Five locals charged with insurance fraud
Five South Valley men, including two from Gilroy and two from San Martin, were charged with running a $235,948 insurance scam where they faked 18 car accidents and billed insurance companies for work that was never done.
Brothers Angel Topete, 36, and Joshua Topete, 34,...
Two programs bring insight to Gilroy PD
Signups are open for two Gilroy police programs designed to introduce community members of all ages to career options in law enforcement.
The Police Explorers program is open to residents ages 14-20 who are interested in careers in law enforcement. The program gives young adults...
The Mustard King of San Juan Bautista
Trekking on my mountain bike along the Coyote Creek this week, I
Lessons of Civil War still speak to all of us
On April 9, 1865, the American Civil War came to a virtual end with the surrender of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia by General Robert E. Lee to Union General Ulysses S. Grant’s Army of the Potomac in the quaint little town of Appomattox Court House in central Virginia. This pivotal capitulation, soon followed by other confederate submissions, brought to an end the most bloody, divisive, and potentially history changing time in our country’s history.
Family friendly Casa de Fruta is a treasure
When my grandfather emigrated from Italy to America in the early 1900s, he brought his hopes and dreams of a better life. And like many other Italian-Americans, he also brought his love of wine.
Blame the Zoroastrians when you’re shopping
I'll blame a bunch of Zoroastrians. That's what I'll be doing
Founding of Morgan Hill Filled With Romance and Tragedy
For Christmas, I received from my neighbor LuAnn Hood a T-shirt
Gilroy steps into high expectations
After going undefeated and winning its first-ever Central Coast Section championship, what can Gilroy High possibly do for an encore? What we do know is that the Mustangs have a new head coach, Jake Newman, a promotion into a tougher division, the Pacific Coast...
Slim pickings
Gilroy and Morgan Hill Cherry farmer Ralph Santos said this year he got half of the average total harvest, which workers picked twice as fast, and slim pickings for you-pick cherry farmer Kathy Kraintz prompted the closure of her small-scale Silicon Valley agritourism attraction Lazy K Ranch to the public.