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Residents will have a chance to provide input on the design and development of the new Riverview Regional Park, which has been in the planning stages along the San Benito River for more than a decade. The San Benito County Resource Management Agency will host...

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck early Tuesday 27 kilometers (or 16.8 miles) northeast of Pinnacles National Park.  The earthquake hit at 5:36 a.m. at a depth of .6 kilometers (or nearly .4 miles) on the eastern edge of San Benito...

Local firefighters spent the night battling a massive scrap wood fire in Hollister Sunday, according to authorities. The Hollister Fire Department responded to RJR Recycling, 1771 San Felipe Road, on a report of a fire at 9:47pm May 2, according to Battalion Chief Charlie Bedolla....

A woman who kidnapped her three children from their Hollister home was later arrested in San Joaquin County last week, according to police. About 11:15am April 30, Hollister Police were dispatched to the 100 block of Hawkins Street on a report that a non-custodial parent...

Plans for a long awaited regional park took a huge step forward after the San Benito High School District (SBHSD) and county on Tuesday agreed to a 99-year lease for the property that will be used for the park.  The agreement will finally allow the...

In 2020, a South Valley dentist launched a donation drive of medical machines to help battle a shortage of ventilators in the Covid-19 fight. Now, Dr. Kusum Atraya is joining volunteers from around the globe to help India, which is undergoing a deadly wave of...

Today we’re going to talk about money, money, money—or more precisely, government stimulus payments. Several rounds of federal and state payments directed at individuals in 2020 and 2021 were intended to help people cope with the pandemic’s shock to the economy. Each of them has different...

Charles Kenneth Lafferty, the Los Banos man accused of shooting projectiles at dozens of motorists on Highways 156 and 101 in 2019, pleaded guilty to 30 felony counts in relation to the incidents, according to prosecutors. Lafferty, 54, entered the guilty plea in Monterey County...

San Benito County officials are in the process of evaluating whether to opt in on a state law that creates a permitting, approval and inspection process for home kitchens that serve meals to the public. Under the state’s Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKO) law of...

San Benito County Sheriff’s Capt. Eric Taylor will become the county’s new sheriff and coroner starting June 26, and will complete the unexpired term of incumbent Darren Thompson which expires in January 2023. The board of supervisors unanimously appointed Taylor as the new sheriff-coroner at...