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Cleanup crews remained at the scene of a 1,700-gasoline spill - resulting from an accident involving a tanker truck - on U.S. 101 in Morgan Hill Friday afternoon. The traffic accident happened about 1 a.m. Thursday, when the 8,500-gallon tanker collided with a speeding 350Z Nissan in southbound traffic between the Tennant Avenue and San Martin Avenue exits, according to authorities. The collision caused the truck to leave the roadway on the right shoulder, spilling its contents into the environment. The driver of the truck was transported to area hospital with a complaint of pain, authorities said. The accident prompted staff from Fish and Game, the Coast Guard, Santa Clara Valley Water District, Cal Trans and Santa Clara County Hazmat to respond, shutting down traffic for several hours, according to authorities. And the fuel spill caused authorities to issue a mandatory evacuation of about 15 to residents living in the area near the crash. Cal Trans cleanup crews remained at the scene Friday until about 3 p.m., slowing down southbound traffic due to the closure of the western lane, according to CHP Officer Lopez. Authorities will return to the scene Monday to “do a final check and cleanup,” Lopez said. 

The box board shows the game switching in the third quarter, but Sobrato’s 48-44 win over Christopher in the second round CCS playoff game changed much earlier.

Come mid-June, Gilroy Gardens will host a new water feature designed to teach young children about the physics of water while they play in it and beat the heat, according to theme park administrators.

Operation Freedom Paws has 150 tickets available for its St. Patrick’s Day Irish Dinner fundraiser from 5 to 10 p.m. March 17 at the San Martin Lions Club (located at 12415 Murphy Ave. in San Martin).

In response to the recent development in this case, MHUSD Superintendent Steve Betando has issued the following statement, which can be found posted on the district's website here.

At least six people used to live behind the Gilroy Dispatch on the 6300 block of Monterey Road, sleeping in cardboard structures reinforced with pieces of wood or in battered tents along the railroad tracks. That was until a Feb. 12 fire wiped out a portion of the camp.

Alex Felix , a 17-year-old senior, at AdvancePath Academy, is this week's "Student of the Week."

Adam Johnson, 27 of Morgan Hill, was expecting a baby boy and enjoying his job as a massage therapist when he was struck by a motorist in downtown Morgan Hill Wednesday, Feb. 19, according to those who knew him.

Thousands of dollars in scholarship money available to local students in Gilroy and Morgan Hill went unclaimed last year, and with the deadline to apply for many of these awards just around the corner, high school counselors are sounding the call for seniors to get on the ball.