away with a 27-14 win, the result was closer than the score indicated. Gilroy’s defensive line was unstoppable, breaking through to...

Crews for Valley Water and various construction contractors later this month will finish digging a new 1,736-foot diversion tunnel for Anderson Reservoir—which has been about 80% complete since February. In late May, crews will dig out the final 350 feet of the tunnel by opening...

A site at Valley Health Center Gilroy can vaccinate up to 500 people per day, according to Santa Clara County Public Health, and officials will be set up in Gilroy Jan. 21 to help people sign up for appointments. According to county health data, as...

Food insecurity in California ticked upward over the past year, bringing the share of hardship back up to levels early in the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data released by the California Association of Food Banks on Dec. 12. “Families are buying less food,” said May...

The doors of the new Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services Family Center were officially opened Thursday during a grand opening ceremony at 567 Auto Center Drive in Watsonville.  Community members joined elected officials, and Chamber of Commerce representatives from Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito...

Tran makes dean’s list Cathy Tran, of San Martin, was named to the Muhlenberg College dean's list for the fall 2023 semester. Muhlenberg College students and Muhlenberg College School of Continuing Studies students with a term GPA of 3.50 or higher were recognized for this...

Winning ugly. Over the course of a football season, teams will endure games in which their performance is far from impressive. But in the end, they persevere to record a victory.  That was exactly the situation for Gilroy High as it edged Soledad High 21-20...

Community members are demanding improved safety measures at a Gilroy intersection where a couple was fatally struck while crossing the street after dropping their child off at school. Andrew and Stacia Stuart died following a Jan. 16 collision at Charles Lux Drive and Lopez Way,...

When the children of Disney’s most notorious villains get a chance at redemption, romance blooms between sworn enemies in South Valley Civic Theatre’s production of “Disney’s Descendants, The Musical,” opening Oct. 3 at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse. The ambitious production features a “record” 120...

The toll of fatalities in the mass shooting at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority maintenance yard in San Jose rose to nine late Wednesday night.    Alex Ward Fritch, 49, who had been in critical condition since being taken to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center...