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Brynn Ota-Matthews and Gabriella Gaus were in the inflatable obstacle course at the Gilroy Garlic Festival when a shooter opened fire on the crowd. The two friends from Santa Cruz ran from the play structure to the festival parking lot, and only then realized they’d...

The Oakwood High School Boys Varsity Basketball improved to 4-0 with two more victories against Mountain View and North Valley Baptist.

Authorities identified the pedestrian killed by a commuter train in Morgan Hill last month as 60-year-old Lydia Fernandez. Staff at the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office identified the woman who died in the Aug. 29 incident. The coroner’s office did not provide a city of...

Morgan Hill’s new council members and mayor took their seats on the City Council at the Dec. 12 meeting, ushering in a new wave of leadership for the city. Rich Constantine was sworn in as the city’s new mayor, Yvonne Martínez-Béltran took the seat for...

Eight customers of Home Depot in Morgan Hill were stricken ill by a mysterious odor in the air Sunday afternoon, according to authorities.Four of the patients were transported to the hospital for treatment of symptoms characterized by incessant coughing, according to CalFire Fire Prevention Specialist Pam Temmermand.Just before 3:30pm July 1, the fire department received a call from Home Depot, 860 E. Dunne Ave., reporting “some type of smell inside Home Depot that had made some people ill,” Temmermand said. The store was evacuated and the county’s hazardous materials investigators arrived to inspect inside.Authorities entered the store wearing hazmat suits, but were unable to find the source of the odor, Temmermand said. After thoroughly investigating, authorities cleared Home Depot to allow customers back inside.CalFire and other agencies cleared the area by 6pm, and no further response has been requested at Home Depot since the Sunday afternoon incident.“They never determined the source, or what the smell was,” Temmermand said.Temmermand said she did not know the current condition of the four customers transported to the hospital. The other four patients were treated for their symptoms at the scene outside Home Depot.Wildfire burns eight acresA vegetation fire in the area of Oak Glen Avenue and Willow Springs road burned about eight acres before firefighters extinguished the blaze Friday afternoon.Fire authorities responded to the fire just north of Chesbro Reservoir about 4:30pm June 29. No structures were burned in the wildfire and no injuries were reported, according to Temmermand.The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

Thanksgiving dinner groceries arrived early for 37 families Sunday, Nov. 18, thanks to donations coordinated by Morgan Hill-based St. Catherine Parish and the Learning and Loving Education Center. “We provide them with as much of a fresh traditional Thanksgiving meal” as possible, said Deepu Kochuparambil...

Auto burglary A thief or thieves broke into a white Lexus parked at Starbucks, 251 Vineyard Town Center. Stolen from the vehicle were an IBM tablet and a backpack. The crime was reported 5:57am May 24. Theft An adult male stole several candy bars from the Chevron,...

Incidents of rape and sexual assault have risen in Santa Clara County over the last year, and experts think the increase is at least partially related to victims’ growing willingness to report the crimes.