Local News

Local nonprofit Visit Morgan Hill got off to a rough start in carrying out its mission to promote the city as a tourist destination, but now that travel demands and capacities are starting to return to consistent levels the organization’s marketing campaign is in...

World traveler and lifelong theater performer Tracey Mitchem is back in Morgan Hill and looking for local talent to star in an upcoming show. Mitchem, who has produced numerous shows in Germany and beyond, is putting together a cast for “Our Town,” to be performed...

Kawahara Nurseries, which is based in Morgan Hill, is looking to open a year-round wholesale agricultural facility on Anzar Road in San Benito County. The planning commission on June 16 approved Kawahara Nurseries’ application for an agricultural facility use permit on a 104-acre property that...

When Miguel Gutierrez was recently hired as the new assistant coach for the Hartnell College women’s soccer team, it was assumed that he would step down from his position as the Sobrato girls coach. Not so fast.  The 26-year-old Gilroy resident is going to do...

Road construction contractors and traffic control engineers will be busy the remainder of the summer completing various street projects throughout Morgan Hill. These include nine streets that comprise the city’s 2021 “pavement rehabilitation project.” Work started earlier this month on one stretch—Peak Avenue from Main...

Police released the name and photo of a man who allegedly shot and killed Gilroy native Tatyanna Mariah Lopez and her unborn child in an April incident in Merced. The Merced Police Department on July 16 posted on Facebook that officers are looking for Jonathan...

Morgan Hill Police are investigating a shooting homicide that occurred Monday night at the intersection of Monterey Road and Spring Avenue. About 9pm July 19, officers responded to a report of a “man down” in the roadway on Monterey Road, next to Mr. Hong’s restaurant,...

Five incoming sophomores and juniors from Live Oak High’s lacrosse team—Luke Richey, Ben Ledwith, Nolan Ledwith, Collin Fisher and Colby Allen—in May were selected to play for Pinnacle, a premier traveling team based out of Sacramento.  The players recently returned from a trip to the...

A coalition of Bay Area health officials urged residents across the region Friday to resume wearing a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status following an uptick in Covid-19 cases.  Officials in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties and...

Landon Stump has a predicament most people would love to inherit.  “I have trouble gaining weight,” the incoming Live Oak High junior said. “One of my goals this summer is to put on at least five pounds. I try to eat as much as I...