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The San Benito High baseball team’s 0-6 start is but a distant memory as the playoffs approach. Since then, the Haybalers have gone 9-2, including a 11-9 win over Palma on May 17. Although the team’s pitching wasn’t up to snuff against the Chieftains,...

A fire that sparked in the southern end of San Benito County on June 16 is 100 percent contained after burning 895 acres, Cal Fire reported June 21. Crews from Cal Fire and Hollister Fire responded to the Bitter Fire, located in Bitterwater northeast of...

A 67-year-old Tres Pinos man died in a vehicle accident in rural San Benito County Sunday afternoon, according to authorities.

The 40-year dream of restoring passenger rail service—stoked by increasing population and traffic congestion—from Gilroy south to Salinas and/or Hollister has found new life in two counties. Monterey County officials this week began construction of an $81 million project to build a new train station...

San Benito County Supervisor Jim Gillio abruptly announced his resignation during the board’s meeting July 21, citing the need to spend more time with his business and family. Gillio said Covid-19 has put a strain on the business he and his wife own, Central Ag...

San Benito High senior quarterback Tyler Pacheco isn’t used to running long distances during a game. That doesn’t mean he’s not capable of taking off when he has to. And what he did Friday night against Wilcox was nothing short of spectacular, especially late in...

Indy is an 8-week-old female Calico kitten available for adoption from Hollister Animal Care and Services, 1331 South St., Hollister. Open Monday through Friday, 12 to 5 p.m. Details: (831) 636-4320.

Hollister Police are working with area agencies and organizations to provide medical care and find new homes for more than 200 animals that were being housed in unhealthy conditions at a local animal rescue facility, according to authorities. The owners of the facility, known as...

Local ballots include two county supervisors’ seats, Hollister Mayor and two City Council seats, two seats on the San Juan Bautista City Council, Monterey County Board of Education Trustee Area 5, San Benito County Board of Education District 1, Cabrillo Community College Trustee Area 7, South Monterey County Joint Union High School District and Hollister School District Trustee Areas 2 and 4.

A judge has ordered San Benito County to make changes to the ballot language for Measure N, but not all the revisions that were demanded by a lawsuit are required. Hollister resident Frank Barragan, the chair of the group Concerned Citizens of San Benito County,...