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The San Benito County Office of Education recognized some of the county’s most inspiring educators at the annual Certificated and Classified Employee of the Year celebration on May 25 at the Hollister High School auditorium. The awards ceremony is held annually to honor school staff...

San Benito County and global architecture firm CallisonRTKL are promoting the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units on local properties, according to the county’s Resource Management Agency.  As part of this effort, the county and CallisonRTKL have produced and released pre-approved ADU plans that residents and...

The San Benito County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against Erin Baxter, the former supervising librarian for the San Benito Free Library, in relation to an alleged years-long embezzlement operation. Baxter was charged with three counts including forgery, conspiracy and one count of grand...

A 31-year-old Hollister resident died in a July 9 traffic accident on Highway 25, according to authorities.  About 9:10pm July 9, the Hollister Police dispatch center received multiple calls reporting that a vehicle had crashed into a light pole on Pinnacles National Park Highway (Highway...

San Benito County officials at 12:26pm Jan. 9 issued an evacuation notice for properties in northern portions of the county. Residents who live on Lovers Lane between Highway 152 and Shore Road are being asked to “evacuate immediately” due to flooding in the area, says...

Police arrested a 57-year-old man suspected of fatally stabbing a victim Saturday at a home in west Hollister, authorities said. The victim died as paramedics attempted emergency first aid as soon as they arrived at the crime scene.  About 2pm Jan. 28, Hollister Police officers...

Elaine Klauer has been named San Benito High School District’s Assistant Superintendent of Academic and Instructional Programs. She will serve as the district’s chief academic officer and provide leadership in developing, achieving and maintaining highly effective educational programs and services, according to district staff.  Klauer,...

Members of Texas Masonic Lodge #46, located in San Juan Bautista, held a fundraiser on Nov. 12 to benefit local youth and homeless programs.  Texas Lodge’s Teresa Herrick and her husband, Kevin, spearheaded the fundraiser by holding  a “Legit Phở Cooking Class” and holiday floral...

After an investigation that lasted about one year, authorities from San Benito County and neighboring agencies arrested an alleged gang member on June 1 who was in possession of more than 20 illegal firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, according to the sheriff’s...

Authorities recently charged a Hollister man with kidnapping in relation to a 1994 cold case robbery and sexual assault that occurred at a San Jose mall, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.  The suspect, Thomas John Loguidice, 65, is currently serving a...