SCU Complex fully controlled after record-setting wildfire season
More than four months after it ignited then slowly burned almost 400,000 acres, the SCU Lightning Complex is fully controlled as 2020 comes to a close.
Chamber names three new board members
The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce added three new members to its board of directors to close out 2020.
Morgan Hill native Cade Hall leads SJSU to historic season
College football coaches and scouts get things wrong all the time. They certainly did with Cade Hall, who lived in Morgan Hill until his sophomore year of high school. The San Jose State junior has played a pivotal role in the Spartans’ rise to...
Santa Clara County: Covid-19 is third leading cause of death
With at least 632 fatalities attributed to Covid-19 so far in 2020, the virus is projected to be the third leading cause of death in Santa Clara County this year, according to public health officials.
Food insecurity hits home
Second Harvest Food Bank spokeswoman Suzanne Willis says the struggles of hungry families are often intertwined with housing insecurity, job insecurity and all forms of social, racial and economic injustices.
Anderson Reservoir drained to 3 percent capacity
Valley Water has drained Anderson Reservoir in east Morgan Hill until it is almost empty, and will begin seeking bids in January for a contractor to build a massive new discharge tunnel over the next three years.
New downtown stop signs
Motorists traveling through downtown Morgan Hill might want to be extra alert as they get used to two new stop sign intersections on Depot Street.
County honors two MHUSD employees for Covid-19 response
Two staff members who have been uniquely instrumental in helping Morgan Hill Unified School District handle the Covid-19 crisis were honored by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors last week.
Rescuers search for sick bobcat in Coyote Valley
Wildlife rescuers searching for an ailing bobcat in the South Bay say the animal is suffering from extreme mange likely brought on by exposure to harmful rodenticides.
What Santa Clara County’s sewers reveal about coronavirus
As coronavirus infections skyrocket throughout the nation, scientists are studying the foul sludge coursing through thousands of miles of sewage pipes in Silicon Valley and South Santa Clara County to identify outbreaks before they’re reflected in official case counts.