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Local Scene: Youth film scholarship; South Valley Symphony

Scholarships offered in youth film competition Silicon Valley Clean Energy is providing $20,000 in scholarships for students as part of the second Empower Silicon Valley Youth Short-Film Competition. Through a short film, local youth are invited to explore what a climate-friendly, clean energy world would look...

Local scene: Hire licensed contractors for storm repairs

Guzman earns honors Jose Guzman, of Morgan Hill, was recently named to the Benedictine College Dean's List for the fall semester, which ended Dec. 12, 2022. Any full-time student carrying a minimum of 12 hours and a grade point average of 3.5 is named to the...

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.

Sewer sludge shows rise of Covid

Wastewater readings in Gilroy show a rise of Covid-19 that is outpacing other areas of the county, possibly indicating a post-Thanksgiving surge in cases to come. The quantity of SARS-CoV-2 genes, the virus that causes Covid-19, has doubled in Gilroy over the past two weeks,...

Live Oak softball team set up for present, future success

It was apparent early on the Live Oak High softball team was the premier squad in the Blossom Valley League’s Santa Teresa Division this season. Live Oak won its first eight league games in dominating fashion, including victories by 10, 11, 12, 15 and...

Guest view: Sue-happy California ranks third worst

In my 17 years as a central coast franchise owner, I was always grateful for my community and the passion they had for supporting local family-owned businesses.

Religion: Ending hate and religious bias

This week, Jews around the world observed Tisha B’Av, a commemoration known only by its date, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av. This year Tisha B’Av falls on the Gregorian calendar on Thursday, July 27.   Tisha B’Av is the saddest day on...

Driver dies in accident on Highway 101 in San Martin

One person died and another suffered major injuries in a crash on Highway 101 in San Martin in Santa Clara County on Thursday morning, a California Highway Patrol spokesperson said. The crash was reported shortly before noon April 6 on southbound Highway 101 south of...

Man shot, killed in Morgan Hill

A man was shot and killed on Tennant Avenue the morning of Nov. 20, and police have arrested a suspect who is in custody, according to Morgan Hill Police. The Morgan Hill Police Department responded to a report of a shooting about 7:11am Nov. 20...

Covid-19: By the numbers in Morgan Hill

As of Jan. 11, there have been 83,655 cases of Covid-19 in Santa Clara County.

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