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Gilroy Police identified the man killed in a Sept. 8 shootout with an officer as David Lopez, who was a suspect in an Aug. 31 shooting that left a person in critical condition. In a Sept. 10 press release, police released details of the events...

With hundreds of local students, school employees and their families volunteering at the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival—many on Sunday when a gunman opened fire on the festival crowd—school district officials in both Gilroy and Morgan Hill offered crisis support counseling services for those affected. In...

Morgan Hill held its first Viva Calle open streets event Nov. 2, closing 2.5 miles of roads to vehicle traffic and opening them to pedestrians and cyclists in an effort to promote community building and support local businesses. The event, held from 10am-2pm, marks the...

Parents opposed to the school district’s new grade level reconfiguration, namely moving sixth grade into the middle school sites, are not going gently into that good night as witnessed at the Sept. 15 school board meeting.

Morgan Hill Unified School District leaders are taking aim at two local charter schools for not fulfilling their end of agreements made in some critical areas, and will provide a status report at tonight’s Board of Education meeting.

Trailing by 12 points entering the fourth quarter, the Sobrato High football team looked like it was headed to its fourth loss in as many games. This time, the Bulldogs produced a different ending, scoring 13 unanswered points to squeak out a 21-20 win...

Sophomore students in Morgan Hill are improving their test

To say the 2021-2022 season was a tough one for Mike Kiefer would be an understatement.  The longtime Live Oak High girls basketball coach—this is his 19th year in the program and 13th as the varsity coach with a lot of success—endured a 4-17 season...

Local teachers provided a fun-filled, afternoon event for Morgan Hill community members April 21 as they hosted the Third Annual Friends & Family Festival under clear skies and warm temperatures at Nordstrom Elementary School. The free festival included activity booths, entertainment, community information booths and raffle prizes. Student actors from the Live Oak High School Drama Department’s production of “Spamalot” were part of the entertainment. Meanwhile, 10-year-olds (from left) Elizabeth Duong and Alondra Domingue enjoyed the crafts booth.

A 23-year-old man was struck and killed by a juvenile driver early Sunday morning near Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, according to police.  At about 12:30am May 19, officers were called to the area of No Name Uno near the hospital and found the...