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December 16, 2025

Hope Persists Despite County Fair Losses

The Santa Clara County Fair this summer racked up its worst loss

Terror returns to Lassen Way on Halloween night

Get spooked for a good cause on Halloween night at “Terror on Lassen Way,” a haunted graveyard created at the Morgan Hill home of Bob Johnston and Scott Janssen.  As in previous years, the local homeowners are converting their home and surrounding property into “a...

CHP: Big rig crash shuts down Hecker Pass Highway

A big rig carrying 40,000 pounds of printer paper toppled into a ravine on Highway 152 (Hecker Pass) just after 9am May 6.  The California Highway Patrol said the male driver, who suffered minor injuries, was traveling from Los Angeles to Watsonville for the PTS,...

Audit shows county jail still has hundreds of recommendations to address

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has implemented about a quarter of the more than 600 reforms identified in a 2016 plan to improve its jail system, according to a report received Oct. 17 by the county Board of Supervisors from an independent oversight...

Richardson steps down from Santa Clara County Land Trust

After devoting nearly 20 years of her life to agriculture in

South Bay Regional Police Academy appoints new president

After an extensive national search, the Board of Directors for South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium appointed Linda Vaughn to the position of President/CEO at their Sept. 21 meeting, according to a Sept. 21 announcement.

Gifted Games celebrate inclusion at Gilroy High

Gilroy High School hosted the 19th annual Gifted Games on May 3, bringing students with disabilities to the athletic field for an Olympic-style friendly competition.  The Gifted Games originated through Hollister High School’s Life Skills program, according to Hollister High. Now, HHS and Gilroy High...

Lost dog from Operation Freedom Paws found dead on highway

Lobo, the service dog and companion of 14-year U.S. Army veteran Jeff Wilson, was found dead on Interstate 680 Wednesday night after having gone missing earlier in the week.

Clarification

A March 6 Morgan Hill Times front page story was not clear about a plea entered to a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving. Travis Dalla, 20, was charged after an accident in June that led to the death of Nicholas Schindler, 20. Dalla entered a plea of "no contest" to the charge. A no contest plea has the same effect in a criminal case as a guilty plea, according to Assistant District Attorney Lynn Knapp. The only difference in the two pleas, he said, would be in the event of a civil case. Dalla was sentenced to 45 days in Santa Clara County Jail.

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