Tag: san benito county
3.4 magnitude earthquake strikes northeast of Pinnacles
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck early Tuesday 27 kilometers (or 16.8 miles) northeast of Pinnacles National Park.
The earthquake hit...
Giant scrap pile catches fire in Hollister
Local firefighters spent the night battling a massive scrap wood fire in Hollister Sunday, according to authorities.
The Hollister Fire Department responded to RJR Recycling,...
Suspect in highway projectile attacks pleads guilty
Charles Kenneth Lafferty, the Los Banos man accused of shooting projectiles at dozens of motorists on Highways 156 and 101 in 2019, pleaded guilty...
Letters: Immigrants are essential
Immigrants are essential
The Statue of Liberty has been welcoming immigrants for many years. In CA our economy and way of living depend on field...
County may soon regulate home kitchens
San Benito County officials are in the process of evaluating whether to opt in on a state law that creates a permitting, approval and...
Taylor appointed to sheriff’s post
San Benito County Sheriff’s Capt. Eric Taylor will become the county’s new sheriff and coroner starting June 26, and will complete the unexpired term...
Letter: Let’s keep winning
“I just wanted them to feel what it’s like to win,” said Bryan Smith, Baler football coach. I think that’s the way San Benito...
Local scene: Work on Highway 152, farmers market returns
Rock work set on Highway 152
Caltrans will perform rock wall scaling and slope cutting to mitigate rocks falling into travel way on eastbound Highway...
Resident attempts to recall Hollister mayor
In early January, Celeste Toledo-Bocanegra launched a GoFundMe page and website to recall Hollister Mayor Ignacio Velazquez. As of April 19, it had raised...
Letter to the editor: Masks are worse than tyranny
According to the April 11 San Jose Mercury News, there have been 30,960,646 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the U.S. and 558,755 deaths for...
