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The Hollister Police Department is putting in extra efforts to clamp down on people driving under the influence this weekend by placing a license checkpoint within the city limits. The police department on Sept. 23 issued a press release stating that DUI checkpoints are going...

San Benito County officials this week announced that Harry Mavrogenes, director of the county Resource Management Agency, has died.  Edgar Nolasco, deputy county administrative officer, on Sept. 20 sent an email to notify staff of his passing. Cause of death has not yet been released. “Harry...

The City of Hollister is moving forward with a new ordinance that will impose steep penalties for those caught not wearing a face covering in accordance with state guidelines.  The city council on Sept. 21 heard from a flurry of residents and business owners opposed...

California Assemblymember Robert Rivas is leading an effort to provide more healthcare services, support and information to the state’s farmworkers—a sector that has suffered more than others from the Covid-19 pandemic.

It’s been 31 years since the corner of San Benito and Fourth Streets was occupied by something other than an empty grass lot.  However, Gary Byrne, president and CEO of the Community Foundation for San Benito County, along with Rebecca and Randy Wolf on Sept....

Police responded to a grocery store on San Juan Road in response to a report Tuesday night of a man suffering from gunshot wounds, according to authorities.

Nail salons can reopen indoors in San Benito County if they adhere to revised Covid-19 criteria issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom Sept. 22.

The SCU Lightning Complex Fire burned about 56,000 acres of Henry W. Coe State Park—about two-thirds of the park’s territory—but authorities say the blaze was good for the long-term health of the vast wilderness ecosystem.

A tentative agreement between San Benito Foods and the City of Hollister will force the downtown tomato cannery to fork over millions of dollars in fees if it wants to continue operating at full capacity, according to city officials. But the cannery manager said...

San Benito County Public Health officials are reporting the number of new Covid-19 cases is still on the rise in the county including another death in their latest report. As of Sept. 18, county officials reported an 11th death and 1,272 confirmed cases of the...