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December 19, 2025

Calfire urges caution with dry conditions

Calfire is urging caution over the coming holiday weekend due to dry conditions throughout the state. The agency released the following statement:

Sierra LaMar murder suspect has wife, infant daughter

Antolin Garcia-Torres' mother, Laura Torres, sobbed outside her home at Maple Leaf RV Park when she thought about her son being taken away and charged with the murder of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar, a crime she is certain he didn't commit.

Former Free Lance reporter killed in motorcycle accident

Authorities have identified the San Francisco woman who died in a vehicle crash Friday morning on Interstate 880.

Video: Busch sentenced for child killing; DA reacts

Cheryl Busch on Friday was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Watch the sentencing and the district attorney's reaction. 

Busch sentenced for 2008 killing of her young child

Cheryl Busch, the San Benito County woman who shot and killed her 19-month-old daughter in 2008, received a sentence Friday of 25 years to life in prison.

Hollister air attack base gets fired up for summer

The annual return of Calfire air attack planes at the Hollister Municipal Airport signals an earlier-than-normal start to the wildfire season, to which newly appointed Battalion Chief Josh Nettles and his crew are ready to respond at a moment’s notice.

Medina calls claim over fire vote a ‘distraction’

Arturo Medina, whose District 2 board race was at the forefront of allegations over political threats relating to a proposed county-city fire contract, called a Hollister councilman’s claims about his campaign adviser a “distraction.”

Board moves ahead with Calfire extension

San Benito County supervisors on Tuesday approved moving ahead on the extension of a contract for fire protection with Calfire and directed staff to bring it back to the board for final action and discussion at a future date.

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