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The Christopher-Live Oak boys lacrosse match on March 24 pitted a top-three team from the Gabilan Division and the front runner from the lower division.  For right now, at least, the Acorns showed the chasm between the Gabilan and Mission is a rather wide one.  Live...

Authorities arrested three people—including a Morgan Hill man—for running a “sophisticated” ghost gun manufacturing enterprise that sold illegal firearms to criminals, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. Joseph Cahoon, 31, of Morgan Hill, Jack Mahon, 38, of San Jose, and Amanda Bazzani,...

Melia Middleton is still trying to find the form that pushed her to second place in the 300 meter hurdles race in the Central Coast Section Championships last year.  The Christopher High junior feels like she’s getting close, and just at the right time. Middleton...

Ruben Guerrero describes his son Jesse James Guerrero as humble and an old soul.  Those are quality traits to have in general, but even more so for an 18-year-old who aspires to become a world boxing champion.  “Jesse is developing into a man and is very...

Education advocates and community leaders gathered on a cloudy morning outside Saint Louise Regional Hospital to urge voters to support Measure A, a Santa Clara County sales tax ballot option aimed at preserving healthcare services threatened by recent federal funding cuts. The Sept. 30 rally...

With the month of May beginning this week, with its warmer weather, lower humidity and drying vegetation, Cal Fire is urging Bay Area homeowners to do all they can to protect against fire. “Fires are mostly caused by the human factor,” Cal Fire Battalion Chief...

A 57-year-old Gilroy man died in a two-vehicle traffic collision on Highway 152 early in the morning Jan. 23, according to authorities.

Valley Water, the Santa Clara Valley Water District, is hosting a public meeting in Morgan Hill June 6 to provide updates on the reconstruction of Anderson Dam. Water district officials will be reporting on the impacts of the $1 billion dam project on the environment,...

A driver was injured in a single vehicle traffic collision during afternoon rush hour in Gilroy Sept. 10, according to authorities.  Firefighters responded to reports of a collision about 3pm on the 1400 block of Day Road. While traveling at high speed, a vehicle collided...

State Attorney General Rob Bonta on Wednesday announced his office is opening a civil rights investigation into the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office over allegations that include misconduct in county jails and resistance to oversight. The Sheriff's Office has faced much criticism under six-term Sheriff...