FOOTBALL: Tough tests await GHS, CHS this week
The Gilroy High and Christopher High football teams will both try to play the role of spoiler tonight, challenging teams with a combined 8-1 record in the Monterey Bay league’s Gabilan Division.
YOUTH: Gilroy Browns Mitey Mites close on high note
The Gilroy Browns Mitey Mites concluded a successful Pop Warner season with a 24-0 win over the Morgan Hill Raiders in the annual Mitey Mite Bowl held in Salinas last weekend.
Sanity key in DUI murder case
The Gilroy woman in custody for murder charged with killing her husband and daughter in a drunken car crash 10 months ago has claimed she is mentally incompetent to withstand trial, stalling criminal proceedings, but not yet convincing the judge or the victims’ friends and family of her incapacity.
The Rucker Four
Nearly two years after a botched burglary and torture incident left “crippling” emotional and physical effects on 60-year-old Gilroy resident Gary Wise, prosecutor Johnene Stebbins with the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office plans on adding another charge that could land the remaining defendants in prison for life without parole if convicted.
Happy (Uvas Creek) trails to you
The City of Gilroy is in the midst of a project that will extend the trail at Uvas Creek near Christmas Hill Park about a half-mile, to Ascension Solorsano Middle School.
Drop off your ballot this weekend
The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters is encouraging voters to drop off their ballots this weekend so they can get to counting the votes in time for Tuesday night.
Election 2012: One-stop shop for local results
You can find full results to the Gilroy mayor election here.
Four Gilroy schools benefit from $50,000 Wells Fargo grant
Christopher High School, Eliot Elementary, Pacific West Christian Academy and Gilroy Prep School are four of 25 local schools on the receiving end of a $50,000 donation from Wells Fargo.
Paramedics revive man CHP reported dead
At 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, the California Highway Patrol misreported an that an adult male died from a car crash on U.S. 101 near Leavesley Road, later realizing that he didn't die but endured serious head injuries.
Vandalism, burglary rampant this week
Gilroy Police responded to more tricks than treats this Halloween week, including a few burglaries and vandalism. Here are a few events: