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The Santa Clara County Vector Control District is reaching out to residents of the South Valley regarding a nasty invader that has the potential to pack a powerful punch despite its diminutive size. The Aedes Aegypti, more commonly known as the yellow-fever mosquito, has been...

The grinning horse mascot of See Grins RV has plenty of reasons to smile. In Gilroy, automotive sales rose by more than 27 percent between 2013 and 2016 and much of that gain was fueled by sales of recreational vehicles. According to the Recreation Vehicle...

People may say that Gilroy is too small, too agricultural and too square for yoga and meditation. Amit Verma and Balaji Vaidyanathan, both tech workers in Silicon Valley and co-directors of the third annual YogaFest, aim to prove that yoga is for everyone, not...

There's a sinking feeling at Alexander Station Apartments. City inspectors say up to 162 of 262 units in the buildings at Alexander and 10th Streets are sinking one-fourth to one-half inches and repairs will be necessary before they approve the apartments for occupancy. “The excessive...

Sometimes it seems like you need a college degree to install a child’s car seat. And, in fact, you almost do. CHP officers take an intensive week-long training to learn how to install the seats and when they check the ones drivers have installed, they...

As Gilroy prepares to welcome its first brew pub in Golden State Brewery, the downtown will also receive a first-hand experience of a “parklet,” where outdoor seating juts out onto the street in front of the building. The Golden State Brewery parklet is the first...

Youth crime in Gilroy has dropped almost 50 percent over the past three years, after an intensive school program funded by a $500,000 a year grant, according to a report by the South County Youth Task Force. Arrests of youths aged 11-–19 in Gilroy have...

The Gavilan Joint Community College District Board of Trustees is considering placing a $248 million bond measure on the November 2018 ballot. A recent survey found a sample of district residents, from Hollister to south San Jose, were in support of the measure, which would...

A Morgan Hill Police Officer who lives in Gilroy, Todd Davis, quickly applied his training and a donated portable resuscitation device to save an elderly resident’s life earlier this month, according to authorities. Davis was on patrol Oct. 4 when a call from the emergency...

The Gilroy Police department will spend $32,000 next summer to keep two officers patrolling downtown Friday and Saturday nights from 6pm to 10pm after the reported success of a pilot program this year. Saying that keeping the downtown safe is a priority, the City Council...