Tense standoff at motel lasts for seven hours
After an almost seven-hour standoff Tuesday, Morgan Hill Police arrested a parolee and a female companion who barricaded themselves inside a motel room on Monterey Road in south Morgan Hill, according to authorities. The entire motel, which consists of about a dozen rooms, and surrounding businesses were evacuated, and the incident brought dozens of bystanders out to the sidewalk from Barrett to Tennant avenues to observe the drama.
Day care teacher pleads not guilty to drugging children
The woman accused of slipping a sleep-aid medication into the sippy cups of toddlers at a Morgan Hill daycare center pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of child endangerment this week, authorities said.Â
