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A fugitive was arrested in Gilroy late Wednesday night after he escaped from his jail cell at the Merced County Jail, according to a press release from the Gilroy Police Department.

If there's one thing to be said about the Gilroy girls basketball team, it's that it knows how to battle. 

Raquel is a 6-year-old German shepherd who is affectionate, loyal and gentle. She would be best as an only dog and is available for adoption at the San Martin Animal Shelter. Interested? Call (408) 686-3900.

A registered sex offender was arrested Dec. 13 in Gilroy for illegally making contact with a minor during a compliance sweep conducted by a multi-jurisdictional task force, according to a press release from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.

Things are getting any easier for the Gilroy girls soccer team.

The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce ambassadors welcome the new Morgan Hill Athletic Club into the Chamber. The MHAC is located in the Walmart Center at 126 Cochrane Plaza. They are a very modern gym with all of the latest equipment.

Artist Gianni Martino, a resident of Italy who first painted the Fifth Street mural 20 years ago, returned to Gilroy in October to restore his original work of art. Gianni and his assistant, Mauro, completed the work Oct. 18. The Gilroy Downtown Business Association invited the community to join in celebrating the refurbishment of this downtown icon and to give thanks to the artists for their efforts.

An intimate memorial service will be held in January of 2014. His family requests that memorial donations be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research: www.michaeljfox.org or c/o Grunnagle-Ament-Nelson Funeral Home. To send condolences visit www.grunnagle.com

An 8,500-gallon gasoline tanker spilled thousands of gallons of fuel after colliding with a speeding motorist along Highway 101 south of Tennant Avenue early Thursday morning.

Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies will be conducting a DUI warrant sweep in an effort to hold accountable those impaired driving suspects who have failed to show up to previous scheduled court dates, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies will be fanning out into neighborhoods throughout the County in the coming days “in search of high-risk DUI offenders,” the press release says. The deputies will be serving warrants and arresting those who either failed to show up for a court date or violated the terms of their probation on an outstanding DUI violation.“The best bet for anyone with a missed DUI court date is to go to court on their own now,” said Sheriff’s Sgt. Rick Turini. “If you don’t, that warrant isn’t going away. We’re going to come find you and take you to jail.” DUI suspects apprehended by warrant sweep often face additional jail time for failing to appear in court or for violating probation, authorities said. Special DUI warrant service operations along with regularly scheduled “high visibility” DUI enforcement has a deterrent effect on those who disregard driving safety and abuse alcohol and drugs, police said. Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.