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January 9, 2025

Opinion: Appalled at internet outage

Wednesday's (Feb. 3) widespread and debilitating loss of internet, mobile and voice capability throughout Morgan Hill brought to mind a similar incident in 2009 in which an alleged vandal brought our city to its knees in confusion and fear for nearly 24 hours with...

Suspect leads police on late-night pursuit through Morgan Hill

A suspect on the run from San Jose Police early Friday morning led officers by ground and by helicopter on a chase through Morgan Hill before the man was arrested, according to authorities. The suspect, Jesus Varela, 36, discarded a loaded handgun from the vehicle...

SBA helps Morgan Hill landscaping company gain financial foothold

Morgan Hill’s NewPath Landscape Services recently used long-term loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration that helped the company expand its assets and cut down on unpredictable recurring costs. NewPath co-owners Filiberto Fonseca and Gino Borello acquired the approximately $1.6 million worth of loans through...

City encourages residents to push for internet infrastructure upgrades

After a single severed fiber optic cable resulted in a cell and internet outage throughout Morgan Hill Feb. 3—paralyzing some businesses and hindering emergency communications—city officials are asking residents to contact public officials to advocate for more redundancy in the telecommunications system. The outage occurred...

Covid-19: By the numbers

Below are the latest Covid-19 statistics as reported by Johns Hopkins University and Santa Clara County: As of Feb. 5: World: 105,048,430 cases; 2,288,655 deaths U.S.: 26,691,738 cases; 456,295 deaths Santa Clara County: 103,748 cases; 1,505 deaths Morgan Hill: 3,122 cases Gilroy: 6,806 cases San Jose: 68,416 cases As of Jan....

Guest view: ‘Meals for Heroes’ supports healthcare workers, restaurants

A collaboration of local nonprofit organizations has undertaken means of expressing gratitude to these healthcare professionals and helping to support our local restaurants at the same time.

County to vaccinate all eligible residents, regardless of provider

Santa Clara County Health System will begin providing Covid-19 vaccines to any county resident age 65 or older, regardless of their healthcare provider or insurance. County officials announced the “no wrong door” system Feb. 4, saying the new method will help get shots into arms...

Sobrato’s Nick Persing makes his move

When Nick Persing was 6 months old, his dad Jon, could drive for several hours in golden silence. But as soon as the car started slowing down, Nick would start crying. At 8 months, Nick sat in his battery-charged toy car and drove it...

Severed fiber optic line causes Morgan Hill internet outage

Authorities expect internet and cell service to be restored in Morgan Hill by midnight Feb. 3, after a damaged fiber optic line resulted in a citywide outage most of the day Wednesday. Morgan Hill Police posted on social media that a construction crew the morning...

Internet outage reported in Morgan Hill

An internet outage is currently affecting Morgan Hill residents, businesses and public facilities, according to police. Morgan Hill Police Chief Shane Palsgrove said multiple internet and cell data providers are down for customers throughout the city as of 11:50am Feb. 3. The internet outage is affecting...

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