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About 50 Civil War “reenactors” spent this past weekend at San Benito County Historical Park demonstrating what life, work and combat were like in the 1860s during the war between the North and South. The annual Civil War Days events Sept. 16-18 were co-sponsored by...

1980s-era glam rock from the L.A. scene is coming to San Benito County, as Hollister High School’s spring musical, “Rock of Ages,” is set to open this weekend.  The five-time Tony Award-nominated musical tells the story of a small-town girl, a city boy and a...

Help address literacy challenges at Jan. 25 summit Local education officials and experts will host a literacy summit in San Benito County next week in order to address the achievement gap in reading and language arts education among local students. The SBCOE Literacy Summit: Unlocking a...

There are two distinct, and completely opposite, ways of looking at the American job market. One would be to consult the data tables produced every month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which suggest a plentiful supply of would-be workers. The unemployment rate is 6%,...

Amid another nationwide surge in coronavirus infections, more people are taking a proactive approach to getting tested.  At Hazel Hawkins Hospital’s ER/Covid-19 tent, 25 to 30 people are getting tested daily, which is up over the previous weeks. Testing has also been brisk at the...

San Benito County is now formally the “Home of Pinnacles National Park,” as local officials and tourism proponents dig into their efforts to promote the site as an economic development wellspring.  The board of supervisors at the Jan. 13 meeting unanimously approved a proclamation declaring...

A big rig carrying 40,000 pounds of printer paper toppled into a ravine on Highway 152 (Hecker Pass) just after 9am May 6.  The California Highway Patrol said the male driver, who suffered minor injuries, was traveling from Los Angeles to Watsonville for the PTS,...

Police arrested a local man on suspicion of attempted murder after he shot a victim in Hollister traffic earlier this week, according to authorities. About 2:50pm Sept. 21, officers responded to a call reporting shots fired near the 1200 block of Fourth Street, according to...

Two people died and three others were sent to the hospital with injuries as a result of a shooting that was possibly gang-related March 26 in Hollister, according to authorities. Hollister Police identified the deceased victims as Jaime Jesus Gomez, 23, and Daniel Eli Gonzalez,...

Emergency public safety responders rescued nearly two dozen people and 16 animals from their homes in northern San Benito County as pouring rains and rising floodwaters engulfed homes, streets and properties Jan. 9, according to authorities.  A total of 23 people were rescued from Lovers...