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Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders reached a nearly $300 million budget agreement on June 21 that closes a $46.8 billion deficit that was projected for the coming fiscal year with across-the-board cuts of nearly 8% to every department.  The $297.5 billion budget is proposed...

National Night Out The Public Safety National Night Out returns to Morgan Hill 5:30-8:30pm Aug. 3 in the Depot Street Caltrain station lot. Morgan Hill Police cruisers, the K9 unit, fire trucks, sheriff’s vehicles and other emergency equipment will be on display. Kids and families...

Leslie Little—Morgan Hill’s Assistant City Manager from 2011 to 2020—retired at the end of last year and is on her way to Florida, where she has family and is relocating with her husband, Nick.

Local honored at Southern New Hampshire University Kendra Stewart of Morgan Hill was named to the Summer 2023 President's List Southern New Hampshire University. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the...

After playing a tough Alisal High team in its season-opener, the Sobrato High football team was prepared for its Week Two contest against a struggling Andrew Hill High squad.  Struggling would be an understatement, as Andrew Hill was coming off a 77-0 loss to Gunderson...

A building under construction in downtown Morgan Hill caught on fire early Wednesday morning, and authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze.  Police and firefighters responded to the structure fire just after midnight June 28, at the construction site located at Depot and Fifth...

The California Fire Foundation announced Aug. 13 it set up a disaster relief fund to support the people and firefighters impacted by the recent firestorm in Maui, Hawaii.   The California Fire Foundation is assisting Hawaii Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 1463, and the community to...

Gavilan College will host its Eighth Annual Film Showcase from 6-8:30pm April 26 at the theater on the Gilroy campus. The free event will feature about 25 student films and finish with an awards presentation for outstanding filmmaking achievements.  The showcase presents films created by...

A construction worker fell about 20 feet down a manhole in a Morgan Hill roadway Aug. 11, prompting a “confined space rescue” from nearby firefighters and emergency personnel, according to authorities.  CalFire and other agencies responded to the scene about 2:30pm near Ridgeview Court and...

The state assembly on Monday unanimously approved a bill that would assist with the retrofitting of Anderson Dam in Morgan Hill. Assembly Bill 271, which was introduced and authored by Assemblymember Robert Rivas, passed in the assembly April 19 on a vote of 71-0, according...