When sophomore Diego Avila began the 2011 season on the Anzar High varsity cross-country squad, he never imagined he would race in the Central Coast Section championship, let alone the state championship.
The 2012 sports season promises to be much different than the past year, as the Tri-County Athletic League and the Monterey Bay League merge to create a new unnamed equity league.
Purple Cross Rx, the medical marijuana dispensary that is battling San Benito County in order to stay open on Bolsa Road, is conducting a holiday toy and food drive through Christmas Eve.
The number of San Benito County children classified as overweight or obese declined by 5.6 percent from 2005 to 2010, according to a report released by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research last week. The study, put out by the organization with support from the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, looks at children in the fifth, seventh and ninth grades across the state.
Supervisors on Tuesday found out San Benito County faces a shortfall of more than $400,000 due to an employee filing late claims for in-home support services.