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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) gave the nationally recognized Gold Beacon Award for Excellence to the Intensive Care Unit at St. Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, according to Santa Clara Valley Healthcare officials.  The three-year award was presented during AACN’s annual National Teaching...

Friends, family and teammates of Jaden Smith, a 17-year-old Ann Sobrato High School student-athlete who died in March, have launched a memorial scholarship fund to honor his legacy and support future generations of Morgan Hill student athletes. Smith, an 11th-grade varsity basketball player and youth...

Faith-based organizations here in South Santa Clara County thrive due to a shared sense of justice. For 250 years, all expressions of religion have grown due to support guaranteed by our First Amendment constitutional right: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of...

The Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras festival returned to the Community and Cultural Center this weekend, drawing thousands of visitors for food, live music and celebration of the region's fungal heritage while awarding $37,000 in scholarships to 35 local high school seniors. The festival, held...

The Morgan Hill Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint May 29, starting at 6pm and continuing to 2am May 30. The checkpoint will take place at an undisclosed location in the city limits.  DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of...

Local residents, veterans and families gathered in downtown Morgan Hill May 25 for a Memorial Day commemoration.  The ceremony, which took place at the Veterans Memorial on Monterey Road at First Street, was organized by Vietnam veteran Eddie Bowers. The Morgan Hill Police Department closed...

Vietnam veteran Eddie Bowers will conduct the annual Memorial Day event at 9am sharp at the Downtown War Memorial (in the Monterey Road median at First Street). The program begins with the raising of the flag. This year, it will be WWII veteran Fred Ponzini's...

One of the blessings of being a rabbi is officiating at weddings. I’m currently working with my first second-generation couple. One of the bride’s parents was among the first couples I married, making this a particularly meaningful and full-circle moment. In addition to a marriage...

A series of letters published in the Morgan Hill Times over the past several months claiming that mountain lions are dangerously overpopulated in the Santa Cruz Mountains has drawn sharp disagreement from researchers and wildlife managers who say the claims misrepresent how the species’...

Four candidates are vying for the California 18th Congressional District seat in the June 2 primary, setting up a contest between a deeply entrenched incumbent and three challengers who argue Washington needs fresh leadership. Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren, who has represented parts of the South...