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The annual Gifted Games, which allows students with disabilities to participate in athletic events in a non-competitive atmosphere, will be held Friday, April 26 at Gilroy High School. The event started in 2005 with the Life Skills program at San Benito High School and later...

Hollister teachers can now take their students just about anywhere in the world without leaving their classrooms. That’s because of a new “virtual field trip pilot” program, facilitated through the Hollister School District’s technology department. “With a teacher guiding an expedition, students can be placed right...

Growing up in farmworker housing in Paicines, California informed how newly elected state Assemblymember Robert Rivas ran his campaign for his District 30 seat, and now it’s informing one of his first proposed pieces of legislation. The Farmworker Housing Act of 2019 has made its...

Hundreds of mostly men and boys donned pairs of red high-heeled shoes on San Benito Street April 13 in the 7th Annual Walk A Mile in Her Shoes march to raise awareness about gender violence and help end sexual assault in San Benito County....

These local politicians—from left, San Benito County supervisors Jaime de La Cruz and Peter Hernandez, Mayor Ignacio Velazquez and Councilmember Rolan Resendiz— donned shiny red high-heeled shoes April 13 and joined hundreds of mostly men and boys on San Benito Street in the 7th...

All branches of the Central Coast YMCA will celebrate April 27 as Healthy Kid’ Day, the Y’s national initiative to improve the health and well-being of kids and families, according to an April 15 press release. For over 25 years, YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day has...

The San Benito Health Foundation in Hollister has received $2.5 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to allow it to continue providing a wide range of primary health care services. The foundation has operated its federally funded community health center since...

Mayor Ignacio Velazquez is preparing to appeal the Hollister Planning Commission’s decision to approve a tentative map, conditional use permit and minor subdivision for the Del Curto Brothers and Community Foundation of San Benito County on San Benito Street’s 400 block. The project has been...

Chad Browning, a former Hollister police officer who is accused of driving his vehicle onto a Gilroy sports field while fleeing from police last year, will undergo a mental health assessment before his next hearing, according to authorities. Browning, 42, of Fresno, was arrested in...

Caltrans District 5 and the California Transportation Foundation are offering two $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors within the five-county district that includes San Benito County. Employees of Caltrans District 5—Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties—19 years ago initiated...