Gilroy News

GILROY, Calif- The City of Gilroy is trying to stop the spread of the flu virus but you may be surprised to see who they are vaccinating.

Tania Avila, 17, of Gilroy, places her grandfathers favorite soft drink on a Day of the Dead altar during a clinic held by Behavioral Clinician Rosalva Vargas, at the Rebekah Children's Services in Gilroy, Thursday November 12, 2009.

Robert Cooke, 59, of Gilroy, has been appointed to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training by Gov.

The Gilroy Police Department is reporting the rape of a 13-year-old girl at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Christmas Hill Park in Gilroy.

The City Council unanimously approved $87,941 Monday night to create handicap accessible ramps near the Gilroy Museum in central Gilroy and new sidewalks near Eliot Elementary School in east Gilroy.

Northwest Gilroy's Sunrise Fire Station will only be open three days in the next six weeks, according to the city.

Kettle Workers Coordinator Adariana Quintinilla packages Thanksgiving boxes at the Salvation Army earlier this month.

Mr. Roadshow tested the Highway 101 evening commute Monday, the first day metering lights were working from Palo Alto to San Jose's airport.

HOLLISTER Two juvenile males sustained minor injuries Thursday when a car that authorities believe was stolen from Gilroy rolled over on northbound Highway 101 just south of Highway 25.

Two local news crews stake out Your Health and Wellness Center, a medical marijuana dispensary that opened Monday on First Street, as they wait for the cease and desist order to be delivered Wednesday afternoon.

Alleged child molester in court Thursday Alejandro Cortez, 21 of Gilroy, is scheduled to enter a plea to charges that he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl Thursday in Santa Clara County Superior Court.

Tim Duffy, 26, has been playing the drums since he was 8 years old. He was crowned the local winner of Guitar Center's Drum-Off '09, the nationwide search for the "Best Undiscovered Drummer in the Nation." Tim Duffy points to the crowd during his drum solo at the Drum Off District Finals at Guitar Center in San Jose Thursday night.

Gilroy, Calif.- Budget problems lead to a brownout for a local fire department. Starting this month, Gilroy's Sunrise fire station will be shut down three weeks a month to offset losses because of the city's budget crisis.

Gilroy High School teacher Ethan Stocks performs "It Takes a Village" with Choir Director Phil Robb and others during the combined Gilroy High and Christopher High choir fall concert at St.

Apparently, Gilroy firefighters are about to "take the gloves off" and fight a political battle with the City Council.

During questioning, the 14-year-old who told police she had been kidnapped from Gavilan College said she lied about her allegations, police said.

Nov. 8 will mark the first anniversary of the passage of Measure P, a $150 million general obligation bond to improve Gilroy Unified School District facilities.

For a kid growing up, marijuana is actually pretty difficult to avoid. I was offered my first joint in the fifth grade.

Gilroy Dispatch A 14-year-old girl went missing from an advanced high school on Gavilan College's campus this morning, only to surface at noon when she called police to tell them she had been abducted.

The decomposed body Caltrans workers found Thursday is likely a Gilroy man who lived only 100 yards away from the spot where he crashed his motorcycle four months ago, friends and relatives said.