Crime

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

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

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.

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.

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.”

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.

Volunteers continue to search for Sierra LaMar two months after she was reported missing from her north Morgan Hill home, and her family remains grateful for ongoing fundraising efforts organized by numerous people from the South Santa Clara County community. 

City Councilman Doug Emerson contends that the brother of Supervisor Robert Rivas threatened to have his sibling reverse a vote for a $3.4 million fire contract if the Hollister official did not prompt a cancellation to San Juan Bautista’s recent town hall meeting over the proposed merger.

San Benito County's latest effort to close down medical marijuana dispensary Purple Cross went up in smoke last month – at least for now – when a judge recently denied a request for a preliminary injunction that would have forced the controversial nonprofit to close immediately.