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Morgan Hill resident Talab Sabla, who attends Ann Sobrato High School, was selected as a member of the National Society of High School Scholars. The society recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship and community commitment, says a press release from the...

The 2021 Morgan Hill Freedom Fest brought thousands of visitors and residents to a series of events throughout the weekend, for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began. This past holiday weekend’s events included the July 3 Patriotic Sing and Family Music Fest, as...

Petty theft A suspect walked out of the 7-Eleven store, 295 West Main Ave., with $200 worth of scratch off lottery tickets without paying. The thief left the area in a blue Toyota. The theft was reported 6:50pm March 2. Two male suspects stole beer and...

New vessel inspection and quarantine rules aimed at preventing the spread of invasive mussels will take effect June 15 at all Santa Clara County reservoirs open to recreational boating, county officials announced. Under the updated program, boats will no longer be able to use inspection...

Three people broke into a building at Christopher High School in Gilroy late Monday night and wrote “hate graffiti” on the walls, according to police.  The suspects also ransacked several classrooms in the incident that occurred about 11:40pm Feb. 5, says a press release from...

With only a single candidate qualifying for each of Morgan Hill’s mayor and city treasurer races on the Nov. 3 ballot, the city council this week will consider appointing Rich Constantine and Caitlin Robinett Jachimowicz, respectively, to the posts.

On Aug. 12, 2022, a man arrived at the trauma unit of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose bleeding from multiple stab wounds to his wrist and abdomen. Doctors determined that he had stabbed himself with a four-inch knife. After emergency surgery...

The incumbent members of Congress representing portions of Santa Clara and San Benito counties—Anna Eshoo, Ro Khanna, Zoe Lofgren and Jimmy Panetta, all of them Democrats—are easily headed to reelection this year, despite encountering significant changes in district boundaries because of reapportionment based on...

The Morgan Hill Police Department has begun a pilot program with the Santa Clara County Mobile Crisis Response Team to reach out and connect residents suffering from mental health issues to services before they suffer a crisis that could result in further harm to...

The San Francisco Bay Area is likely to be warmer and wetter than normal for the next three months, forecasters said Nov. 18. A winter season outlook update shows a higher probability of above-normal temperature and precipitation for December, January and February, the National Weather...