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June 22, 2026

San Benito correctional officer accused of DUI, child endangerment

A San Benito County Sheriff’s correctional officer was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of driving under the influence with his children in the vehicle, according to authorities.  About 6:30pm Nov. 20, a Gustine Police officer made a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Jorge...

Religion: Breaking free: A Passover message

Rabbi Mendel Liberow
Our nation is facing a new crisis.  Our young people are battling mental health issues, depression and self-harm at rates far, far higher than older generations. A study by Murmuration found that members of Gen-Z—people born between 1997-2012—are about twice as likely as older Americans...

Update: Two children die in crash on Highway 152 east of Gilroy

Two Morgan Hill children died in a five-vehicle traffic collision on Highway 152 east of Gilroy in Santa Clara County the morning of Jan. 12, according to the California Highway Patrol.  CHP officers responded to the scene of the crash just after 7am. The initial...

Projected cost of Anderson Dam retrofit balloons to $2.3B

Projected costs of the massive Anderson Dam reconstruction project in Morgan Hill have risen to approximately $2.3 billion, according to a report prepared by engineers for the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Two years ago, the cost of the dam project—required for earthquake protection and...

Police ID suspect in Gilroy native’s murder

Police released the name and photo of a man who allegedly shot and killed Gilroy native Tatyanna Mariah Lopez and her unborn child in an April incident in Merced. The Merced Police Department on July 16 posted on Facebook that officers are looking for Jonathan...

Local schools remain open despite ‘unhealthy’ air quality

Based on a shared recommendation from the Santa Clara County Public Health Department and the County Office of Education, Morgan Hill Unified School District leaders have kept all its schools open Nov. 16 despite a continued “unhealthy” air quality designation. “The Public Health Department remains...

Board pushes for parcel tax

Despite no specifics as to what the increased revenues would be used for other than to improve local public education, Morgan Hill Unified’s board of education approved a $24,000 expenditure to poll the taxpayers on their likely level of support for a parcel tax. If the results are favorable, a ballot measure asking property owners for more money could go to the voters in an upcoming election.

Special moments for Central’s 2014 graduating class

After 35 years in education, including 21 years in the Morgan Hill Unified School District and the last 10 years at Central High School, Principal Irene Macias-Morriss is ready to “decompress.”

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