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Gilroy Police will host a DUI and driver's license checkpoint at an undisclosed location within the city limits the evening of May 24.

Gilroy Police are warning the public about a common phone scam after a resident recently fell victim to the fraud.

Homeless advocates are calling on Gilroy to declare a public emergency in hopes of making state aid available for year-round shelters for people without homes. Jan Bernstein-Chargin, chair of the board of the Gilroy-based Compassion Center, said the emergency declaration could be an immediate step...

Signups are open for two Gilroy police programs designed to introduce community members of all ages to career options in law enforcement. The Police Explorers program is open to residents ages 14-20 who are interested in careers in law enforcement. The program gives young adults...

CineLux Theatres’ remodel of the former Platinum Theatres on Monterey Street is in the plan review process, and is now eyeing a late summer opening, CineLux President Paul Gunsky said. San Jose-based CineLux Theatres announced in late December that it had bought Platinum Theatres at...

The Federal Rail Administration has pulled funding for California’s High-Speed Rail Project. In a letter sent to High-Speed Rail Authority President, Brian Kelly, the FRA said it will be terminating the 2010 cooperative agreement between the two agencies. This will pull $929 million in funding...

A quintet of new administrators will welcome students and families at their respective schools at the onset of the 2019-20 school year in Gilroy Unified School District, filling all leadership vacancies. District staff announced the new hires at the May 9 school board meeting. “I am...

Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy is among the top high schools in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. Gilroy Unified School District’s GECA, which opened in 2007, was ranked 42nd in the nation and third in the state in the...

Homeless advocates are calling on Gilroy to declare a public emergency in hopes of making state aid available for year-round shelters for people without homes. Jan Bernstein-Chargin, chair of the board of the Gilroy-based Compassion Center, said the emergency declaration is an immediate step the...

Christopher Ranch in Gilroy welcomed a decision by President Donald Trump to increase tariffs to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods May 10. Many U.S. farmers, especially soybean and corn producers, fear drastic consequences if China retaliates with its own tariffs on...