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...
Morgan Hill Council approves Butterfield Fire Station plans
Morgan Hill officials recently approved conceptual designs for a new fire station on Butterfield Boulevard—a project they think will be completed by summer of 2024.
The city council at the Nov. 2 meeting voted 5-0 to approve the conceptual design for the Butterfield Fire Station...
Morgan Hill set to break ground on new pickleball courts
The city will break ground this week on Morgan Hill’s first dedicated outdoor pickleball courts, which will be located at the Community Park off West Edmundson Avenue.
A groundbreaking ceremony will take place at 10am Dec. 20 at the site of the future new courts,...
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center hopeful feds will reverse Medicare termination
On Aug. 12, 2022, a man arrived at the trauma unit of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose bleeding from multiple stab wounds to his wrist and abdomen. Doctors determined that he had stabbed himself with a four-inch knife.
After emergency surgery...
Morgan Hill company’s fishing crew catches rare, brightly colored petrale sole
A fishing crew working for a Morgan Hill-based seafood company reeled in “the catch of a lifetime” in Moss Landing Harbor when they pulled a brightly colored petrale sole with a rare skin condition onto the boat, according to the company.
The crew was fishing...
Increased tuberculosis cases reported in Santa Clara County
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department recently released new data showing a 19% increase in new tuberculosis (TB) diagnoses in the county in 2023, compared to the previous year.
This follows a 6% increase in new TB diagnoses in the county for 2022,...
More flood warnings issued for Uvas, Pacheco Pass watersheds
The Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Management has issued another flood warning for the watershed areas of Uvas Reservoir and Pacheco Pass River Basin.
The warning was announced Sunday night and remained in effect the morning of Jan. 9, as another storm hovered over...
Love and stress during the holidays
To call Keith Larson a superfan of “A Christmas Story” might be an understatement.
The San Jose native still remembers that clear winter day as a 9-year-old in 1983, when the power tripped off in his neighborhood without a known reason.
On a whim, the family...
Local mother on a mission to prevent child drownings
After Morgan Hill resident Kristina Andrews lost her daughter, Kourtney, to a drowning accident about six years ago, the local mother knew she wanted to do something to help prevent other families from suffering similar tragedies.
The desire to make a difference continued to grow...
Expansion to increase South County recycled water capacity
An expansion project underway at the South County Regional Wastewater plant will increase the treatment facility’s capacity by nearly 30%, bring advanced technology to the local recycled water production system, tighten South Valley’s commitment to sustainability and help accommodate the long-term growth coming to...
