Local News

This weekend, a month before the world’s biggest film festival kicks off in the south of France, the bucolic hills south of San Jose will become magnets for movie lovers. Over the course of eight days, starting on April 10, a total of 267...

With no incumbents qualifying for three seats on the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education, the nominating period for candidates who wish to run in the Nov. 5 election was extended to the end of the day Aug. 14.  According to an unofficial list...

Celebrate Day of the Child at the library Celebrate El día de los niños April 20 with a full day of activities at the Gilroy Library. El día de los niños, or Children’s Day, is an annual celebration that recognizes the importance of children, families...

Santa Clara County will close its mass Covid-19 vaccination and testing sites by the end of the month as they are no longer essential to the county’s pandemic response, officials said Feb. 1.  While county health officials emphasized that the pandemic is not over and...

Santa Clara County is considering sweeping changes to its rural zoning ordinances that would impose new building limits and require mitigation when farmland is converted to non-agricultural uses. If approved by county supervisors, the new rules could significantly affect wineries and other agricultural operations...

California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, of Hollister, and a delegation of 14 Assembly members met with firefighters and officials in Los Angeles last week to discuss how to further assist emergency response efforts, and to fast-track recovery from the devastating and deadly wildfires, Rivas’...

Thanks to generous donations from loyal customers of Rocca’s Market, more than 500 South County families in need will have a turkey on their Thanksgiving dinner table this week. Dan Keith, general manager of San Martin-based Rocca’s Market, organized the donation to St. Joseph’s Family...

A suspect wanted for allegedly shooting at a process server over the weekend in Santa Clara County was arrested on Feb. 1, authorities said. Christopher Croul, 64, was taken into custody without incident in Morgan Hill but no other details were released about how investigators...

Residents in the area of Anderson Dam over the next few weeks may hear loud warning horns and explosive sounds as crews continue to excavate a tunnel under construction for the dam’s seismic retrofit project, according to Valley Water.  Water district staff say the impact...

Gilroy High junior Ruben Le and his family made the cross country move a couple of years ago from Boston to what locals refer to as the garlic capital of the world.  However, it didn’t take long for him to make a name for himself...