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San Benito County Public Health officials are reporting that the county saw a record of new Covid-19 deaths recorded over the span of a weekend. As of Jan. 4, the county reported five deaths of the novel coronavirus in San Benito County, making the toll...

San Benito County public safety and health officials are sounding the alarm about the dangers of fentanyl—a powerful opioid—after a recent and ongoing spike in drug overdoses. In the last three months alone, 17 people in San Benito County have suffered opioid overdoses, requiring emergency...

Things are definitely looking rosy for the Hollister High swim program.  For the last several years, numbers have been way down, especially for a school with the largest enrollment in the Central Coast Section and having one of the best swim facilities in the Bay...

The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce and its nonprofit foundation celebrated local people, businesses and organizations at the 101st annual awards dinner Nov. 12 at Leal Vineyards. Honored during the dinner and dance celebration were 2022 award winners Marilyn Ferreria, Woman of the Year;...

Fallen trees and some property damage were reported in and around Hollister as a result of a Christmas eve storm that brought strong winds to the region.  In a neighborhood along Promise Way in southwest Hollister, local resident Danny Rubalcava was out at 2:30am Dec....

Last week's storm brought flooding to coastal areas

San Benito County League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council 2890 is proud to announce its 2024 Scholarship Winners!  Since our founding in 1986, we've been dedicated to empowering our community's youth through education. This year, we were honored to present six outstanding students...

The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office identified those who died in recent suspected fentanyl overdoses at a Gilroy residence as three men in their 50s.  Those found dead Feb. 6 by CalFire paramedics who responded to the home on the 10000 block of Garcia Lane...

The San Benito Agricultural Land Trust recently completed steps to permanently protect another portion of Phil Foster Ranch in San Benito County’s fertile San Juan Valley.  With assistance from two public funding programs, SBALT has acquired an agricultural easement that brings the total protected acreage...

Vote to keep hospital open If you want to keep our local hospital, then vote “yes” on Measure X.  Measure X was put on the ballot by the Hazel Hawkins health care district board because they know the threat of closure is real unless something changes....