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Plans are moving ahead for a full slate of Freedom Fest Independence Day celebration events—including the downtown parade and fireworks—in Morgan Hill this summer, according to organizers. The effort to conduct live, in-person events on July 3 and 4 with no public health-related attendance restrictions...

On the inbound play to start the second half, Owen McCarry came up with a steal before dribbling the length of the floor and making a nifty behind the back pass to Duncan Ellis, who scored an uncontested layup. The play summed up Christopher...

Santa Clara County is now accepting applicants for the 2021 Advisory Redistricting Commission, an effort to redraw the county's five supervisorial district boundaries that occurs after every decennial census. Applications close at 9am on June 1, and 10 commissioners will be appointed next month to...

The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce is currently in the planning stages to resume two of its most popular annual events this fall, with the awareness that the unpredictability of Covid-19 and related restrictions could alter some of those plans in the months to...

In the last couple of years, the Live Oak and Sobrato girls soccer teams have been regular participants in the Central Coast Section playoffs, which is a testament to the amount of talent in Morgan Hill. Although the Acorns and Bulldogs are both having...

The new Morgan Hill Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram store on Condit Road opened earlier this year under unusual circumstances for an automotive dealership—with temporary facilities on a gravel lot and an off-site service center. A cluster of double wide trailers serving as sales offices and...

An 18-year-old Morgan Hill man is charged with two counts of murder by use of a dangerous weapon—a vehicle—and other felonies in relation to an April 26 traffic collision in which a pair of siblings from San Jose died. The defendant, Roberto Joseph Garcia, driving...

The Live Oak High softball team was in the midst of a blowout victory at Willow Glen High on April 13, which gave Emma Courtney peace of mind as she exited the game early. It was 5:15pm, meaning the senior had roughly 45 minutes...

The Morgan Hill City Council has once again decided they will not allow commercial cannabis business in the city limits. And once again, council members were narrowly split on the issue at a recent meeting.  The same two council members who have supported legal cannabis...

Santa Clara County officials urged eligible county residents Friday to get fully vaccinated against Covid-19 amid a drop in demand, particularly among young adults and teenagers. More than 1 million vaccine doses have been administered countywide and roughly two-thirds of county residents age 16 and...