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Local public safety and health authorities are advising residents of an increase in fentanyl overdoses in Santa Clara County, and the growing presence of counterfeit pain pills that contain the powerful opioid.

A 51-year-old Gilroy man died after he was rear-ended on Highway 152, resulting in a four-car accident and injuries to several other Sunday evening travelers, according to authorities. California Highway Patrol officers responded to the collision on Pacheco Pass Highway, just east of Bloomfield Avenue,...

As soon as one year from now, the distinctive adobe façade of Gilroy’s Antonio Del Buono Elementary School could bear a private school’s name. Or the name of a government agency. Or the name of a local non-profit. Or the name of a new Gilroy charter school. Gilroy...

The Uesugi Pumpkin Park is back again this fall for its 34th year in Morgan Hill. A new business entity, MH Pumpkins LLC, operates the legendary pumpkin extravaganza under a new name, Morgan Hill Pumpkin Park at Uesugi Farms, while owner Uesugi Farms continues the...

Golden State Brew and Grill, the pub that heralded a microbrewery expansion for downtown Gilroy with signature outdoor seating, has shut its doors after a little more than a year in operation at 7560 Monterey St. After opening in January 2018, the business later...

Dogs brought their humans to Christmas Hill Park the morning of Sept. 14 for South County Tail Waggers' third annual 5K Walking Wagathon. A portion of the event’s proceeds will be donated to the Gilroy Garlic Festival Victims Relief Fund through the Gilroy Foundation,...

The Farmworker Housing Act of 2019, introduced by Assemblymember Robert Rivas of Hollister, passed the California Assembly and State Senate. For Rivas, who represents the 30th district in the Assembly, the passage of the bill in his first term is personal. His grandfather was a...

The Uesugi Pumpkin Park is back again this fall for its 34th year in Morgan Hill.

The Gilroy City Council voted unanimously Sept. 9 to amend the city code, adding a new definition of firearms and banning so-called imitation firearms, with some exceptions.   “Imitation firearms”—air guns, pellet guns, and BB guns that resemble real firearms—are increasingly being used in crimes across...

The game card reads, “Rush Hour Traffic! Go Directly to Traffic Jam. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200.” Sound familiar? If you said, “Yes, a little like Monopoly,” you’d be right. This particular Monopoly-style game has a distinctly local flavor—in fact, local landmarks and streets:...