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Selecting students for the Morgan Hill Times’ annual senior spotlight honor is no enviable task. That’s why we make the principals, school counselors and staff sort it out. These students have navigated the labyrinth of high school hurdles, and we are inspired by their...

Selecting students for the Morgan Hill Times’ annual senior spotlight honor is no enviable task. That’s why we make the principals, school counselors and staff sort it out. These students have navigated the labyrinth of high school hurdles, and we are inspired by their...

Caltrain announced Thursday that electrification of its rail system has been delayed until late 2024, in part because of supply chain disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.  This delay adds almost two years to the electrification efforts, which were expected to be complete in 2022. Unforeseen...

Zach Souza, Emma Courtney, Logan Wiemann, Isabella Fiorentino, Thomas Dougherty and Emily Funk all made their mark as Live Oak High student-athletes. The six—along with dozens of their fellow students—received recognition at the school’s Senior Awards Night on May 24.  Souza and Courtney were named...

The City of Morgan Hill will use about $8.65 million in federal stimulus funds to bring back public safety services, community events, street repair investments and city staff that were cut shortly after the Covid-19 pandemic started in March 2020. The city council voted 4-1...

Lindsey Martin, Zain Ahmed and Hailey Freeman all had the goal to play sports for a four-year university upon graduating from Sobrato High this year. The trio will get that opportunity: Martin at Lehigh University, a Division I softball program in Pennsylvania; Ahmed at...

At a June 1 rainbow flag raising ceremony at city hall, Morgan Hill officials said they will continue to celebrate Pride Month and the LGBTQ+ community until they are fully embraced. “Sometimes people ask me, do we still need to raise the (Pride) flag?” City...

Local veterans and their families, as well as grateful residents of Morgan Hill, gathered to remember and say thanks to veterans who died in service on Memorial Day. The remembrance ceremony took place at the First Street Veterans Memorial in downtown Morgan Hill. The events...

Adrian Balleza was known for lighting up any room with a big smile and sharing his signature goofy jokes. He was a family man first and foremost, and his proudest moment was becoming a father, his wife Heather said. Balleza, a Gilroy resident, was one of...

The toll of fatalities in the mass shooting at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority maintenance yard in San Jose rose to nine late Wednesday night.    Alex Ward Fritch, 49, who had been in critical condition since being taken to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center...