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The U.S. Supreme Court justices Tuesday heard arguments in its first abortion-related case under President Trump, and “pregnancy centers” in Gilroy and Hollister were center stage. In a story that led nearly every major national news report on Tuesday, lawyers for the National Institute of...

Cindy Benzon and her children Mimi, 10, and Austin, 3, are no strangers to ARTI-Culture events and classes. So, they wouldn’t have missed its monthly Mommy/Daddy & Me Paint Party Saturday, March 3, which boasted nearly 50 attendees. “It keeps getting bigger,” said ARTI-Culture supporter...

Statewide, the business of cannabis is moving forward, but if residents of San Benito County want to see the industry operate in the unincorporated areas of the county, it will be up to them. After the San Benito County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0...

The most hotly contested local primary on June 5 will be in the 30th Assembly District, which encompasses all of San Benito County, much of Monterey County, and portions of southern Santa Cruz County, and southern Santa Clara County, including Gilroy and Morgan Hill. Incumbent...

The San Benito County Office of Education recently hosted its 20th annual Spelling Bee with the top two winners from two age categories (4th through 6th grade and 7th through 8th grade) advancing to the state competition. “It was a great event,” said Supt. Krystal...

San Benito High School students selected their Associated Student Body officers last week in a school-wide election, according to San Benito High School District staff. Winners were: President: Alanah Martinez VP: Ian Sills Commissioner of Clubs: Kaiya Dickens Commissioner of Social Activities: Sofia Lemos Rally Club President: Chelsey Cameron Commissioner of...

Two Navigator charter schools, Gilroy and Hollister Prep, are up for renewals of their charter school petitions by their host districts. All early indications point to new five-year pacts at both sites. Gilroy Prep, Navigator’s flagship school, opened in 2011 with authorization from Gilroy Unified...

As a steady rain came down on the Live Oak High School campus on March 14, hundreds of students gathered in the commons area to honor the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting. Live Oak students joined their peers at...

Students attending Gavilan College have a new course of study that can help pave the way into the California State University system with an Associate in Arts in Social Justice Studies. The Transfer degree “is designed to prepare students for a seamless transfer into the...

A man accused of sexually assaulting a victim in downtown Hollister last year was arrested in Santa Clara County earlier this month, according to authorities. The suspect, Cory Daugherty, was transported to the San Benito County Jail. He was arraigned March 6 at the courthouse...