One dead in single-vehicle crash near Gilroy
A solo-car crash killed the passenger of a vehicle traveling on Highway 152 near Gilroy early Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A CHP incident report showed that a 23-year-old Los Banos woman was driving east on the highway just west of Bloomfield...
Satori Cellars
Satori, from a Zen perspective, means "a taste of enlightenment." In the Santa Clara Valley, it also means a family-owned winery and vineyards (SA is for Sandy, TO is for Tom, and RI is for their 8-year-old son, Riley). From this 20-acre Oasis of sandy loam soil on the eastern edge of the Gilroy foothills, they create estate-grown, hand-made, love-infused “Big Reds” (Merlot, Zinfandel, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and petite sirah).
Engagement: Towle – Namie
Courtney Towle and Macario Namie are engaged to be married on March 30.
Out with the old…
Local Boy Scouts of America troops wrapped up the holiday giving season by helping local residents dispose of their Christmas trees in a way that is safe and clean for the environment.
Boy Scouts troops 436 and 428—both based in San Benito County—spent last weekend...
Kayla Salazar wins $25K scholarship
Hollister High senior Kayla Salazar was recently chosen as a 2023 Girls Inc. National Scholar for her efforts to encourage and empower her peers to be “strong, smart and bold,” says a press release.
Salazar is one of only three recipients in the U.S. and...
Police investigate false shooting report at Hollister High
A report of an active shooter at Hollister High School was unfounded Thursday afternoon, police said.
The Hollister Police Department sent out a press release at 12:58pm May 18, stating that officers responded to the campus to investigate an “apparent false active shooter alert.” Police...
Which SWAT team was the Best in the West?
The Best in the West competition was created and is hosted by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office year.
Caballero to continue representing San Benito County
Sen. Anna Caballero will continue to represent San Benito County and the Salinas Valley for the next two years until a new senator assumes the district, the Senate Rules Committee announced last week.
Every 10 years a neutral committee completes the redistricting process based on...
Johnny come lately
It goes back decades, this love affair between Peter Lago and motorcycles.
He was just an awestruck child when his uncle pulled him atop a Honda Gold Wing, mystified at how such a monstrous machine could be balanced at a stoplight with just one foot....
Railroad crews repairing track, crossings
A crew of Union Pacific employees is working on the railroad in

















