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Since 2005, I've been writing monthly tales about the animals that have been cared for at the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center in Morgan Hill. Eagles, owls, hawks, falcons, song and water birds, opossums, bobcats, rabbits, turkey vultures and snakes have been featured. But it took all these years to have a repeat of the very first “Animal of the Month” – a long-tailed weasel. The original was a healthy but hungry six-inch long orphan found abandoned in San Juan Bautista. WERC's latest arrival had a much more inauspicious circumstance: it was caught by a cat in a Gilroy resident's backyard and suffered puncture wounds on his head. It was feared the tussle might have caused grave trauma to the weasel's spinal cord, possibly paralyzing the back legs.

The hearing for five young men accused of killing Morgan Hill teen Tara Romero in 2011 was continued again Monday, and a court-appointed doctor who evaluated one of the suspects who claimed to be mentally incompetent found he was faking his condition, according to authorities. 

Ozzie is a 5-year-old terrier who is sweet, mellow and would be best with adults. He loves to explore, go for walks and is great on a leash. He has been at the San Martin Animal Shelter since January. Interested? Call (408) 686-3900.

Gilroy boxer Robert Guerrero had gun charges dropped against him in New York and instead accepted a plea deal on a lesser charge in connection with his arrest in late March for bringing a firearm into an airport.

Morgan Hill police arrested three illegal street gang members - including one juvenile - who allegedly stole two vehicles and burglarized another early Monday morning. 

DEAR ABBY: I am a woman in my late 40s and I hate sex. I always have and always will. I'm disabled, and it has always been torture. I never got any positive benefits out of it.

Gilroy Police officers arrested a 50-year-old former Hollister middle school teacher Monday on charges of allegedly having an ongoing relationship with a minor.