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As Julia Hicks heard the final results in the discus throw confirming she was a Central Coast Section champion, she received a hug from her event coach, Bob Rawles, who told the recent San Benito HIgh graduate he was beaming with pride in her...

Jayden Freidt and Jasayla Mariscal knew exactly what they had to do in the Pacific Coast League Masters Track and Field/Central Coast Section Qualifier Meet on May 6 at Gilroy High.  Freidt, a senior on the San Benito boys team, and Mariscal, a freshman on...

Gary Young was known by many in Gilroy, greeting everyone with corny jokes to make them smile. “Anywhere he went he made friends,” his daughter Stacey Silva said. “Even if he didn’t know you, he would say ‘good morning’ no matter what time of day...

Public health officials say they’ve detected the first known cases of a South African Covid-19 variant in Santa Clara and Alameda counties. Chief health officers in each jurisdiction, doctors Sara Cody and Nicholas Moss, hosted a press conference Feb. 10 to field questions about the...

Michael Rodrigues, the former San Benito County sheriff’s sergeant serving a 60 years to life prison sentence for rape, would not have been eligible for post-retirement benefits after his firing and conviction.

San Benito County health and public safety authorities are urging residents to follow local agencies’ social media accounts and sign up for news alerts to stay updated on the coronavirus crisis.

Hollister-based DeBrito Chocolate Factory has been sold to new owners, including someone who worked at the business under the prior ownership, the Free Lance has confirmed.

As if poisoning from agricultural pesticides and lead from hunters’ shotgun shells weren’t enough, now the tiny population of California condors in Pinnacles National Park has to worry about drones. Yes, drones. Hikers had notified park rangers late last month that they saw a man “chasing...

People who have been exposed to Covid-19 will no longer be required to quarantine under updated public health guidance issued Aug. 11 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those exposed to the virus are now encouraged to wear a mask for 10...

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...