News briefs: Cops serve food to fundraise for Special Olympics
Partnering with Applebee's Neighborhood Grill, law enforcement
19-year-old arrested in relation to fatal shooting at council member’s home
Gilroy Police have arrested Benjamin David Calderon, a 19-year-old Gilroy resident, in connection with the Oct. 30 shooting incident at the home of Councilmember Rebeca Armendariz that left one person dead and three others in the hospital. Calderon was booked into the Santa Clara...
School Board makes surprise move, announces interim supe at Tuesday’s meeting
The Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education made a bold and united stand Tuesday, keeping it in the family and appointing Steve Betando as the interim superintendent for the departing Wes Smith, who notified the district last week that he will be leaving at the end of June.
South County native wins NHL game in San Jose
As a young boy, Gilroy native Dustin Wolf went to San Jose Sharks games with his parents. On April 9, Wolf started an NHL game at goalie in the same building for the first time. Playing for the Calgary Flames, Wolf backstopped his team...
Community Camera: Honoring Future Leaders
San Francisco 49er Tony Parrish visited El Portal Leadership Academy last week and helped give awards to outstanding students including Luis Aldana, pictured above with Parrish. Aldana recently traveled to Sacramento with El Portal Principal Noemi Reyes and MACSA CEO Olivia Soza-Mendiola to ask congressmen and state senators to provide funding for a new building site for the school.
