San Benito girls soccer team makes history
After 80 minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of overtime, the Gilroy and San Benito girls soccer teams were tied 1-1 and headed to a penalty kick shootout to decide the outcome of their Central Coast Section Division III playoff semifinal on Wednesday.
The Haybalers...
Local barber gives to small businesses impacted by Covid
Abraham Gonzales spends most of his days inside San Benito Barbers cutting different styles of hair and helping people look their sharpest.
The 31-year old Hollister native wants to continue to help others but he decided to go a step further. In January he created...
Coroner identifies victims in San Jose shooting
The toll of fatalities in the mass shooting at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority maintenance yard in San Jose rose to nine late Wednesday night.
Alex Ward Fritch, 49, who had been in critical condition since being taken to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center...
Local Scene: Arts Council accepting submissions for outreach campaigns
Arts Council accepting submissions for outreach campaigns
The San Benito County Arts Council seeks artists to create poster designs for two countywide outreach campaigns, focusing on vaccine education and water conservation, as part of its “ART in TRANSIT Project.”
The goal of the vaccine poster project...
Letters: Get vaccinated
Get vaccinated
What better place to locate a vaccine clinic for ages 12 and up than at a middle school. Kudos to San Benito County Health Department for scheduling this Covid-19 vaccine clinic at Rancho San Justo Middle School on Rancho Dr. on Tuesday and...
BLM schedules controlled burn south of Hollister
The Bureau of Land Management plans to burn invasive yellow starthistle on about 20 acres of BLM-managed public lands along Coalinga Road near the entrance of the Clear Creek Management Area south of Hollister, in San Benito County, according to a press release. The...
Courts: Murder suspects’ preliminary hearings approach
Murder suspect Manuel Campa, who is accused of killing a Hollister man Dec. 30, is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing at San Benito County Courthouse in June.
Campa, 22, is charged with felony murder in relation to the stabbing death of Christopher Jacobs,...
Multiple casualties reported in shooting at San Jose VTA facility
UPDATE 11am:
The suspect was identified by Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Russell Davis as a Valley Transportation Authority employee, who opened fire at the light rail yard in San Jose at the start of a union meeting.
Davis said nine people were killed, including...
Local land trust applies for national accreditation
San Benito Agricultural Land Trust (SBALT) is applying for national accreditation, and is asking the public to submit comments in support of the prestige-enhancing designation.
SBALT has operated as a local nonprofit since 1993, and since then has worked with landowners and other agencies to...
San Benito boys volleyball team peaking at right time
The Christopher and San Benito boys volleyball teams split two matches this season, with the Cougars winning the first time in three games and the Haybalers returning the favor by the exact score in their latest contest on May 20. Game scores were 25-17,...
