Local News

The Sobrato High girls volleyball team knew it was going to be a huge challenge to compete in the Blossom Valley Athletic League’s Mount Hamilton Division this season.  The Bulldogs had spent the last several years in the BVAL’s middle B division, but were promoted...

The South County Airport Pilots Association (SCAPA) Disaster Airlift Response Team (DART) staged their annual mobilization exercise event Saturday at San Martin Airport to sharpen focus on volunteer emergency airlift services. The chief goal was to bring forces together that can aid local communities’...

Police arrested a man who burglarized a restaurant in Morgan Hill before attempting to escape arrest by running through residential yards and locking himself in a storage shed, authorities said.  At about 11:23pm Nov. 28, Morgan Hill Police responded to Poke Bowl restaurant, 408 Tennant...

Nate Ortiz couldn’t believe what he was seeing. His teammate had just returned a kickoff 21 yards before fumbling the ball away.  Ortiz, who was hustling to deliver a block downfield, alertly scooped it up and was gone, going 58 yards for a touchdown. Ortiz...

Marking its one-year anniversary, the local company that owns and operates the Morgan Hill Wine Trolley has announced it is expanding its fleet and broadening the variety of events and tours it offers in the South Bay.  To celebrate, El Toro Tours, Inc. invites guests...

Human-caused climate change may be playing a significant role in fueling the surge of devastating wildfires in California, according to a new study from a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientist and other collaborators.  The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,...

At a June 1 rainbow flag raising ceremony at city hall, Morgan Hill officials said they will continue to celebrate Pride Month and the LGBTQ+ community until they are fully embraced. “Sometimes people ask me, do we still need to raise the (Pride) flag?” City...

Santa Clara County has opened the De Paul Health Center site as a coronavirus testing facility, according to city staff.

Most true lovers of pinot noir have made a pilgrimage to Calera Winery in Hollister, the place that firmly established North America’s ability to produce “the heartbreak grape.”  Calera Wine Company, established in 1975 in the remote hills of San Benito County, was the beautiful...

At age 13, Addy Mosher is already setting an example of how hard work and a giving spirit can combine to create valuable assistance for an ailing community. Shortly after the Covid-19 pandemic began in early 2020, local and state restrictions resulted in many residents...