Folklorico music conference coming to Central Coast
Esperanza del Valle, Pajaro Valley’s long-standing Mexican folklorico dance group, is preparing for the “Reinforcing Cultural Identity” conference coming to Cabrillo College on Aug. 15-25.
The group will welcome Ballet Folklórico del Puerto de Veracruz de la Universidad Veracruzana, from Mexico, to offer a series...
Crowd favors downtown site at Gavilan forum
The overwhelming sentiment at a public forum this week on
Salinas man accused of raping local girl after meeting on Facebook
Hollister police recently arrested a Salinas man on suspicion of raping a 15-year-old girl in Hollister, according to local police.
San Benito High School trustees review class sizes
The average class size for most San Benito High School courses hovered slightly higher than 30 students in the fall of 2015-16, according to a staff report shared with trustees.
A Passion for Plants: The tallest grass in the world
Bamboo. Do you love it or hate it? If you don’t think you like bamboo, let me try to change your mind. To start with, bamboo is a collective common name for hundreds (thousands?) of different plants (technically grasses). Bamboo can be less than...
Child dies in July 24 traffic collision
An 11-month-old boy died in a three-car pileup collision in northeast San Benito County Saturday afternoon, according to authorities.
About 1:20pm July 24, California Highway Patrol received a call reporting a traffic accident on Highway 156, just west of Pacheco Creek Drive.
Officers arrived at the...
