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Authorities confirmed Wednesday that former UFC fighter Cain Velasquez is suspected of trying to shoot and kill a man accused of molesting a close family member of Velasquez’s in a Feb. 28 incident on the streets of Morgan Hill and San Jose. Velasquez, 39, of...

As Morgan Hill police continue to piece together the details of the June 25 fatal shootings at the Ford Store Morgan Hill, and what led to the violence, officers say they have found no evidence that shooter Steven Leet had been harassed or bullied at his workplace.

Pianist David Kerr, a senior at Mount Madonna School, will perform his first original composition as part of the United States Open Competition, which is scheduled for Feb. 16-21 in Oakland.The Morgan Hill resident, who started playing the piano at age 4 and currently studies with teacher K.K. Koo, will compete in two of the 88 events that encompass the music competition.“I absolutely loved the process of writing my own music,” said Kerr of his first composition. “Music has, and always will be, a huge part of my life. In creating my own music, I found that I learned more about myself and now have an entirely new field in which to expand upon my studies.”On Feb. 19, he will perform his original composition, titled “Thoughts Racing.” The next day, Kerr will compete at the senior level in a Liszt duo with partner Kristin Wolfe, performing “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.” For the duo competition, two pianists play simultaneously and both parts are considered solos.“Initially, I was very resistant, mainly because I felt I wasn’t good enough,” said Kerr of his first upcoming competition. “Now, I feel that it’s a wonderful way to push myself to new levels in terms of my performance. It does induce a certain level of stress, although for what I feel I am getting out of it, I am totally willing to put my best effort forward.”Kerr said he was inspired by a friend to work on his own composition. Eight months later, he completed “Thoughts Racing.”“I have always enjoyed playing the piano, although the countless hours of work required to reach that enjoyment is quite daunting,” Kerr said. “Fortunately, I stayed with it and now I’m at the point where even the hard work is enjoyable.”For more information on the competition, visit usomc.org.

The first day of school at San Martin Gwinn Elementary was a classic coalescence of nervous tears, moms taking videos on their iPhones and amused parents spilling out of classroom doorways as they watched their children jump in – some more reluctantly than others – to the 2012-13 school year.

Jan Bergkamp was awarded the Assent Champion Adult Role Model of the Year award for her volunteer efforts to help students receive college scholarship funds at the first annual Youth Assets Building Conference, which was held last Saturday at the Community Cultural Center in Morgan Hill.

It’s only been a week since Morgan Hill police implemented new crime mapping and prediction software, and officers have already arrested at least six people on suspicion of various crimes, authorities said.

In six weeks, 36 fifth and sixth grade girls from P.A. Walsh Elementary School will put to the test what they’ve learned in a special club designed to keep them active  and healthy.

With the help of a federal grant, senior citizens in Morgan Hill now have access to a program that provides reliable transportation and fills needs for socialization and community involvement.

A new agreement between the Morgan Hill Federation of Teachers and the Morgan Hill Unified School District was unanimously approved by the board of education at the April 18 meeting.

As California faces a likely fourth consecutive year of drought, state water managers Dec. 1 announced a meager 5 percent water allocation for 2023.  While allocations could change based on precipitation levels during the next few months, officials at the state Department of Water Resources...