Youth is served: Emma Van Laar paces Gilroy High swim team
                    
Emma Van Laar admits the monotony of swimming lap after lap gets to her occasionally. 
“I really do get bored of it at times, and that’s when I know I should set new goals so I can stay motivated,” said Van Laar, who just completed...                
                
            Elks Lodge supports One Step Closer
                    
Members of Gilroy Lodge helped serve a meal to the Gold Star families and guests at the Gold Star Mothers and Family Day picnic held at the One Step Closer Therapeutic Horsemanship facility in Morgan Hill. 
At this event, the Exalted Ruler Bruce Parker and...                
                
            Jewelry store fight between brothers turned deadly, report states
                    
The owner of a Gilroy jewelry store shot and killed his brother during an altercation between the two men inside the business on June 24, according to a report by a Gilroy Police detective.
The suspect’s attorney, however, said he was acting in self-defense to...                
                
            Milias Restaurant shuts its doors
                    
The Milias Restaurant, a cornerstone of downtown Gilroy’s dining scene, has permanently shut its doors.
Owners Adam Sanchez and Ann Zyburra announced the closure on Facebook Sept. 1, thanking the customers and staff who supported the establishment that opened in 2011 at the corner of...                
                
            Lemon tree hurt from too much fertilizer
                    It's the last of the month, which means garden questions and                
                
            Elias named first female commander of Gilroy CHP scales
                    
California Highway Patrol Lt. Erica Elias, a veteran officer and alumnus of Hollister High School and Gavilan College, has been named the first female Commander of the Gilroy Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility since it was founded in 1985. 
“Erica is ecstatic to give back to...                
                
            Deputy DA: ‘Found my place’ prosecuting sex crimes
                    In 21 years as a prosecutor in the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, Stuart Scott has convicted all kinds of offenders – from traffic scofflaws to brutal murderers – but his current post convicting child molesters, rapists and other sex offenders has its own rewards.                
                
            Hearing scheduled today for suspect in murder of Sierra LaMar
                    The plea hearing for the suspect in the kidnapping and murder of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar is scheduled for today at 2 p.m. in the San Jose Hall of Justice.                
                
            Thrill rides, action sports among ideas for Gilroy Gardens
                    
Gilroy Gardens could look very different in the next decade if one of two developers’ proposals were to move forward.
The City of Gilroy received two proposals from Las Vegas-based Imagine That! and Select Contracts of Canada that would transform the horticulture park if approved.
The...                
                
            Limelight Theater finds new home
                    
Local theater group retains its unique identity after merging with SVCT
After losing their original Gilroy venue, Limelight Theater found an unlikely new home in a building the city acquired for the Panthers indoor football team, creating a unique space-sharing arrangement that allows the dinner...                
                
            




















