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Tech giant Amazon purchased 66 acres of farmland in Gilroy under its data services subsidiary, according to property records filed Aug. 14. Seattle-based Amazon Web Services purchased the land on Camino Arroyo, just south of the Gilroy Premium Outlets and behind See Grins RV and...

A San Mateo woman died in a collision with a big-rig on Highway 152 in Gilroy on Dec. 9, according to authorities. About 3:15pm, the California Highway Patrol received reports of a traffic crash on State Route 152, west of State Route 156 in Gilroy....

Operation Freedom Paws, a San Martin-based nonprofit serving veterans, will host its 10th annual golf tournament fundraiser Aug. 9 at Coyote Creek Golf Club in Morgan Hill. Format is a four-person shotgun scramble, and participation includes an award luncheon and silent auction.  Cost is $150...

School district staff and board members are bracing for spending

Each month, the principals of Live Oak and Sobrato High Schools choose a total of four students (two from each school) to spotlight. Sobrato senior Elizabeth Esquivel, 17, is this week's Student of the Week.

Police arrested a 13-year-old boy who is accused of shooting a handgun during an altercation outside a Morgan Hill liquor and convenience store Feb. 11, authorities said.  The suspect was arrested about 8pm Feb. 14, when San Jose Police conducted a vehicle stop in the...

Just over 51 percent of Santa Clara County’s registered voters cast ballots in the March 3 election, according to the certified results from the registrar of voters office.

Gavilan College is digging deep into its roots for the upcoming 100th Centennial Gala celebration and wants to honor its Class of 1967, the last graduating class from when the community college was located in Hollister. “It’s proven extremely difficult to locate alumni as there...

Police this week arrested a suspect who robbed multiple pharmacies in Morgan Hill, Gilroy and other communities by threatening violence against the drugstores’ employees, according to authorities.  One of the robberies occurred on Dec. 30, 2023, in Morgan Hill, when police responded to Rite-Aid, 16000...

As Oakwood began another school year on Aug. 19, back on campus, a familiar face appeared on campus. As its inaugural Associate Head of School, the Oakwood community welcomes back Cameron Helvey, a former student—one who was there on the first day the Morgan...