First coronavirus case in Santa Clara County confirmed
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department received confirmation Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that an adult male resident of the county tested positive for the coronavirus, which started in Wuhan, China.
Serving country and community
Some residents of Morgan Hill might not know that many of the city’s police officers are veterans of various branches of the military who have served over a dozen combined overseas deployments.
Veterans Day, held Nov. 11, is a federal holiday observed in honor of...
Rail plan goes ‘all in’ for Central Valley
The California High-Speed Rail Authority this month released a draft of its required biennial business plan update that dumps all of its available funds into the Central Valley.
Measure I campaign signs vandalized
A vandal or vandals defaced, altered and destroyed a number of campaign signs supporting a vote in favor of Measure I in Morgan Hill last week, according to members of the Yes on Measure I committee.
San Jose man dies in collision with alleged drunk driver
A San Jose man was pronounced dead at the scene of a Jan. 2 traffic accident on Highway 25 near Bolsa Road, according to authorities. A Hollister man who was driving another vehicle involved in the accident was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
Apparent murder-suicide: Brother kills 11-year-old sister
Lucero Luna, an 11-year-old South Valley Middle School student whom neighbors describe as a “kindhearted,” “sweet little girl,” was shot in the head Wednesday night by her brother, 27-year-old Abel Gutierrez, an Iraqi war veteran – who then turned the gun on himself, according to the Gilroy Police Department and neighbors who knew Lucero and her mother Martha Gutierrez, 52.
Civil trial for convicted child molester set to begin
More than three years after the arrest of Nicolas Lhermine—the former YMCA employee who was convicted of sexually molesting four young girls under his care—the civil trial initiated by his victims’ families is scheduled to begin this month.
Morgan Hill man dies in freeway accident
A 27-year-old Morgan Hill man died early Monday morning after his pickup truck lost control and overturned on U.S. 101 in south Gilroy, according to authorities.
The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office identified the dead driver as Raul Bueno, Jr.
About 12:40am Jan. 7, Bueno was...
Sheriff: Traffic stop yields guns, drugs
Sheriff’s deputies arrested two people after finding drugs and illegal firearms during a traffic stop in San Martin Monday morning.
