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The 2024 unSCruz event, a four-day bounty of free style art projects, oddball vehicles, tricycles, motorized gizmos, outlandish costumes, food and drink extravaganzas, music, dance and more unfolded May 2-5 at the San Benito County Fairgrounds.  The campout event, which sold out in an hour...

Registration open for volleyball leagues The United States Youth Volleyball League (USYVL) announced that registration is open for the 2023 Fall Leagues. These programs provide a fun, safe and supervised environment for boys and girls to learn and play volleyball, says a press release from...

San Martin/Gwinn Elementary students felt multiple 8.0 magnitude earthquakes Tuesday morning.

Construction crews will soon begin extensive work on De Paul Health Center in northeast Morgan Hill, as the county approved a $25 million “emergency repair project” to reopen the former hospital building.

Plans are moving ahead for a full slate of Freedom Fest Independence Day celebration events—including the downtown parade and fireworks—in Morgan Hill this summer, according to organizers. The effort to conduct live, in-person events on July 3 and 4 with no public health-related attendance restrictions...

What inspires you?What inspires me are the words my grandfather said to me: “You can do it all.”What is your favorite subject in school and why?My favorite subject in school is Geology because I’m really interested in what the earth has to offer.If you had the power to change one thing in the world, what would it be?StarvationIf you could go anywhere, where would you go?AfricaName one big challenge in your life right now?Deciding what will come next in my life.What is your dream job?My dream job is to film animals in the wild, or to work for National Geographic.What are your three favorite things?My farm animals, fixed gear bicycles, being self-sufficient.What is your favorite book/author?Maria SabinaWhat do you want to do after high school?Go to college.Something that makes you smile:TacosMost played song on your phone/iPod:“21 questions” by 50 cent

In late 2019, a group of local artists and patrons started planning for an open studios tour spotlighting the artists, makers and original creations of Morgan Hill and South County. Working with the city’s Library, Culture and Arts Commission, they even gained a green...

Jubenal Rodriguez knows the importance of having a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) on campus. The latter are mainstays at most or all of the private schools with strong athletic programs like those in the West Catholic League.  To be without one is a...

An upbeat gala for the 18th annual Poppy Jasper International Film Festival unfolded Friday night in downtown Gilroy. Around 200 people filled the Capos Event Center on April 12 for the three-hour Poppy Bash event, which included awards, snippets of dozens of this year’s films,...

As an intern with the Metropolitan Public Defender for the last year, Live Oak High School alumna Jenna Richards’ passion for practicing law continued to grow. “It just reaffirmed my passion to go into law,” said the 22-year-old Richards. “For a lot of people that...