A spreading 50- to 75-acre fire is consuming large swaths of vegetation just east of Henry Coe Park. The fire started near Bullhead Reservoir off Bell Springs Road near Highway 152. It was first reported about 12:10 p.m. In this video, we show you a view of the fire from a rooftop in south Gilroy.
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A thick brown haze settled over Gilroy today thanks to two lightning sparked wildfires in mountains to the west.The haze was concentrated near the source of the Whitehurst Fire on Mount Madonna, but extended across the valley. In this video, we talk with local residents and business owners about ...
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A brush fire sparked up shortly before 2 p.m. in the Santa Cruz Mountains between Highway 1 and Larkin Valley Road in Watsonville closing roads and forcing residents to evacuate, a CalFire spokesman confirmed. Clouds of smoke could be seen from Gilroy and Morgan Hill billowing over the mountains....
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Windswept flames continued to scorch rural northwest Gilroy Sunday morning, threatening homes as a lightning-strike fire roared out of control.The fire had consumed more than 400 acres, caused no injuries and consumed no structures as of midnight Sunday morning. The hundreds of residents who evac...
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As the Hummingbird Fire north of Day Road flared up Saturday night, gawkers flocked to the hills, jamming up the county roads that connected to the main thoroughfares.In this video, Day Road resident Kathy Panzica tells about how the traffic made it harder for her to access her house and evacuate...
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Four groups took the stage Saturday and Sunday in the inaugural Battle of the Bands at the 30th annual Gilroy Garlic Festival.However, at the end of two days of competition, one band rose to the top: Beeftone, from Hollister.In this video, we show you a song from their performance and a song by r...
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The city council agreed to replace a section of Christmas Hill Park with astroturf.The area, near the gazebo on the Park Side – where the kids area is set up during the Gilroy Garlic Festival – is currently mostly dirt in part due to its heavy usage.In this video, we show you the area...
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Garlic Queen pageant, part 2: Speech competitionOn May 18, nine young women from the South County competed to be the 2008 Miss Gilroy Garlic and for the right to represent the Gilroy and the Garlic Festival.The young women each gave a speech, performed a talent exhibition, and donned evening gown...
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On May 18, nine young women from the South County competed to be the 2008 Miss Gilroy Garlic and for the right to represent the Gilroy and the Garlic Festival.The young women each gave a speech, performed a talent exhibition, and donned evening gowns to answer a surprise question. In the end, a p...
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On May 18, nine young women from the South County competed to be the 2008 Miss Gilroy Garlic and for the right to represent the Gilroy and the Garlic Festival.The young women each gave a speech, performed a talent exhibition, and donned evening gowns to answer a surprise question. In the end, a p...
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On May 18, nine young women from the South County competed to be the 2008 Miss Gilroy Garlic and for the right to represent the Gilroy and the Garlic Festival.The young women each gave a speech, performed a talent exhibition, and donned evening gowns to answer a surprise question. In the end, a p...
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The Whitehurst Fire, gobbling up chunks of thick forested mountainside high up in the Mt. Madonna area west of Gilroy, took center stage as Sunday evening approached.In this video, we talk with a resident of Redwood Retreat Road about the fire.
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