County extends hemp moratorium
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors voted to extend its hemp moratorium Jan. 14 with the goal of lifting it in February.
Hearing concerns from the public about possible odors and theft, the supervisors on Dec. 10 enacted a 45-day moratorium on operations to...
Man arrested for armed threat, illegal pot grow
Sheriff’s deputies responding to a reported assault uncovered an illegal marijuana garden and more than an ounce of methamphetamine at the suspect’s southeast San Benito County residence, according to authorities.
Did you feel it? Mild quake reported near San Juan Bautista
A mild earthquake may have awakened some light sleepers in a rural area between Aromas and San Juan Bautista early Monday morning.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the 3.3-magnitude temblor at 2:58 am Jan. 13, less than two miles southeast of Aromas and about 3...
San Benito Food repairs in limbo
Four months after the collapse of a roof at a Hollister tomato cannery sent workers scrambling for their lives, repair efforts have stalled.
Hollister city officials said this week that no new permits have been requested by San Benito Foods for further debris removal, construction...
Students teach teachers yoga
When San Benito High School dance teacher Heather Nichols introduced yoga to Academic Focus Time (AFTs) in the 2018-19 school year, numerous staff members told her they wished they could participate in the yoga sessions during the school day.
“The Yoga AFTs showed me how...
Welcome, 2020 baby!
New Year’s Day brought a new addition to the Perez/Barragan family in Hollister and the first baby of the New Year to Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital.
Bunny Perez and Jose Barragan welcomed their son Saleen at 6:18am on Jan. 1. Saleen weighed in at...
Police donate autos to high school
The Hollister Police Department recently donated two surplus vehicles to the San Benito High School auto program, which will give more students opportunities to learn and improve their automobile diagnosis and repair skills in the program.
Students depend on these vehicles for their training. They...
$15K reward offered in traffic projectile case
Authorities are offering a cash reward for information leading to the prosecution of the person or people who throughout 2019 have thrown objects at dozens of moving cars along Highways 156 and 101 through San Benito and Monterey counties.
Measure targets highway intersections
In 2019, the question of development along the Highway 101 corridor in San Benito County shifted from “if” to “when.”
County officials worked to control the “how” and “where” of the development through zoning changes. A group of vocal residents primarily from Aromas and San...
San Jose man dies in collision with alleged drunk driver
A San Jose man was pronounced dead at the scene of a Jan. 2 traffic accident on Highway 25 near Bolsa Road, according to authorities. A Hollister man who was driving another vehicle involved in the accident was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
