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Local news for Gilroy, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

4 hrs ago | NBC11.com

Gilroy Police Doubt Parolee's Story About Shot Toddler

A 2-year-old boy who was shot, then dropped off at a Gilroy hospital is improving but police don't believe the story about the way he was injured.

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Fri Jul 25, 2008

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Garlic beckons the health conscious, but studies don't back up the hype By Shelby Martin

The odor of the stinking rose is pungent around Gilroy this time of year. "People ask if we spray garlic in the air, the smell is so strong," said Kirsten Carr, vice president of the 2008 Gilroy Garlic ...

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Food Festival, Garlic

KION CBS 46

Gilroy Garlic Festival Opens its Gates for its 30th Year

Whether you are a first-time visitor or a "seasoned" veteran, the Gilroy Garlic Festival has always been a fun and fragrant experience.

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Related Topix: Life, Food Festival

KCBA

Fire Burns Gilroy School Again

Gilroy fire officials said this third alarm fire broke out around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night and burned for more than an hour.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Fire, Wildfire, Santa Clara County, CA, Hollister, CA, San Francisco Metro

CBS 5

Gilroy Farmer Grows Agave Plants For New Tequila

For years, cheap imported garlic has been cutting into the bottom line of Gilroy's signature crop.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Garlic, Tequila, Drink, Liquor, Hollister, CA

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Times

Sheriff's Office incidents: Man threatens to shoot to kill

Possession of less than one ounce of marijuana - Isaac Ponce Gonzales, 32, of Gilroy, 11:57 p.m. July 21, near Third Street and Santa Barbara Drive.

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Related Topix: Gonzales, CA, San Francisco Metro, San Jose Metro, San Benito County, CA, San Jose, CA

Free Lance

Suspicious fire guts Gilroy school for second time

Flames cover the main building of the south Gilroy's Gateway School, which was leveled by a suspicious fire Wednesday evening.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Morgan Hill, CA

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Free Lance

Gilroy City Hall to stay open 5 days a week

Gilroy City Hall will stay open all week. Earlier this month the city council briefly considered shutting government doors on Fridays and extending hours Monday through Thursday - or perhaps closing every other ...

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Related Topix: San Joaquin County, CA, Tracy, CA, San Jose Metro

Kliv.com

Gilroy Will have Fireworks in 2009

The July 4th fireworks show in Gilroy will return in 2009 now that the city council has voted to restore the $13,000 in funding for the extravaganza that they cut earlier this year.

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

Redwood City Daily News

Palo Alto police release new photo of homicide suspect

The Palo Alto Police Department released a new photo of homicide suspect Otto Emil Koloto this morning.

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Related Topix: South San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro, Palo Alto, CA

The Dispatch

Man arrested for rape, kidnapping

A 24-year-old Gilroy man was arrested after kidnapping and raping an acquaintance, police said.

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KTVU

Police Say Weekend House Fire In Gilroy Started By Molotov Cocktails

GILROY, Calif. -- Police Monday said a fire that burned a Gilroy home Sunday night was the work of an arsonist who used "Molotov cocktails." The fire was reported in the 7300 block of Chestnut Street just after ...

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Mon Jul 21, 2008

San Jose Mercury News

Parolee who dropped off Gilroy 2-year-old with gunshot wound charged with felonies

A parolee who dropped off a 2-year-old boy with a gunshot wound at a Gilroy hospital last week and later told police the toddler was shot during a fight with a rival gang member will be charged today with two ...

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Related Topix: Santa Clara County, CA, Science / Technology

The Dispatch

Red phone: Another enormous house going up next door?

"We have noticed that there is an empty lot that's going to be built between Third Street and Fifth Street and we are curious about something.

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Sun Jul 20, 2008

The Dispatch

Police blotter: 26-year-old arrested for four violations and on 13 warrants

Driving without a license Ramiro Cardenas, 24, of the 7500 block of Chestnut Street, 12:05 p.m. Monday, at the Gilroy Police Department, 7301 Hanna St., on warrants for driving without due caution, failure to ...

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Related Topix: Martinez, CA, Drugs, Illegal Drugs

Sat Jul 19, 2008

The Dispatch

One in four students dropout in Gilroy

Gilroy students are dropping out at a faster pace than county and state students, according to data provided by the California Department of Education.

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Related Topix: Pajaro, CA, Watsonville, CA, Santa Cruz Metro, Morgan Hill, CA

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Los Angeles Times

Have your breath mints? Let's hit the Gilroy Garlic Festival

If you're heading to the Gilroy Garlic Festival this weekend in Gilroy, California , you should dress for warm weather.

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Related Topix: Weather, Salinas Metro, Salinas, CA, Agriculture, Science

North County Times

Child hospitalized with gunshot wound

GILROY, Calif. - A two-year-old boy is hospitalized and a parolee in custody after the toddler was dropped off at a Gilroy hospital with a gunshot wound.

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Related Topix: San Francisco Metro, San Jose Metro

The Dispatch

Gilroy police help search for Palo Alto shooting suspect

Police line up residents of a house near the intersection of Victoria Drive and Church Street while they search the house for a wanted man.

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Related Topix: Palo Alto, CA, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro

Thu Jul 17, 2008

San Jose Mercury News

2-year-old shooting victim left at Gilroy hospital by man who then drove away

A 2-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound was taken to a Gilroy hospital Thursday by a man who dropped him off and drove away, police said.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

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