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Smoke from the fires has prompted the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to issue an air quality advisory for the South Bay area, which includes Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy.

A spate of bird deaths in rural South County has been linked to a deadly chemical found in varmint poisons, prompting local environmental health officials to reach out to property owners to make sure they are applying rodenticides safely and correctly. Since December, the California...

Morgan Hill Unified School District officials earlier this month celebrated the completion and opening of a new band performance facility at Jackson Academy of Math & Music. The new multi-purpose room and renovation project at JAMM, which is located on Fountain Oaks Drive in east...

The Santa Clara County Library District, working in coordination with the County of Santa Clara and County Supervisor Joe Simitian, will be offering thousands of free Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Tests to residents. Outdoor, drive-thru test distributions will take place at the Gilroy Library, 350 West...

When Sobrato High football coach Jubenal Rodriguez heard the announcement Friday morning that the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) had given the go-ahead for high school football and other outdoor sports to resume play, he was downright ecstatic.  As Rodriguez messaged some of his...

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office confirmed this week that a body found Dec. 15 in unincorporated Gilroy has been identified as a missing San Martin man.  The remains were positively identified as Gabriel Laradelara, 21, who was last seen alive Dec. 1 in Gilroy.  Laradelara’s...

The teen drama and cafeteria politics of North Shore High School come to life at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse as South Valley Civic Theater launches their production of "Mean Girls," opening Feb. 21. The show features a cast of 25 local performers ages 14-18,...

Morgan Hill Police will conduct a DUI checkpoint at an intersection within the city limits the night of Dec. 8, authorities said.  The checkpoint will begin at 6pm and continue until 2am Dec. 9, MHPD said in a press release. Police have not yet disclosed...

Wang graduates from Harvey Mudd Celine M. Wang, of Morgan Hill, received a bachelor of science degree from Harvey Mudd College on May 14. Wang majored in computer science and graduated with high distinction, according to a press release from the college. Wang attended Archbishop...

Voices College-Bound Language Academies recently held a groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site of its new Morgan Hill campus, located at the intersection of Monterey Road and Cosmo Avenue.  The new Voices Morgan Hill building will be the charter school network’s first private campus. The...