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GILROY—A Gilroy woman accused of swindling hundreds of thousands of dollars from people sending money to families in Mexico was arrested and charged this week with 14 felonies.

GILROY—Firefighters battled a wild land blaze that started near the ninth hole of the Eagle Ridge Golf Course Wednesday afternoon, raced up a oak studded hillside and ultimately burned 7 acres in the east Gilroy foothills, according to Gilroy Fire Department Division Chief Mary Gutierrez.

GILROY—Only one baseball player in Northern California gets the honor of being called the Player of the Year, and that player is Gavilan College pitcher Erik Barron.

SALINAS—Six Gilroyans earned their place on the 2015 Monterey Bay League Boys Volleyball All-League Teams.

Gavilan College held its graduation ceremony Thursday. See a slew of photos from the event.

GILROY—In an abrupt and unexpected about face, Mayor Don Gage has reversed his stand to strip the Gilroy Welcome Center of $200,000 in city funding.

What inspires you? I feel that my biggest inspiration is being able to look back at something that you have accomplished and feel a sense of pride. It's good to take pride in your work; it pushes you to do your best and to try to do something great with your time.

GILROY—The Cougars were red-hot heading into Wednesday’s Central Coast Section Division I playoff game and were riding a four-game winning streaking. But unfortunately for Christopher, its ride ran out of gas.

GILROY—Fran Lopez of Gavilan College and Joan Miller of St. Mary School have been named as American Legion Gilroy Post #217’s Educators of the Year, the group announced this week.

According to a Pew Research Center study released Tuesday May 12th the number of Americans calling themselves Christian has dropped off sharply in recent years while the "none" classification has sharply increased especially among young people. One third of millennials say they have no faith affiliation. This was the result of a survey of 35,000 American adults.