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San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson signs a jersey worn by Ryan Dikes of Hollister during a fundraising event Sept. 9 at the Veterans Memorial Building in Gilroy. Several Sharks players and alumni were on hand to meet and greet more than 100 fans....

Five days after taking the oath of office in 2017, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would have suspended federal funding for cities and counties across the US, including Santa Clara County, that had declared themselves legal sanctuaries to protect undocumented immigrants...

State health officials issued a health alert Aug. 27 for lung injuries associated with vaping, with many of the issues involving use of vaping cannabis compounds. The warning came in a week when health officials across the U.S. issued similar warnings. From June through August, 38...

Construction has begun on the first phase of a five-year, $180 million flood control protection project for the historic Upper Llagas Creek watershed, from Gilroy to north Morgan Hill. Federal, state and county officials participated in groundbreaking ceremonies Aug. 28. “When completed, this project will...

The generosity of donors to the Gilroy Foundation for victims of the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting continues, soaring past $1.3 million more than a month after the tragedy. The pace and quantity of donations have slowed somewhat, but foundation staff and volunteers—some of them working...

The morning of July 29, less than 24 hours after a shooter open fire on the crowd at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, local real estate company owners, Tina Tovar and Ruth Garcia started working on ways they could help those affected. Three young people were...

Local wine and nature lovers gathered at Aver Family Vineyards in Gilroy Sept. 1  to witness the release of a rehabilitated barn owl by the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center of Morgan Hill. The center is the only facility in South Santa Clara County...

Christmas Hill Park in Gilroy opened Sep. 3 with a moment of silence for the victims and survivors of the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting. An “interim” memorial was erected at the northeast corner of the park at an existing palm tree. Mayor Roland Velasco told a...

Gilroy Dispatch reporter Jaqueline McCool was the first reporter given escorted access to the scene of the July 28 mass shooting at Christmas Hill Park, which is still closed to the public. Here is her account of that somber visit. It’s been a month since...

The remaining acres of the iconic Tilton Ranch in the foothills northwest of Morgan Hill is for sale, for $20 million. The four parcels of undeveloped ranch land next to the Coyote Creek Open Space Preserve were advertised earlier this month by Hall and Hall,...