Dressbarn closing its doors nationwide, including in outlets
National women’s clothing chain Dressbarn recently announced plans to close all 650 of its stores, including the location in the Gilroy Premium Outlets.
Until the stores close, customers can continue to shop at Dressbarn in store and online and use Dressbarn-branded credit cards for purchases....
Panetta ask BLM to drop plans to allow new oil/gas wells
Congressman Jimmy Panetta on June 7 called on the federal Bureau of Land Management to halt any plans to move forward with the proposal to open hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands and mineral estate in San Benito County and other areas...
Gilroy man arrested in fatal DUI crash
An 18-year-old Gilroy man is accused of fleeing the scene when a juvenile passenger was ejected from the suspect's vehicle and died after an alleged DUI collision in south San Jose early Thursday morning.
South County reps cautious on impeachment
As the question of whether to impeach President Donald Trump loomed over the California Democratic Convention the weekend of May 31, local representatives continued to resist the pressure to advocate impeachment.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi grew more emboldened in her calls to hold...
Gilroy Foundation gives $500K in scholarships
The Gilroy Foundation announced its 2019 scholarship recipients, who will share more than half a million in funding for their college education.
From the start of the scholarship program in 1999 to date, Gilroy Foundation has awarded over $5 million in scholarships to deserving...
Local Dem leaders react to convention
This year’s Democratic state convention in San Francisco offered a select group of party regulars a sneak preview of Democratic campaign themes.
Included among the 3,400 delegates at the May 31-June 2 convention were local elected officials and party workers from Congress member for the...
Dogs show off skills
A new weekend festival, Paws in the Park, brought hundreds of dogs and their owners to Gavilan College’s soccer field on June 1 for demonstrations, as well as contests of canine skill and just plain cuteness. Obedience training, hunting dogs, sheep herding and K-9...
Police find ‘vehicle of interest’ in fatal hit and run
Investigators continue to ask the public for help in obtaining more information about the vehicle and the collision.
Gavilan College on lookout for 1967 alumni
Gavilan College is digging deep into its roots for the upcoming 100th Centennial Gala celebration and wants to honor its Class of 1967, the last graduating class from when the community college was located in Hollister.
“It’s proven extremely difficult to locate alumni as there...
Fatal hit and run June 4 in San Martin
Police are looking for a motorist who struck and killed a pedestrian in a hit and run collision in San Martin Tuesday night.



















