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Facing corruption probes and a potential trial that could expel her from office, Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said Thursday she will not run for reelection and will retire when her sixth term ends in January. Smith, who was the first woman to be...

It took nine hours for Jesse James Guerrero to drive from Gilroy to Tijuana, the site of his third professional boxing match on March 5.  His ring time was all of one minute. Guerrero, a senior at Mount Madonna High, won via knockout just 1...

The Live Oak High baseball team proved it was one of the top eight teams in the entire Central Coast Section last season after making the Division I playoffs.  This year, the Acorns aim to do what they couldn’t in 2021: get back to the...

Gavilan music faculty take the stage Gavilan College will host the Bach to Blues concert on March 19 at 7:30pm at the Gavilan College Theater, 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd. in Gilroy. The concert will feature performances by the college’s music faculty as well as special guests. Tickets...

California's average price for a gallon of gasoline is the highest in the United States, with Santa Clara County among the most expensive in the state, according to the Automobile Association of America. As of March 8, the average price for regular gas in California...

Following a months-long discussion that grew increasingly contentious, the Morgan Hill City Council last week narrowly voted to approve a new elective district map that could expose the city to a lawsuit. But late in the March 2 council discussion, it became clear that the...

Roller hockey’s heyday might have been two decades ago, but interest remains strong at Sobrato High and in the San Jose area.  The Bulldogs have two teams, the top Maroon Division I team and the White Division II team, that were victorious in the High...

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was ordered held without bail on attempted murder charges for allegedly trying to shoot at a man accused of molesting the fighter's young relative.  Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Shelyna Brown issued the order during a...

Local residents and city officials attended a rally in Morgan Hill in support of Ukraine and its people as the eastern European nation faces an ongoing invasion from neighboring Russia. Svetlana Medvinsky, a Morgan Hill resident who emigrated to the U.S. from Kyiv, Ukraine as...

Gary Kremen last weekend withdrew from the race for Santa Clara County assessor, dropping his aggressive challenge to 27-year incumbent Larry Stone and promising to return thousands in campaign donations. Kremen’s surprise announcement to local media the afternoon of Feb. 26 came several hours after...