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March 14, 2025

Covid-19: By the numbers

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...

State allows youth sports to resume

By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation Outdoor youth sports will soon be allowed to resume in California counties that meet a threshold for coronavirus cases, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday. Outdoor sports like football and baseball will be allowed to resume as early as next...

Thrill rides, action sports among ideas for Gilroy Gardens

Gilroy Gardens could look very different in the next decade if one of two developers’ proposals were to move forward. The City of Gilroy received two proposals from Las Vegas-based Imagine That! and Select Contracts of Canada that would transform the horticulture park if approved. The...

Personal care industry reopens after year of stops and starts

Workers in the beauty industry usually celebrate the winter holidays with more work. In a regular year, a surge of bookings can double or triple the income of a hairstylist. But, in 2020, the most glamorous time of year—a mainstay of the $50 billion beauty...

Trammell Crow submits new plans for Cochrane Road site

Trammell Crow Company has submitted new plans to the City of Morgan Hill for a portion of its industrial property located off Cochrane Road, according to city staff. The developer’s new plans include about 501,314 square feet of flexible industrial/commercial space in five separate buildings...

Santa Clara County to expand vaccine eligibility to teachers, ag workers

Beginning Feb. 28, workers in education, childcare, emergency services, and the food and agriculture industries will be eligible to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in Santa Clara County. County officials announced the expanded eligibility Feb. 17 after citing strong progress toward vaccinating the current group of...

County discusses future of San Martin Airport

The San Martin Airport could become a lot busier in about a decade, if the county decides to close the Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose. And with the extra air traffic could follow an increased airborne concentration of lead, which has been a longtime concern...

Woman who sought to rescue stray cats charged with animal cruelty in Morgan Hill

A Morgan Hill woman who has been active in local volunteer animal fostering and rescue efforts over the years is charged with felony animal cruelty after police found more than a dozen dead or neglected cats in her home last summer, according to authorities. Ava...

Morgan Hill man dies in medical emergency on U.S. 101

A 67-year-old Morgan Hill man died of a medical condition while he was driving in south San Jose Monday morning, police said. About 11:18am Feb. 15, California Highway Patrol officers received a call reporting a silver vehicle with a male slumped over the steering wheel,...

Council to accept $72K donation for Magical Bridge playground

The city council this week will formally accept a donation from the Morgan Hill Community Foundation to help complete the Magical Bridge Playground, an inclusive park designed for people of all ages, sizes and abilities. The nonprofit Community Foundation led a big push for fundraising...

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