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Gavilan College has been awarded $1.9 million to expand its nursing program and help address regional healthcare workforce needs. The funds were awarded through the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Rebuilding Nursing Infrastructure Grant, says a press release from Gavilan College. The funding will support...

Votes have been cast for the 2026 California statewide direct primary election, and unofficial preliminary results from the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters are showing significant advantages for incumbent candidates for U.S. District 18 Representative, California State Assembly District 28, Santa Clara County...

The Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 caused the impairment of roadways leading to Watsonville, Santa Cruz and coastal communities—thus isolating them from essential services. It was quickly realized that general aviation aircraft and pilots could fill a need to transport food, water, medical supplies...

A Morgan Hill Unified School District bond measure that would have asked voters to authorize $335 million for school facility improvements fell short of the required two-thirds majority at the May 28 board meeting.  Following discussion and public comment, three trustees voted yes but three...

Gavilan College awarded a total of 2,062 associate degrees and certificates to members of the Class of 2026. The commencement ceremony took place May 22 at the college’s Gilroy campus.  Members of the graduating class represent Gilroy, Hollister, Morgan Hill, San Martin, San Juan Bautista...

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...

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...

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’...

Santa Clara County officials, community organizers and residents gathered at the county government center in San Jose May 14 to oppose a federal plan to build an immigration detention facility on agricultural land just outside Gilroy city limits, vowing to fight the project in...

Dan Bertelli, a pharmacist and former city council member whose generosity and entrepreneurial spirit helped shape the Morgan Hill that exists today, died April 25. He was 90. Bertelli was born July 17, 1935, and grew up in the Daly City area, where he began...