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Below are the latest Covid-19 data from Santa Clara County and Johns Hopkins University: As of Feb. 19: World: 110,562,484 cases; 2,448,188 deaths U.S.: 27,950,547 cases; 495,015 deaths Santa Clara County: 108,255 cases; 1,708 deaths Morgan Hill: 3,304 cases Gilroy: 7,128 cases San Jose: 71,399 cases As of Feb. 10: World: 107,179,340...

The California Highway Patrol has launched a new podcast titled “Behind the Badge,” giving listeners a closer look at the people and programs that make up the state law enforcement agency.  The podcast debuted on Aug. 28 and features CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee reflecting on...

The Live Oak and Sobrato baseball teams entered their two-game set last week both in desperate need of a sweep to put themselves in prime position for a top-four finish in the Blossom Valley League’s Mount Hamilton Division, which carries automatic berths into the...

Health officers from Santa Clara and two other counties announced today that they “strongly urge” all employers to consider workplace Covid-19 safety policies that require their workforces to become fully vaccinated. For any employees who are not yet fully vaccinated, employers are still required to...

The City of Morgan Hill will use about $8.65 million in federal stimulus funds to bring back public safety services, community events, street repair investments and city staff that were cut shortly after the Covid-19 pandemic started in March 2020. The city council voted 4-1...

While Morgan Hill residents and enthusiasts of public, family-friendly outdoor events may be growing weary of the recent uncertainties surrounding formerly annual gatherings, organizers of one of the city’s most popular celebrations vow to proceed as normal this summer.  And while it is ultimately up...

The first major heat wave of the year is hitting the Bay Area as of Tuesday afternoon. Most of the Bay Area and neighboring counties are under National Weather Service-issued heat advisories or excessive heat warnings, as temperatures are expected to top 110 degrees inland...

Santa Clara County officials and partnering nonprofits convened an emergency townhall meeting in South County Friday to warn residents about potential impacts from recently passed federal legislation that could slash healthcare funding and force difficult choices for local services. The meeting at the Valley Health...

I hear this question a lot: are our local wines as good as Napa’s? OK, that’s a fair question.  Let’s start all this with the fact Napa is considered one of the greatest wine making regions in the world. Period! Italian, Spanish, Croatian, etc… wines...

Police arrested a suspect this week who allegedly set at least four fires in Morgan Hill on Christmas night, according to authorities.  The fires started shortly after 7pm Dec. 25, Morgan Hill Police said. MHPD officers and Morgan Hill Fire Department personnel responded to each...