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City officials are pondering a name change for the Gilroy Senior Center that would reflect the new services it could soon offer. But members of the center are concerned that such changes could hinder operations of the longtime gift shop or close it altogether. In 2019,...

In yet another bizarre twist in the ongoing attempt to bring five suspects in the 2011 drive-by shooting that killed 14-year-old Tara Romero to trial, the attorney for one of the suspects had to recuse himself from the case Friday because his office is representing a victim of that shooting who is now a suspect in an unrelated violent crime spree that happened earlier this year in San Jose. 

Police say a threat of violence toward “GHS” on social media was directed toward a school in Los Angeles, not Gilroy. However, classes at Gilroy High School have been canceled Friday “out of an abundance of caution,” Gilroy Unified School District Superintendent Deborah Flores said. During...

The Gilroy After Hours Rotary welcomed L. Mattock Scariot of the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival on Nov. 23, who spoke about the film “Our Vietnam Veterans,” where veterans from Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Hollister and San Juan Bautista are featured. Veterans in the film...

When he was 9 years old, Rubén Darío Villa experienced a rite of passage: his mother, handing him some cash, tasked him with going to the grocery store to buy some tortillas. Villa, however, thinking he was “slick,” decided to seize the opportunity to get...

Without dreamers and doers, the “American Dream” is an empty phrase. For Carlos Guizar, his American business dream started with his father and a single fruit cup stand at the Gilroy Outlets. To dream and succeed, one must have faith, a strong work ethic,...

The number of reported cases of county and national COVID-19 continued to grow on a daily basis this week, as the Santa Clara County Public Health Department confirmed two new cases on March 2, bringing the total number of county cases to nine—one of...

With potential vaccines still in trials, and the number of cases and deaths due to Covid-19 still rising, the fight against the novel coronavirus continues. As an American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine Diplomate, Dr. Kusum Atraya of Gilroy Family Dental has found a way...

The 2023 season at Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park will get off to a colorful start in March with a new event: the Fantastical Flowers Spring Celebration.  This two-month event will feature brightly colored blossoms, larger-than-life silk sculptures, and floral-themed food and family activities throughout...