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The Gilroy City Council unanimously approved the last phase of the North Hecker Pass project at its Aug. 6 meeting. The project will build 72 single-family homes on the east side of Hecker Pass Road and is part of the larger Hecker Pass Specific...

A Gilroy-based environmental group says that for nearly two years, revised state regulations have thwarted its efforts to rescue steelhead trout in the Pajaro Valley watershed. Frustrated that the state agencies charged with preserving federal protected fish have effectively ended his group’s fish-rescue efforts, Gilroy’s...

A motorcyclist from San Jose died after he was hit by a drunken driver in an SUV on Watsonville Road near Gilroy Aug. 3, according to the California Highway Patrol. About 5:30pm, Eduardo Gonzalez, 32, of Watsonville, was driving a Dodge Durango at an unknown...

A late afternoon eight-acre wildfire on both sides of Watsonville Road that threatened vineyards and homes west of Gilroy was reported approximately 60 percent contained within an hour.Fast-acting fire crews reported the blaze between two Hecker Pass vineyards was 60 percent contained as of...

A San Jose man was fatally struck by a vehicle Aug. 2 on U.S. 101 in Gilroy after his car collided into a guard rail on an overpass, according to police. About 9:38pm, Todd Elmore, 53, was driving a black Ford Crown Victoria northbound on...

Dirty dishes and dirty clothes may be piling up in First Street homes and restaurants for a few days. Gilroy city officials today were attempting to clarify communications to business owners and residents about the First Street sewer project that began Aug.1 appeared to have...

Jayme and Jeremy Simmons were just about to head out on the Rubicon Trail, a 22-mile route through the Sierra Nevada, when they got the message from Jayme’s mom. They had made the trip annually for the last 13 years and were about to be...

The City Council on Aug. 6 is set to consider final approval of the last phase of the North Hecker Pass project. The project would build 72 single-family homes on the east side of Hecker Pass Road and is part of the larger Hecker...

After five months of negotiations, the City of Gilroy and the Gilroy Police Officers Association have reached a tentative four-year labor agreement that gives officers an annual 4 percent raise. “Our members are pleased with the successful outcome, and we appreciate the mayor and city...

At the end of July and with the new school term less than three weeks away, Gilroy teachers were no closer than they were months ago reaching a contract agreement with the school district, according to Gilroy Teachers Association President Jonathan Bass. “The only update...