Ostrich Farm joins variety of regional Halloween events
Gilroy Ostrich Farm’s Halloween Spooktacular is back, and more animals are heading to their new home soon.
Farm Manager Tiffany Lorenzo said the farm will soon welcome peacocks, donkeys, turkeys and more who will join the current residents that include goats, alpacas, rabbits, chickens and…dinosaurs?
The...
Grieving families sound alarms about fentanyl
Gilroy resident Fernando Sanchez had just gotten out of school and was hanging out with some friends one afternoon last March when the group decided to recreationally consume pills they thought were the anti-anxiety medication Xanax.
The teens had purchased the drug from a local...
Former Gilroy educator pleads guilty to cancer fundraising fraud
A former Gilroy educator pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud for soliciting donations from individuals to help her pay for cancer treatments she did not need nor received, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Amanda Christine Riley admitted to purposely deceiving people into thinking she...
Developer eyes annexation in southwest Gilroy
A developer has proposed to annex 194 acres of agricultural land in southwest Gilroy and build up to 1,195 residential units, according to a conceptual plan submitted to the city in July.
The proposal, in the early stages, could take years to play out, as...
Live Oak, Sobrato football teams stay in contention to win league titles
The Live Oak and Sobrato football teams both won their most recent games in blowout fashion. The Acorns rolled to a 38-7 win over Silver Creek on Oct. 7, while the Bulldogs overwhelmed Willow Glen 36-6 two days later.
After losing its first two games...
Photos: Northern California Renaissance Fair
The Northern California Renaissance Faire festivities continued this past weekend as hundreds of guests showed up to celebrate Oktoberfest inside the makeshift town of Willington at Casa de Fruta.
The festival features crafts such as ceramics and sculpture, clothing, glass art, hats and garlands, jewelry...
City honors Steve Tate with library renaming
Few people have celebrated the Morgan Hill Library as a hub of community activity and information resources as much as former mayor Steve Tate.
Not only is Tate a longtime patron of the local library, dating back to when it was housed where City Hall...
Kathleen Rose retiring from Gavilan College
Kathleen Rose will retire from her position as Gavilan College’s superintendent and president on July 1.
Rose made the announcement during the Oct. 7 Board of Trustees Development meeting.
“My family and I are ready for a new chapter in my life and after many months...
Sobrato girls volleyball team sweeps Live Oak
The three-peat looks like a formality for the Sobrato High girls volleyball team. The Bulldogs
took another step closer to that reality after sweeping crosstown rival Live Oak High on Oct. 7 in a Blossom Valley League Santa Teresa South Division contest. Game scores were...
Bay Area health officers announce new indoor mask criteria
Health officials across nine Bay Area jurisdictions announced their criteria Thursday to eventually lift the region's requirement to wear a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status.
The health officers in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties and...

















