Morgan Hill Times

The San Martin Neighborhood Alliance gave away $3,800 in grants to local organizations at the nonprofit organization’s March 16 general meeting at the San Martin Lion’s Club. More »San Martin awards grants to community organizations

Home prices are on the up-and-up in South County according to the Santa Clara County Assessor's Office, which means property taxes will also soon rise. More »Home prices on the rise, property taxes are next

San Martin takes the prize of having the highest unemployment rate in the county, with Gilroy and Morgan Hill obtaining ribbons for second and third place. More »Unemployment down from previous years, still highest in the county

After a national search, the City of Morgan Hill hired local resident and former employee Chris Ghione as its new Community Services Director. More »YMCA director appointed to City position

MHPD arrests More »MH police blotter: Man, 34, arrested on suspicion of burglary

San Benito County supervisors Tuesday are set to honor two flight nurses who helped to save the life of a pedestrian struck by a car in San Benito County on Christmas Eve. More »Flight nurses will be honored for saving pedestrian

To address the ongoing yet largely unknown problem of youth malnutrition in Silicon Valley, Second Harvest Food Bank is launching the Stop Childhood Hunger food drive this summer and will continue the More »Second Harvest launches Stop Childhood Hunger food drive

Most of those who have been to Rich Firato’s Morgan Hill home, known as “Morgan’s Cove,” know about the extensive pirate-themed decorations throughout his backyard. And certainly those who have just d More »Morgan's Cove goes western for Chamber fundraiser

The preliminary hearing for the five young men accused of killing 14-year-old Tara Romero in a 2011 drive-by shooting was continued again Monday, and the Morgan Hill victim’s family is increasingly an More »Hearing for 2011 drive-by shooting suspects continued again

The Gilroy Downtown Business Association is extending the May 17 deadline for “Gilroy Shark Tank” applications to May 31 to allow extra time for local entrepreneurs to submit their business plans. More »Extra time for 'Gilroy Shark Tank' applications

The 2013 Relay For Life event that took place Saturday at the Morgan Hill Community Park raised $40,913.53 with 13 teams and 118 participants, according to figures posted on the organization’s website More »MH Relay For Life raises more than $40k

Officers from the Gilroy Police Department responding to multiple 911 calls about gunfire on the 7500 block of Alexander Street Saturday evening discovered a 20-year-old male from Gilroy had been shot More »Gang shooting on Alexander Street

Gilroyan Olivia Echeverria, 22, has been crowned the 2013 Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen. More »2013 Garlic Festival Queen crowned

San Martin More »Frys.com Golf Tourney leaving South County?

With uninhibited fanfare and a buildup of anticipation, Specialized Bicycle Components introduced its own bicycle-specific wind tunnel at its Morgan Hill headquarters to a gathering of dealers, athlet More »Specialized unveils one-of-a-kind bicycle wind tunnel

Antolin Garcia Torres, 22 of Morgan Hill, appeared in court Thursday for the first time since December to face charges that he kidnapped and murdered Sierra LaMar, but he again declined to enter a ple More »Sierra suspect appears in court for the first time in five months

City staff Wednesday proposed design additions for a revamped Council chambers that could bump the estimated $1 million project cost by more than 20 percent. More »City mulls $236,000 more in Council chambers upgrades

Upcoming court dates for crimes and matters. More »Court calendar cases: Murder, torture, embezzlement, grand theft

State budget revisions show promise for Calif. schools More »Education briefs: Good news in the state budget, former trustee returns to seat on County Board of Ed.

The second step towards bringing a new charter school to the Morgan Hill Unified School District was completed Tuesday as the Board of Education hosted a pubic hearing “to determine the level of suppo More »Gilroy parents, teachers join the push for Morgan Hill charter school

Each month, the principals of Live Oak and Sobrato High Schools choose a total of four students (two from each school) to spotlight. Live Oak senior Adrian Garcia Torres, 16, is this week's Student of More »Student of the week: Adrian Garcia Torres

Morgan Hill hasn’t necessarily seen the uptick in property crimes that other communities have reported recently, but local police seem to be dealing more with criminals from outside the community - la More »Morgan Hill's unwanted visitors

After spending 13 years constructing and decorating the second largest home in Santa Clara County, a well-known San Martin family is scrambling to bail out of their ornate, 24,000 square-foot mansion More »On the market in San Martin: Mother of all mansions