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June 16, 2026

Police department grant focuses on local traffic safety

The Morgan Hill Police Department received a traffic safety grant to support enforcement and education efforts, which in turn aim to reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on local roads.  The $87,000 grant is from the California Office of Traffic Safety, and runs...

DA’s office announces youth ‘Justice for All’ art contest

Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen is asking Santa Clara County high school students to create and send in original art portraying butterflies for this year’s “Justice for All” Art Contest.  The student art will be used to decorate the DA’s Mariposas Resiliency Center—a...

Letter: What mountain lion protection means for Morgan Hill

The California Fish and Game Commission will make their final decision to list mountain lions as a threatened species in the Santa Cruz mountains on Feb. 11-12. If approved, it will deploy a recovery plan to increase mountain lion populations that have already reached...

Police blotter: Vandalism, stolen vehicles

Vandalism Someone slashed two tires on a vehicle parked outside Royal Court Apartments, located on Monterey Road. The vandalism was reported 9:43pm Jan. 21. A suspect or suspects painted a “Nazi symbol” on the sign in front of P.A. Walsh School, 353 W. Main Ave., according...

At the top of their class

After siblings Aden and Nyla Valencia won titles in the inaugural U.S.A. Wrestling High School National Showcase in Coralville, Iowa on March 27, they immediately headed to Fort Worth, Texas for the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials. Though the Valencias are students of the game and...

Rotary Club offers grants for trades careers, education, training

Rotary Club of Morgan Hill is accepting applications for grants for local residents who are seeking careers in the trades.  The Darren Dean Vocational Education Grant program offers financial support to people age 17 and older who live within the boundaries of the Morgan Hill...

Pedestrian dies in U.S. 101 traffic accident in San Martin

The California Highway Patrol reported a man died after being hit by a vehicle Thursday night on Highway 101 in Santa Clara County. It was the second collision in two days on the stretch of the highway through South County.  At about 10:51pm Aug. 10,...

Letters to the editor: Measure your landscape irrigation needs

No more gigantic warehouses Morgan Hill City Council (MHCC) passed an ordinance banning distribution centers. Then they approved Redwood Tech at 101 (RT@101), with over 10 football fields of warehouse space with loading docks. A project of equal size, Butterfield Technology Park, was also approved,...

County to remodel De Paul for pandemic ‘surge’

Santa Clara County officials are fast-tracking their assessment of the old De Paul Health Center hospital building in north Morgan Hill to determine if the structure can be renovated to treat and house patients during the COVID-19 public health crisis.

Local Scene: May 17 blood drive, MH resident wins aviation scholarship

Blood drive May 17 at Grace Hill Church Grace Hill Church in Morgan Hill will host a community blood drive from 11:30am to 4pm May 17. Grace Hill Church is located at 16970 De Witt Ave. The blood drive will be conducted in partnership with Stanford...

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