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With the holiday season fast approaching, San Benito County Public Health reminds consumers about the importance of safe food handling to prevent foodborne illness. Bacteria like Salmonella, E. coli and others can be present in foods such as meat and poultry, and can cause illness...

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors this week approved $275,000 in additional funding for repairs to the Pacheco Creek levee system, damaged during last winter’s storms. The allocation at a special Tuesday meeting followed previous board action in October that dedicated $350,000 of general...

Four tomato cannery workers who participated in the June 2017 strike at San Benito Foods and then were fired in July are taking their cases to arbitration next month. “The company never gave us a chance to explain why we got fired,” said Raymundo Fregoso,...

Many San Benito County residents  felt a slight jolt just before lunch Monday, as a 4.7-magnitude earthquake centered about 50 miles south shook the area. The earthquake occurred about 11:30 a.m. Nov. 13, with an epicenter northeast of Gonzales, according to the U.S. Geological Survey...

The new Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott held a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony last with week the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce and Hollister Downtown Association. “I understand that their capacity has been full and we look forward to it being...

It’s not yet Thanksgiving, but volunteers and business owners in Hollister this week began preparing for holiday shoppers, decorating stores and stringing lights. Thirty trees donated by Bourdet's Christmas Trees are being decorated by local nonprofit groups, and will be given to San Benito County...

Although San Benito County has no confirmed cases of hepatitis A, out of an abundance of caution, health officials are working closely with city officials to conduct prevention and control measures. These measures include providing hepatitis A vaccine to at-risk individuals, including persons experiencing homelessness...

A San Benito County Superior Court judge on Monday, Nov. 13, ruled that Mitchell Dabo, president of the county Board of Education, illegally emptied nearly $644,000 in a private charitable trust for his own personal use. Superior Court Judge Marjorie L. Carter ordered Dabo to...

A recent tobacco age compliance operation found three Hollister businesses out of compliance with checking identification: Diaz Liquors, Home Town Gasoline, and Shop and Save Gas and Retail. On October 12, 2017, the Hollister Fire Department and Code Enforcement Division, along with San Benito County...

The Hollister Police Department is teaming up with Turning Wheels for Kids to provide local children with donated bicycles this holiday season. Turning Wheels for Kids is a San Jose-based nonprofit charity group that works to provide bikes to children in order to encourage exercise,...