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A 3.0-magnitude earthquake was reported Tuesday morning near San Martin in southern Santa Clara County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was reported at 10:40am April 11 and was centered about 5 miles east-northeast of San Martin and 12 miles east of Morgan...

The City of Morgan Hill spends more than $200,000 per year in fees for processing credit card payments for various city services—including utilities, business licenses and recreation.  These costs came up during a discussion of new and updated fees for city services at the April...

For the first time, Morgan Hill Police will begin offering Carry Concealed Weapons permits to local residents at the end of May, at a cost of $800 for a two-year license.  The Morgan Hill City Council approved the new fee and licensing program at the...

One person died and another suffered major injuries in a crash on Highway 101 in San Martin in Santa Clara County on Thursday morning, a California Highway Patrol spokesperson said. The crash was reported shortly before noon April 6 on southbound Highway 101 south of...

Former Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee Joyce Carr—who devoted her life to others as a mother, public servant and church member—died Feb. 28 at the age of 87, according to her family.  Carr, a social worker who was elected to three terms on the...

Like many growers in Santa Clara Valley, Dilip Sharma and Hektor Luis Calderon-Victoria are eager to plant rows of fruits, vegetables and other organic, commercial crops on their unincorporated Morgan Hill farmland as soon as the long, cold, wet winter finally comes to a...

Summit for Planet Earth is April 29 From barn owls and bearded dragons to California kingsnakes and turkey vultures, the 17th annual Summit for the Planet Earth at Mount Madonna School offers the opportunity to get up close and hands-on with wildlife. Children and adults...

Pilar Vazquez-Vialva, Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Assistant Superintendent for the Educational Services Department (ESD), was recently named the Region 8 Outstanding Administrator of the Year in Curriculum and Instruction by the Association of California School Administrators.  Vazquez-Vialva will be formally honored at an April...

Organizers of the 2023 Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival, formerly known as the Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras, announced Tuesday that “due to circumstances beyond our control,” this year’s festival will be postponed to an undetermined date.  A press release from Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras...

Police arrested a 20-year-old man April 3 who was in possession of a ghost gun in Morgan Hill, according to authorities.  About 2:13am, Morgan Hill Police officers located a suspicious vehicle parked in a “no parking zone” on the 3000 block of East Dunne Avenue,...