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In an effort to address California's growing problems with wildfires, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 13 to allocate more funds for fire resources, including a drone fire detection program.   Supervisors unanimously approved a referral that funds 14 drone systems to be...

As long as Derek Jensen is the coach of the Gavilan College men’s basketball program, the Rams should be in good shape.  Like his predecessor and brother, Dallas, who went on to become the coach at College of the Sequoias, Derek has shown to be...

The Morgan Hill Community Foundation’s 17th annual Philanthropy Night celebration will take place 6-9:30pm Nov. 18, as the local nonprofit honors those who have given to the community throughout the year.  The program will include a video montage showcasing and recognizing the work of 15...

With the high school sports calendar being changed due to Covid-19, several coaching positions are open at Sobrato High. The school is hiring for the following Varsity positions: football, boys water polo, boys volleyball, boys golf, boys swimming and girls swimming. Sobrato is also...

The nomination period opened July 15 and will close at 5pm Aug. 9 for candidates for local elected offices on the Nov. 5 general election ballot. The closing date can be extended to Aug. 14 for offices in which an eligible incumbent has not...

Authorities are investigating a collision on U.S. Highway 101 in Morgan Hill that resulted in the death of a teenager.  About 3:08am March 14, California Highway Patrol officers responded to a report of an unresponsive male in the roadway in the area of U.S. 101...

Fourteen students made up the Silicon Valley Flex Academy’s Class of 2014 as the group received their high school diplomas during a June 5 ceremony at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center.The students represented the third graduating class for Morgan Hill-based Silicon Valley Flex Academy—a tuition-free, public charter school serving sixth through 12th grade students.Camille DeRome was the school’s Valedictorian, while classmate Shea Carrillo was the Salutatorian.Joining them in the Class of 2014 were Samreen Bhullar, William Cruz-Larios, Rajan Gagliardi, Ryan Green, Alyssa Greymont, Michael Kobashi, Donovan Loperena, Samantha McDonald, Stephanie Rand, Megan Rodenbeck, Brooke Schroeder, and Michael Wells.Silicon Valley Flex Academy, which opened in 2011, is one of the state’s first full-time, five-day-a-week hybrid schools combining the best of online education with traditional, onsite school practices, according to SV Flex Academy spokeswoman Monique Sadoff.Among the colleges the 2014 graduates will attend in the fall are Seattle University in Washington, CSU Monterey Bay, Weber State in Utah and San Francisco State, according to Sadoff.

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...