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In this new era of virtual meetings under the COVID-19 outbreak, most of the San Benito County supervisors felt that using a technology platform to run a meeting for the first time was not appropriate for such a highly-charged topic as Highway 101 development. The...

Ken Machado, a Morgan Hill native who lived in Paicines for about the last 20 years, was the first San Benito County resident to die with the COVID-19 illness, according to his family and friends.

After the defeat of Measure K in the March 3 election, San Benito County Supervisors will take the first step in approving an alternative on March 24. Measure K would have adopted an ordinance approved unanimously by county supervisors in September that converts four properties...

The Franchise Tax Board announced March 18 an updated special tax relief for all California taxpayers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. FTB is postponing until July 15 the filing and payment deadlines for all individuals and business entities for: • 2019 tax returns • 2019 tax return...

Hollister resident Yoon “Clara” Ji’s husband and his alleged mistress have been convicted in relation to the woman’s 2017 death, according to authorities.

Hollister City Council member Marty Richman died March 19, family and friends reported on social media. Richman had been hospitalized since March 9 after suffering “two adverse health incidents,” city officials said. Richman served more than 22 years in the U.S. Air Force and Army. He retired as a...

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 Police are seeking information related to the March 11 assault of a juvenile near Vista Hill Park.

The latest death from COVID-19 in Santa Clara County is a 60-year-old man from Gilroy, the Gilroy Dispatch has learned. The report marks the second Gilroy resident whose death was attributed to COVID-19. The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department announced the new death...

Less than three hours after public health officials stunned San Benito county residents March 17 with an order to “shelter at their place of residence” for 20 days to slow the spread of the coronavirus, came another revelation: The virus had taken the life...