Local News

Santa Clara Valley residents ordered to evacuate to escape the SCU Lightning Complex fire can find shelter at the Milpitas Library starting at 5pm this evening.

Throughout the months of September and October, construction contractors have been upgrading city streets as part of the City of Morgan Hill’s ongoing pavement rehabilitation program.

Rebekah Children’s Services, a South Valley nonprofit that serves about 14,000 children and families annually, is getting ready to collect and distribute donated gifts for their annual holiday toy drive.  Members of the community who are able to donate are encouraged to drop off new...

Rich Firato has been known as Morgan Hill’s “benevolent pirate” for many years. He has opened his authentic backyard pirate cove to hundreds of local friends, families, children and community members for charity fundraisers, Halloween parties, private tours and countless other events. But now, Firato’s...

Longtime community volunteer and founding board member of the Morgan Hill Community Foundation, Mario Banuelos, has been named the 2023 Leadership Excellence Award recipient.  Banuelos will be honored at a Sept. 9 evening outdoor celebration and fundraiser at Guglielmo Winery, says a press release from...

Downtown Morgan Hill is rising “out of the ashes” after public health officials lifted the Covid-19 order that prohibited outdoor dining. Kerry Wallace, Morgan Hill Downtown Association board member, said restaurants were encouraged to see dining patios busy with customers Jan. 30-31, the first...

Through pandemics, wars and depressions, Morgan Hill has held continuous July 4 celebrations every year for 150 years! To commemorate this milestone, nonprofit organization Morgan Hill Freedom Fest has chosen as its 2025 theme “Stars, Stripes and Stories: Celebrating 150 years” in recognition of...

Selecting students for the Morgan Hill Times’ annual senior spotlight honor is no enviable task. That’s why we make the principals, school counselors and staff sort it out. These students have navigated the labyrinth of high school hurdles, and we are inspired by their...

Assemblymember Gail Pellerin this week was appointed Chair of the Assembly Elections Committee by Speaker Robert Rivas. Pellerin, who represents the 28th Assembly District which includes Morgan Hill, served as the chief elections official in Santa Cruz County from 1993 until her retirement in 2020....

California will lift its indoor mask requirements Tuesday for unvaccinated people and March 12 for schools and child care facilities, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Feb. 28. The changes will mark the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began that both unvaccinated people and students will...