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With hundreds of vote-by-mail ballot still uncounted as of 6:35 pm Friday, March 6, one San Benito County supervisor was assured of re-election, a four-term incumbent was staring at a possible upset loss and one November race was set. The lingering uncertainty in the supervisor...

San Benito County Public Health officials are reporting the number of new daily cases of Covid-19 has gone back up, slowing down any progress they made to move into the next level of the California Blueprint for a safer economy. The data from the Public...

A draft environmental impact report for Z-Best Products’ proposed expansion of its composting facility on Highway 25 at the Santa Clara/San Benito County line is expected to be complete in January. Victor Gomez of Pinnacle Strategy, who represents the composting company, spoke to the San...

The San Benito County Public Health Services department announced that the state selected the county as a no-cost Covid-19 testing site. Dr. David Ghilarducci, County Interim Health Officer, issued a press release that said residents can get tested for Covid-19 at the Veteran’s Memorial Building...

Even though Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is at 100 percent capacity, medical staff said the facility is still open to treat patients during the “double-headed surge.”

For the first time since 2014, the Hollister football team has beaten Palma. The Haybalers made it so with a riveting 34-30 win on Friday night.  “It’s gratifying,” said defensive back Jayden Freidt, who had two game-changing interceptions. “None of the guys on our team...

A drunken driver led police on a vehicle chase north of Hollister before crashing into another car, sending two people to area hospitals with injuries, according to authorities.  The pursuit began shortly after 7:33pm April 7, when Hollister Police received multiple calls about a driver...

Hollister Police released this image from security camera footage of a suspect in a recent string of vandalism incidents.

San Benito County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting murder that occurred early Monday morning in northeast Hollister, according to authorities. At about 12:20am April 5, Adolfo Davila, Jr., was the passenger in a black Honda Civic in the area of the 1300 block of...

Staff Report The San Benito County Elections Office this week released the official final results of the local vote count in the Nov. 3 General Election.  The San Benito County Registrar of Voters on Nov. 30 posted the last set of numbers that showed there were...