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A homeless man, previously known to local police, was found dead next to a retail building on Monterey Road near Spring Avenue June 6, according to authorities. Police do not think foul play was a factor in the death.Morgan Hill Police received a phone call about 3:30pm from an employee of one of the businesses located at 16795 Monterey Road. The caller reported a person was lying motionless next to the building, according to police.Firefighters and police arrived and confirmed the adult male was dead, MHPD Sgt. Carson Thomas said at the scene Wednesday. Officers taped off the building and parking lot while they waited for Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office to arrive and take custody of the body.The area where the man was found is in a culvert several feet away from the north side of the building, partially concealed by shrubs, grass and other vegetation.Police are working on notifying the man’s next of kin before authorities release his identity, MHPD Sgt. Troy Hoefling added.Officers gathered footage from surveillance cameras in the area, Hoefling said. The footage and other evidence confirms the man was not a victim of a crime or other foul play. He likely died from an unspecified “medical issue.”Hoefling said officers think they recognized the man when they saw his body at the scene, and  Morgan Hill Police have had contact with him in the past.

A rare snowfall has dusted the Greater Bay Area, as the National Weather Service is predicting more on its way over the weekend. Highway 17 was closed in both directions between Los Gatos and Scotts Valley early this morning because of snow and fallen trees....

The Bay Area Panthers capped off their thrilling 2023 season with a victory in the Indoor Football League’s National Championship game Aug. 5 in Henderson, Nev., where they beat the Sioux Falls Storm 51-41.  The win marks the Morgan Hill-based Panthers’ first championship in the...

Terri Eves Knudsen on July 2 announced her resignation from the Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Trustees, nearly two years into her four-year term.  Knudsen said she is resigning for health reasons and due to her plans to move outside MHUSD boundaries. Her...

The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce will honor its annual 2023 Celebrate Award winners at a March 12 dinner and reception at Guglielmo Winery. The theme of the evening is “Sip & Celebrate: A Vintage Garden Party.” Each year, the chamber recognizes individuals, nonprofits and...

Sutter Health, a not-for-profit healthcare system that serves millions of patients in California, will soon open new medical offices in Morgan Hill that offer internal and family medicine, among other services.  On June 11, Sutter Health staff and City of Morgan Hill officials held a...

Every May for the last 60 years, the Fasano family of Morgan Hill heads out to a secret location in San Joaquin Valley and hunts for frogs.

The 43rd Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival, formerly known as Mushroom Mardi Gras, will take place May 25-26 in the city’s downtown.  The festival will take place throughout the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center’s grounds, and surrounded by a temporary fence. The site encompasses the...

Don Gage—a South County icon of politics and a beloved member of the Gilroy community—died on March 25 at age 79.  Gage’s political career started in 1981 and spanned a range of local offices and specialties. He served as a Gilroy City Council member from...