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When Binh Danh looks into the reflective surface of his daguerreotypes featuring America’s national parks, he sees more than sweeping vistas of Yosemite Valley or the Yellowstone Falls. He sees himself. The mirror-like surface of each photograph reflects the viewer back into the landscape, creating...

While California K-12 students will still be required to wear masks once the state's indoor mask mandate ends this week, one of the state’s top health officials said Monday that a decision on in-school mask requirements could be made by the end of the...

Arts Council announces art show and giveaway The San Benito County Arts Council invites the community to its sixth annual Small Works Art Show & Giveaway from 5:30-7:30pm on Dec 1 at The Art Depot, 35 Fifth St., Suite D, located in the historic train...

Smoke filled the air, grills were fired up and thousands of barbecue lovers descended on downtown San Juan Bautista as the community came together for a three-day rib cook-off celebrating food, music and small-town summer fun.  The annual event May 8-10 brought together nine pitmasters...

Hollister Police used a drone to locate and arrest a man who tried to evade officers by hiding on the roof of a local apartment complex, authorities said.  About 1am Jan. 2, a Hollister Police officer was on patrol when he noticed a man riding...

Call for artists The San Benito County Arts Council this week announced a call for artists for their upcoming fall exhibition, “Soul Searching: An Exploration of Portrait Art.” The exhibition aims to showcase the diverse and dynamic portrait works by local and regional artists, across...

The Hollister Police Department will hold a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint the evening of Sept. 24, at an undisclosed location within the city limits.  The checkpoint will start at 6pm, and continue until 1:30am Sept. 25, says a press release from the Hollister Police...

Candidates for local offices have expanded their leads in the Nov. 8 election, as San Benito County elections officials continue to count ballots in races for Hollister and San Juan Bautista city offices and a slew of ballot measures in precincts throughout the county.  In...

The four seated members of the San Benito County Board of Supervisors will wait until June 22 to decide when to ask the governor to appoint a replacement for their colleague, Mark Medina, who resigned earlier this month. The board briefly discussed the process to...

Lightning caused four small wildfires in Santa Clara, Monterey and San Benito counties as thunderstorms rumbled across the area Sept. 9, the National Weather Service said. A fire in Santa Clara County charred about one acre west of Coyote Creek, the weather service said. A...