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December 16, 2025

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Local Scene: Organizations awarded art grants

San Benito County organizations awarded $140K arts grants San Benito County Clerk-Recorder-Elections and Costanoan Indian Research Inc. were among 23 organizations throughout the Central Coast...

Local Scene: H.O.M.E. grant; online burn permits

Kelly named to Dean’s List Garret Kelly, of Hollister, has been named to the winter 2023 Dean's List at Palmer College of Chiropractic's West Campus...

Local burn visible for miles

Firefighters and support crews from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection conducted a prescribed burn in San Benito County on Sept. 27....

Safety first!

In an effort to solidify their emergency response coordination strategies as reports of potentially perilous accidental gas line damage increase in the tri-county region,...

Local Scene: Adopt A Highway, Apply for CalFire grants

Hagins named to president’s list Anne Hagins, of Hollister, was among the more than 800 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the...

CalFire awards $705K for controlled burns in San Benito County

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has awarded nearly $138 million in local fire prevention grants, and a portion of the funds...

SCU control burns add more smoke to South Valley air

If South Valley residents are seeing even more smoke than usual today, it’s likely because CalFire has begun setting controlled burns in east Santa Clara County as they continue to fight the SCU Lightning Complex.

SCU Complex fire has burned more than 365k acres

The SCU Complex is now between the second and third largest wildfire in California history as firefighters continue to battle the blaze, CalFire officials...

North SB County under evacuation warning

Several residents in north San Benito County might be affected by the SCU Lightning Complex Fire as the blaze continues to grow farther south.  CalFire...

Air quality rated ‘unhealthy’ for high-risk groups

Authorities continue to warn of harmful and deteriorating air quality as smoke drifts into the South Valley region from numerous wildfires burning in the Bay Area, Salinas Valley and beyond.

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