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Taking your dog for a walk can be an adventure. Just ask Blake Weaver, senior ranger with Santa Clara County parks who has been hosting special dog hikes at Mt. Madonna County Park since 2005. “Dogs are such a big part of many of our lives,”...

Gilroy native Jeremy Dirks was promoted from vice principal at South Valley Middle School to principal at Christopher High School for the 2018-19 school year, according to a July 6 press release. Dirks, who spent three years as assistant principal for San Benito High School...

A Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury report highlights the growing need for police to be extensively trained in how to deal with an increasing number of calls involving subjects who are mentally ill. The report, titled “Police and the Mentally Ill” and published by...

The value of property in Gilroy increased by $565.5 million in 2017, a growth rate of 6.95 percent, slightly below the countywide rate, Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone reported. Overall, property in Gilroy was valued for tax purposes at $8.7 billion. That’s good economic...

Gilroy Unified School District’s top executive is confident that a new contract for the teachers union will be reached before the start of the 2018-19 school year. Superintendent Deborah Flores has been part of negotiations with the Gilroy Teachers Association, whose members have been working...

Gilroy Police are looking for four suspects who stole about $90,000 worth of designer sunglasses from a store at the Premium Outlets. The theft occurred about 1:38am June 4 at Sunglass Hut, 8300 Arroyo Circle, according to police reports. Gilroy Police Sgt. Jason Kadluboski said...

The evening of July 4 was a busy night for the Gilroy Police Department, which fielded more than 400 calls for service and wrote more than 60 citations for illegal fireworks violations. Police also reported that before the night was over, a Gilroy man with...

If you build it, they will ride. The work toward the re-established Gilroy Rodeo is well underway,and on the ranch owned by rodeo co-founder Erik Martin. For Martin, working to clear permits with Santa Clara County has been as rough as riding a bucking bronc. Martin's ranch,...

Gilroy, the only city in Santa Clara County that allowed the sale and use of “safe and sane” fireworks on the holiday weekend, provided a windfall for local non-profits. Fireworks stands seemed to be on every corner, as 16 community groups bought permits from the...

Eight amateur chefs from across the country, selected for their garlic-infused recipes, will compete in the 40th Great Garlic Cook-Off June 28 at this year’s Gilroy Gilroy Garlic Festival. Considered one of the most prestigious amateur cooking competitions in the country, the annual event will...