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Downtown Morgan Hill is rising “out of the ashes” after public health officials lifted the Covid-19 order that prohibited outdoor dining. Kerry Wallace, Morgan Hill Downtown Association board member, said restaurants were encouraged to see dining patios busy with customers Jan. 30-31, the first...

Some South County businesses have been fined thousands of dollars for alleged violations of the state and local Covid-19 public health guidelines since Black Friday weekend 2020, when enforcement officers stopped offering proprietors a grace period to correct the offenses before issuing penalties. Fines levied...

Cecily Murray may live in Mountain View, but her heart remains firmly entrenched in South Valley. How else to explain her efforts to pay it forward with the Meals for Heroes program? On Jan. 3, Murray took it upon herself to deliver dozens of...

Gilroy High School is poised to become South County’s first mass Covid-19 vaccination site. On Feb. 11, the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education will consider allowing Santa Clara County Public Health to operate the site through the end of July. According to the tentative...

Reckless vehicles Two vehicles—one a white Chevrolet Camaro—were seen racing and spinning donuts in the downtown parking structure, 50 East Third St. The recklessness was reported 8:21pm Feb. 5. Burglary Someone broke open the front door of Fast Stop food store, 15878 Monterey Road, and burglarized the...

Salud Pública del Condado de Santa Clara ofrecerá las vacunas Covid-19 en el Gilroy Senior Center, 7371 Hanna St., el 10 de Febrero de 9 am a 3 pm. Los residentes del condado que tienen 65 años o más son elegibles para recibir la vacuna....

A suspect on the run from San Jose Police early Friday morning led officers by ground and by helicopter on a chase through Morgan Hill before the man was arrested, according to authorities. The suspect, Jesus Varela, 36, discarded a loaded handgun from the vehicle...

Morgan Hill’s NewPath Landscape Services recently used long-term loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration that helped the company expand its assets and cut down on unpredictable recurring costs. NewPath co-owners Filiberto Fonseca and Gino Borello acquired the approximately $1.6 million worth of loans through...

After a single severed fiber optic cable resulted in a cell and internet outage throughout Morgan Hill Feb. 3—paralyzing some businesses and hindering emergency communications—city officials are asking residents to contact public officials to advocate for more redundancy in the telecommunications system. The outage occurred...

Below are the latest Covid-19 statistics as reported by Johns Hopkins University and Santa Clara County: As of Feb. 5: World: 105,048,430 cases; 2,288,655 deaths U.S.: 26,691,738 cases; 456,295 deaths Santa Clara County: 103,748 cases; 1,505 deaths Morgan Hill: 3,122 cases Gilroy: 6,806 cases San Jose: 68,416 cases As of Jan....