Police blotter: Man arrested after allegedly causing officer injury while resisting arrest
Carlos Beltran, 27, of Watsonville, 12:16 a.m. Saturday, at Monterey and Lewis streets, for driving under the influence, causing serious bodily injury or death while resisting a peace officer, obstructing or resisting a peace officer, and driving without a license.
Crews to begin controlled explosions at Anderson Dam site
Residents in the area of Anderson Dam over the next few weeks may hear loud warning horns and explosive sounds as crews continue to excavate a tunnel under construction for the dam’s seismic retrofit project, according to Valley Water.
Water district staff say the impact...
BASEBALL: Cougars get into win column against Anzar, 17-7
Cougars pound out 12 hits in five-inning victory.
Peterson, Zamora named Christopher’s Athletes of the Year
Finding the balance between sports and school is a difficult task.
Police finish investigation into owner of aggressive pit bull
The Gilroy Police Department has concluded their investigation into the owner who fled the scene when his pit bull attacked a dachshund at Starbucks on First Street on July 14, causing the dachshund to be euthanized and causing non-life threatening injuries to its owner.
20-year-old woman dies after train collides with vehicle
A 20-year-old woman died after a Union Pacific cargo train collided with her vehicle in Morgan Hill Wednesday night, according to police. Authorities have not released the identity of the woman who succumbed to major injuries resulting from the head-on collision which happened about 9:10 p.m., according to a press release from Morgan Hill police. According to witnesses and evidence at the scene, the woman was traveling westbound in a 1990s model SUV on East Central Avenue from Butterfield Boulevard, police said. The woman - the only occupant of the vehicle - drove over a curb, onto the sidewalk and onto the railroad tracks. A Union Pacific train, bound north for San Jose, struck the SUV head-on at about 40 to 50 mph, police said. The driver was trapped in the vehicle until she was extracted by Morgan Hill Fire personnel at the scene, authorities said. She was transported to an a area trauma hospital by CalStar, where she died of injuries suffered in the collision. Police said alcohol or drugs have not been ruled out as a factor for the driver of the SUV, but a final determination will not be made until toxicology test results are completed. MHPD and Union Pacific Police continue to investigate the accident, according to the press release. Updates on this incident, including the identity of the SUV driver, will be posted as they are available. Anyone with information about this incident can contact MHPD at (408) 779-2101.
No respect for new library
Gilroy Librarian Elizabeth Munoz power-walked to a group of loud teens who crowded a walkway on the second floor of the library and asked them calmly to quiet down on a recent weekday afternoon. She rushed back to her desk, where a line of patrons had amassed in the few seconds since she stepped away.
A century in the library started by Carnegie
Given prominent front page coverage on Nov. 11, 1905, the Gilroy Advocate newspaper exclaimed “Library Site Promised!”
