POTW: Cosmo
Cosmo has lots of energy, loves to play with toys, is very friendly and good with other dogs. He has been at the San Martin Animal Shelter since April and would love to find a happy home. If you are interested in adopting this or any other animal at the shelter, please call (408) 686-3900.
11th Annual C-DOG Spring Dog Festival to Raise Money for Local Dogs and Kids
Are you and your dog looking for some fun? Don't miss the 11th Annual C-DOG Spring Dog Festival, where you'll find  contests, games and shopping.  Doxie Races, Weenie Bobbing, and Bulldog and Pug Beauty Contests are planned.
City hires $100K community development liaison
The City of Gilroy brings on a new hire from the City of San Jose planning department to take on the role of Development Center Manager, a newly created position that largely deals with fostering development within the city.
Family tree stretches to 9 sets of twins, 3 more with marriage
Danny and Bertha Valencia have double vision when it comes to their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The Hollister couple counts five sets of identical twin girls living among their progeny – with four other sets of twins in their ancestry.
Man arrested after frightening residents
Police arrested a transient man who frightened a teenager with a knife in search of his sister in Morgan Hill.Â
Sheriff’s arrests: Riding while drunk on a horse
Burglary: An unknown suspect, Jan. 4 at 9:30 a.m. near the 5100 block of Redwood Retreat Road in Gilroy for breaking and entering a home and stealing $75 in coins and collector currency.
New lease on life for downtown
It’s been almost a year since rookie restaurateur Kellen McBain showed up in Gilroy with ambitions of opening a wine café in a downtown marred by roughly 20 vacant storefronts.
Testimony begins in Sandusky sex-abuse trial
BELLEFONTE, Pa. – As opening arguments began Monday in the trial of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, prosecutors showed jurors slides of eight adolescent boys, putting faces to the stories of children alleged to have suffered sexual abuse by Sandusky over the years.
Garlic Festival gets hip
Holler, teens from around the Bay Area: You might not be jazzed about road-tripping to Gilroy with your parents, but the Garlic Festival just got that much cooler.