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Back in August, I wrote about the prominent Gilroy resident

If you attended the Morgan Hill Independence Day parade, you might have got a glimpse of screen goddess Marilyn Monroe. She wore a sensuous pink dress, sat in a convertible and waved with movie star poise. She might have even blown you a kiss. The 1950s-era actress is often impersonated by Morgan Hill resident Laurren Cowan. But our South Valley region has a true Marilyn Monroe connection, one involving a conspiratorial tale with no happy Hollywood ending.

This installment of Barn Again! is about probably the most historically significant barn in the region—that red barn surrounded by a fence on the ranch side of Christmas Hill Park.  While a search continues to find a deed or building permit, or other official document to settle the matter, many are quite sure this barn was built by Henry Miller.

Inwardly grumbling about the hassles of modern day traveling, I

Hiking along a nature trail at Mount Madonna County Park on

Phillip Noyce's brilliant

Federal and regional authorities last week arrested a suspect who has been on the run since he killed a victim in Gilroy in November 2017, according to police. On April 19, agents from the the Bay Area OCS-Fugitive Apprehension Team and U.S. Marshals Service were...

Someone parked his or her car in front of my house and it hasn’t moved for going on a week now. Is there a time limit for how long someone can leave their car on the curb and if so, who do I contact to get that enforced?

Life, even for the best of us, has its ups and downs. That is

The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office identified a woman found dead July 9 inside a local park bathroom as 26-year-old Amanda Dailey of Gilroy. About 12:07pm July 9, Gilroy police were dispatched to Las Animas Park, 350 Mantelli Drive, on a report of a possible...