MHPD pilots program to offer more mental health outreach
The Morgan Hill Police Department has begun a pilot program with the Santa Clara County Mobile Crisis Response Team to reach out and connect residents suffering from mental health issues to services before they suffer a crisis that could result in further harm to...
Covid-19: By the numbers in Morgan Hill
Below is a timeline of Covid-19 cases in different jurisdictions in South County. Data is from Santa Clara County's coronavirus dashboard website.
Covid-19 CASES IN SOUTH COUNTY
Morgan Hill
July 14: 162
July 21: 194
July 22: 213
July 29: 251 (rate per 100,000 population: 572)
Aug. 3: 278
Aug. 10:...
New gym set to open March 15
Gyms can once again operate indoors with limitations, and Morgan Hill residents will soon have a new place to work out.
Fitness 19 announced that it will open its new 24,700-square-foot gym at 850 Tennant Station on March 15. It fills the former spot of...
Census tracts highlight Covid-19 disparities in Morgan Hill
The state’s plan to distribute more Covid-19 vaccines to more vulnerable, harder-to-reach areas has skipped over South County, but local officials are hoping to change that.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a plan earlier this week to set aside 40 percent of vaccine doses for communities...
Letter: Support Trammell Crow project
Dear Morgan Hill Planning Commissions, City Manager, and City Council Members,
I am writing you to ask that the city support the new proposal from Trammell Crow on Cochrane Road. I believe that Trammell Crow is practicing good faith and that is reflected in the...
Police blotter: Vandalism, grand theft
Petty theft
A suspect walked out of the 7-Eleven store, 295 West Main Ave., with $200 worth of scratch off lottery tickets without paying. The thief left the area in a blue Toyota. The theft was reported 6:50pm March 2.
Two male suspects stole beer and...
Citing need for local control, county declines to take part in state vaccine plan
Santa Clara County officials said the county will not join the state's new centralized vaccine distribution plan that will be run by Oakland-based health insurance giant Blue Shield.
During the county board of supervisors meeting, County Executive Jeff Smith said the state's new program, known...
Shoe Palace to move into new Morgan Hill building
Executives of Shoe Palace announced today that the company will be moving into its new headquarters in Morgan Hill by this summer.
The new building at 755 Jarvis Drive has been under construction since late 2019. The building is a 503,400-square-foot facility that includes 65,000...
Police: Suspect stole vehicle with three kids inside
Police arrested a suspect who stole a vehicle with three children inside from a Morgan Hill drug store, and later crashed the automobile on U.S. 101, according to authorities.
About 6:30pm March 8, Morgan Hill Police responded to Walgreens drug store, 745 East Dunne Ave.,...
Animal cruelty suspect ordered to house arrest
A Morgan Hill woman who is accused of felony animal abuse has been ordered to wear a monitoring device and is restricted to home confinement after a hearing in Santa Clara County Superior Court last week, according to authorities.
Ava Geddes, 66, appeared at the...