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Grocery Outlet is set to open a store in Morgan Hill, and the new location will host a ribbon cutting celebration on July 17. During the event, the store’s operators will donate $1,000 to the Edward Boss Prado Foundation.  The store’s new location is located...

The City of Morgan Hill marked a milestone this July 4, celebrating the 150th anniversary of one of the oldest continuously run parades in the western United States. Thousands of residents and visitors poured into the downtown area to see the annual Independence Day...

Martin Mendoza, a suspect in the murder of Marissa DiNapoli of Morgan Hill, was booked at Santa Clara County Jail with no bail allowed the night of July 7. He is scheduled to be arraigned July 8 to face charges related to the murder of...

Accused killer Martin Mendoza was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail on Monday, following his arrest at the Mexico border on Sunday, according to jail records. He is the ex-boyfriend and primary suspect in the death of 18-year-old Marissa DiNapoli of Morgan Hill. DiNapoli’s...

The Morgan Hill Police Department has confirmed the identity of the body found at Anderson Lake Wednesday night, ending hope that Marissa DiNapoli would return to her friends and family.  The Santa Clara County Coroner identified the body as DiNapoli, 18, on Thursday, July 3,...

Our days are filled with extreme concerns for our immigrant population, especially refugees seeking asylum in the United States. Levels of anxiety, uncertainty and fear seem to rise daily, not only for those who are directly affected but by those of us whose faith...

Three groups representing generations of community service will lead Morgan Hill’s 150th annual Independence Day parade on July 4. BookSmart owners Brad Jones and Cinda Meister, local educator Courtney Schmidt, and the Emilio Guglielmo Family Winery—represented by brothers George and Gene Guglielmo—have been selected as...

In an effort to reduce the number of motorcycle crashes, the California Highway Patrol Hollister-Gilroy Area will deploy additional officers July 4-5, within south Santa Clara and San Benito counties. Officers will look for violations by both motorcycle riders and drivers that make roads...

In a bold move to address the statewide teacher shortage and strengthen the pipeline into the profession, Morgan Hill Unified School District has launched a groundbreaking Special Education Educator Pipeline and Retention Strategy, district officials said.  As the first district in Santa Clara County to...

Sawyer Keys, who was recently diagnosed with an extremely rare form of liver cancer, got an experience of a lifetime when he got to throw out a football prior to the Bay Area Panthers’ June 7 game against the Tulsa Oilers. The 9-year-old Gilroy resident...