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Liz Lawler jumped out to an early lead over Rob Rennie in the 28th Assembly District race, according to election results released at 9pm June 7. Lawler, a Monte Sereno city councilmember who is the lone Republican in the race against three Democrats, garnered 31.3%...

Bike Therapy in Morgan Hill earned the title of “America’s Best Bicycle Shops” for the second year in a row.

The fifth annual San Martin Airport Food Truck Fly-In returns Nov. 1 with a Halloween “Scareport” theme.  For the first time, Food Truck Fly-In attendees are invited to this year’s event to go trick-or-treating. The free community event will also continue to feature its usual...

State public health officials stunned Santa Clara County on the Fourth of July weekend, rejecting its proposal to implement a customized COVID-19 order that would have reopened more businesses in mid-July.

Two South County business owners are among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging that state and county officials have limited their constitutional rights and caused financial damages by implementing stay-at-home orders and other restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The lawsuit, initially filed in October...

Valley Water, the local water district that is in charge of rebuilding the dam at Anderson Reservoir in Morgan Hill, recently released a draft environmental study of the seismic retrofit project.  The district is now accepting public comment on the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project...

Morgan Hill Police arrested two suspects who were seen loitering in a “suspicious vehicle” near a local construction site, according to authorities. About 3:14am Feb. 8, an MHPD sergeant who was on patrol at the Hale Avenue extension construction site observed the suspicious vehicle, says...

A Milpitas business owner has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to solicit a bribe, the latest development in the case that uncovered a scheme under former Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith’s administration to trade concealed firearms permits for political contributions. After Michael Nichols, the...

Americans will spend billions of dollars on Valentine’s Day before the week is over, and local flower shops have spent months getting ready for the inevitable rush of last-minute orders expected by Feb. 14.  Jerry Ayala, owner of the Flower Cottage in downtown Morgan Hill,...

Martin Mendoza, a suspect in the murder of Marissa DiNapoli of Morgan Hill, was booked at Santa Clara County Jail with no bail allowed the night of July 7. He is scheduled to be arraigned July 8 to face charges related to the murder of...