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April 16, 2026

DUI checkpoint Dec. 13 in Gilroy

The Gilroy Police Department’s traffic unit will conduct a DUI and driver's license checkpoint at an undisclosed location within the city limits on Dec. 13.

Alleged landscape scammer arrested

About a month after police launched an investigation of the man who roams around door-to-door in Santa Clara County, looking for victims who will pay him upfront for landscaping services he doesn’t complete, police arrested the alleged “landscape scammer” Monday night in Gilroy.

Last weekend for Anderson Lake

There is good news and bad news for boaters looking to hit the water through Labor Day—the county parks system’s biggest body of water, Anderson Lake, will be open through Sept. 5, but Coyote Lake closed in July because of low water levels.

S.J. Bars to Stay Open Extra Hour

Restaurants, bars and nightclubs will be allowed to stay open an

Teachers strike would suspend fall sports

As time is running out in the contract impasse between the Gilroy Unified School District and its teachers, time also may be ticking for fall athletics—and many other extra-curricular activities— at Gilroy high schools. “In the event of a work stoppage, and for the safety...

Junior Softball World Series: Gilroy falls to Southwest

The Gilroy Junior All Stars have not had the start they hoped for at the Junior Softball World Series in Kirkland, Wash., but manager Nelson Villanueva can't be disappointed in the effort.

John Francis Soares October 21, 1919 – July 13, 2012

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, teacher and friend died peacefully at home after a brief illness. John was born in Santa Clara CA, to Anna and Frank Soares. He graduated from Santa Clara High School in 1938 and San Jose State in 1947. He served honorably as a Sergeant in the US Army during WWII, during which time he met and married his wife of 68 years, Madge Walske Soares. They settled in Morgan Hill in 1948 and raised a family of 5 children.John was a much loved and respected art teacher at Live Oak High School from 1948 until his retirement in 1982. He was very active in RCIA at his church, St. Catherine’s, and in the Morgan Hill Historical Society. He was an avid reader, a story teller, a gourmet, a lover of art and music and a wise and considerate man. His absence is keenly felt by all who knew, and loved him. Surviving him are his wife, Madge, his children Gina (Bill Jones) and Todd; son-in-law Daniel Sigler, his grandchildren Mak Knutson (Amy), Luke Knutson (Nowelle), Megan Jones-Curran (Terry), and Elizabeth Jones. Also 3 great-grandchildren: Aria, Blue, and Charlie Anna Knutson, and numerous nephews and nieces. He is rejoining his children Margo Sigler, John-Scott Soares, and Matthew Soares.

Geyser Erupts After Truck Backs Into Hydrant

A 30-foot geyser burst from a hydrant on Highland Avenue when a

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