Gilroy man dies in Hollister collision
A 28-year-old Gilroy man died in a vehicle collision near Hollister after a semi truck ran a red light April 15, according to police.
Hollister man, 18, dies in June 14 collision
An 18-year-old man died in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 25 Sunday night, according to authorities.
Road closures announced due to Highway 101/State Route 25 interchange construction
Starting later this month, commuters and other motorists navigating U.S. 101 through Gilroy will see permanent road closures due to construction on the freeway’s interchange with State Route 25, according to the Valley Transportation Authority.
Starting April 16, access to U.S. 101 from Castro Valley...
DA: Suspect rigged Gilroy home as ‘explosive booby trap’
Markus Beck, a 46-year-old German national who lives in Gilroy, has been charged with multiple counts in relation to a recent crime spree that includes a suspected effort to rig his home near Luigi Aprea Elementary School as “an explosive booby trap” by filling...
Funeral, celebration of life set for Don Gage
The family of Don Gage has scheduled an upcoming funeral mass and a celebration of life in honor of the former mayor of Gilroy, who died March 25 at age 79.
A funeral mass for Gage will take place at 10am April 5 at St....
State shuts down South County restaurants
Some Morgan Hill restaurant owners were surprised and confused by the sudden appearance in town Friday night of state officers who said they were there to enforce the governor’s Covid-19 regulations.
Covid-19 highlights health care inequality in Gilroy
Gilroy City Councilmember Rebeca Armendariz and a team of volunteers have been hitting the phones over the past couple of months, contacting seniors, farmworkers and others who have been most impacted by Covid-19, helping them set an appointment to receive a vaccine.
But the group...
Earthquake shakes Bay Area
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake was reported in San Benito County on Tuesday afternoon and could be felt in parts of the Bay Area.
The quake was reported at 3:23pm April 4 and was centered about five miles northwest of Hollister and 19 miles west-southwest of Salinas,...
CA health officials urge vaccination for flu, Covid
The California Department of Public Health is urging Californians to get immunized against a triple-threat of viruses that are expected to surge in the coming months.
Rates of Covid-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, are expected to spike in the late fall and...
Santa Clara County: Covid-19 is third leading cause of death
With at least 632 fatalities attributed to Covid-19 so far in 2020, the virus is projected to be the third leading cause of death in Santa Clara County this year, according to public health officials.
