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San Benito County Fair officials took a chance at something new this past weekend by opening its gates for the inaugural Fair Food Festival.  The menu was short but it was more than enough to draw hundreds of people to the fairgrounds at Bolado Park. Brittany...

In a move that came as little surprise but was no less impactful, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) announced Monday that the start of the high school sports fall season will be pushed back to December or January.  A combination of factors led to the...

The road to getting kids back to school in San Benito County took another big turn as the state is now moving forward with full remote instruction.  Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a press conference July 17 that all schools in counties on the California...

A plan to reopen and begin the new school year at San Benito High School is in the works but the Board of Trustees must first give the approval.  The board and school administration met July 14 in a special meeting to discuss the potential...

The San Benito County Registrar of Voters has certified an initiative that would create a plan for a major development at the northern end of the county. The Board of Supervisors will decide July 21 whether to approve the initiative outright or put it to...

Police are looking for a woman who stole a customer’s wallet at Safeway, then used the victim’s credit cards to purchase $5,000 worth of items at another store in Hollister, authorities said.

A wildfire on Panoche Road has burned about 1,400 acres of vegetation and is 50 percent contained as of July 16, according to authorities.

The 2020 season is right around the corner for San Benito Foods as workers gear up to can hundreds of pounds of tomatoes. However, the company is facing a water issue that could prevent the cannery from opening its doors and leaving hundreds without...

Police and state Fish and Wildlife authorities discovered more than 11,000 allegedly illegal marijuana plants and a laundry list of suspected environmental, building code, controlled substance and firearms violations on 12 parcels in San Benito County last week. On July 9, officers from the California...

Patricia Castro was driving to San Jose on Sunday afternoon when she received an unexpected phone call. The voice on the other end was notifying her that her business, Mi Casita Multi Servicios, was ablaze. “I thought it was a joke and I even joked...