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An anesthesiologist with staff privileges at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital who was arrested in Chico last week on suspicion of sexual assault is free on bail, according to authorities. He retains his hospital privileges, according to Hazel Hawkins. Dr. Annamalai Ashokan was arrested Jan. 30...

After several community members voiced concerns about flavored tobacco products at past council meetings, Hollister City Council members directed city staff to put together a report on the issue. Flavored tobacco products like popular Juul pods and e-cigarette products have been the subject of...

Hollister police recently rescued an exotic pet parrot that was suffering from numerous complications from ongoing neglect, malnourishment, unsanitary living conditions and lack of clean water, sunlight and ventilation. The brilliant, green-headed colorful bird named Rocky is now thriving with a new family in a...

Fidone was ordered to register as a sex offender within five days of his release, but the county’s Megan’s Law website lists him as “In Violation.” His entry on the sex offender registry does not include a current address or any other updated information.

A contingent of educators from the Moraga School District and UC Davis’ Center For Applied Policy in Education recently visited San Benito High School to observe the co-teaching model used in a number of classes, according to SBHS district staff. The visit was a result...

Rocky’s health vastly improved in the immediate weeks following his departure from his previous owner, police said.

Gomez was transported to San Benito County Jail and booked on suspicion of carrying a loaded firearm, carrying a loaded firearm while being a gang member, carrying a loaded firearm for which he was not the owner, altering the serial numbers on a firearm and possession of a high-capacity magazine.

San Benito High School students Alanah Martinez, Ian Sills, Evan Rosales and Faith Hernandez attended and participated in the Student Advisory Board on Legislation in Education Jan. 14-16 at the State Capitol. At SABLE, students identified and discussed specific problems in the state’s education system....

For the first time in its storied history, the 2019 San Benito County Spelling Bee had its more than 150 student participants type their answers using a computer keyboard into a Google electronic document rather than writing them with pencil on paper. “We are switching...

Many years ago, when Jackie Mendizabal was just a small girl, her uncle Francisco took her into her backyard in Southern California and pulled some leaves off a lemon tree. “Let’s make some tea,” he said.“I was like, ‘What? Can you do that?’” Mendizabal...