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Local Scene: Freedom Run, Patriotic Sing
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi inducts locals
Nine Morgan Hill students and a San Martin student, all attending San Jose State University, were initiated...
Morgan Hill Freedom Fest 2021 plans are on track
Plans are moving ahead for a full slate of Freedom Fest Independence Day celebration events—including the downtown parade and fireworks—in Morgan Hill this summer,...
Morgan Hill Police urge caution as holiday approaches
Coronavirus, illegal fireworks and tripled fines—these are among the potential dangers that might accompany this year’s Fourth of July holiday fun, and Morgan Hill Police are urging residents to celebrate safely and legally.
Freedom Fest goes virtual
Morgan Hill’s annual Independence Day festivities will proceed this year in a virtual format.
Police will triple fireworks fines during holiday
All fireworks are illegal in the city limits, and police and fire officials have adopted a "zero tolerance" policy toward the ignition, sale and possession of the incendiary devices.
FD officials ask revelers to play safe this July 4
Morgan Hill Fire Marshal Dwight Good first became attracted to fire work when he joined the Mariposa County Volunteer Fire Department in 1991. At first it was just a fun hobby, but that hobby eventually turned into a passion for keeping people safe from fire.
Crews respond to two July 4 grass fires, likely caused by...
South County fire and EMS personnel responded to at least two vegetation fires July 4 that were likely ignited by unauthorized celebratory fireworks, but for the most part the Independence Day holiday didn't see any significant local fire or medical emergencies, according to authorities. CalFire responded to two grass fires near Morgan Hill Thursday night, according to CalFire Battalion Chief Brandon Leitzke. One of the fires was just off the U.S. 101 north of Morgan Hill, near the Coyote Creek Golf Course, Leitzke said. That fire burned less than an acre of grass and vegetation. Crews also responded to a grass fire on Murphy Springs Drive in northwest Morgan Hill, which burned about an acre of vegetation before it was extinguished, Leitzke said. Both fires were caused by residents setting off “illegal fireworks,” but neither blaze resulted in significant damage or any injuries, Leitzke said. The City of Morgan Hill prohibits the display of fireworks, except in public displays that are authorized, permitted, and supervised by the fire chief, according to the City's municipal code. In Gilroy, where quieter so-called “safe and sane” fireworks are permitted for sale and display only during the Independence Day holiday, crews did not respond to any calls related to fireworks, according to Gilroy Fire Division Chief Colin Martin. That's not to say there was any shortage of celebration - “You could hear (fireworks) everywhere,” Martin said, but the revelry incited no unusual need for emergency services. “It was uneventful, which is good,” Martin said.
Register for July 4 Freedom Run
Don't forget - you can start your Independence Day celebration early with the Freedom Fest Freedom Run early in the morning July 4, just before the downtown parade.
Spectators awed by Independence Day parade
Before the customary Fourth of July backyard barbecues and fireworks displays, the annual Morgan Hill Independence Day parade kicked off the cascade of local, national and cultural traditions that accompany the holiday Wednesday.
No searches planned for Sierra on the Fourth
No volunteer search efforts to find missing teen Sierra LaMar are scheduled for Wednesday due to the Independence Day holiday, according to her family.
