Local artists to be recognized for fellowships
SVCreates, a regional nonprofit devoted to promoting and improving access to the arts, will celebrate dozens of 2023 California Arts Council Artist Fellows at an Aug. 10 event in Gilroy.
The event will recognize 29 artist fellows from San Benito, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Santa Clara...
Young love redeems in SVCT’s ‘Disney’s Descendants’ on stage
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...
CalFire: Prevent fires and injuries this Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving near, the Morgan Hill Fire Department, South Santa Clara County Fire District and Cal Fire are warning residents about the many dangers that the holiday can pose.
Thanksgiving remains the leading day for home cooking fires with three times as many cooking fires...
Armed suspect shot by San Jose Police after fleeing Hollister
An armed carjacker led police on a pursuit through two counties and exchanged gunfire with officers in multiple locations, including Hollister, before he was shot dead by authorities in San Jose, according to the Hollister Police Department.
About 3pm Jan. 21, Hollister Police and San...
Christopher High football team improves to 2-0 with another blowout victory
The Christopher High football team claimed its second victory of the season with a 51-9 battering of visiting Piedmont Hills High on Sept. 1.
The win came a week after a 31-0 victory over North Monterey County. The Cougars put together an impressive offensive performance...
Several hospital workers infected with Covid-19 as capacity is exceeded
Seven workers of St. Louise Regional Hospital’s emergency department recently tested positive for Covid-19 as the hospital and others throughout the county are operating beyond capacity.
According to Santa Clara County Health System spokesperson Joy Alexiou, more than 80 individuals work in the South County...
Santa Clara County rescinds vaccination order for workers in high risk settings
Workers at Santa Clara County health care and long-term care facilities, homeless shelters and prisons will no longer be required to get vaccinated against Covid-19 after the county's health officer on Sept. 12 rescinded a health order mandating that they do so.
Vaccination or frequent...
Christopher’s Becker, Ezeokeke and Gilroy’s Gallegos to play in Hoops All Star Game
For the first time since they were eighth-graders at South Valley Middle School, Gilroy’s Owen Gallegos and Christopher’s Tobenna Ezeokeke will be playing on the same team.
That was made possible after both—along with Christopher’s Rickey Becker—were selected to play in the 13th annual North/South...
Gun buyback is ‘one tool’ to prevent deaths, injuries by firearm
Gun violence is a public health crisis in the United States, and an upcoming firearms buyback event in Morgan Hill aims to address the problem by keeping unwanted weapons out of the wrong hands, according to county law enforcement and government officials.
Some of that...
Registrar certifies March 3 election results
Just over 51 percent of Santa Clara County’s registered voters cast ballots in the March 3 election, according to the certified results from the registrar of voters office.
