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Dick Vieira and Carmen Galdos were married May 7, 1950. They dated for three years before getting married, meeting at a dance in San Juan Bautista. Mom said he was the only boy with a car - "He was high-tone." Dad was smitten from the beginning and said he chased "her until she caught him." I don't know who chased who. It depends on who tells the story.

Police arrested three men Thursday suspected of drug possession and sales in a McDonald’s parking lot, according to a statement from the Hollister Police Department.

A routine patrol check last Thursday resulted in two arrests on suspected drug charges, according to the Hollister Police Department. Those same two suspects were among six people arrested on suspected drug charges days earlier in the same vehicle, according to the HPD.

Read the latest police blotter items from the Hollister Police Department.

The state board of equalization that oversees how property values are assessed in California counties has given San Benito a 99.93 percent rating and said the county meets California standards, after the state conducted a survey.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the long-awaited Farm Bill last week that includes help for Central Coast farmers specializing in organic crops along with cuts to food stamps. The legislation is expected to pass the Senate as soon as this week, and President Obama has said he will sign the measure.

The saga of an 840-pound emerald - believed to be the world’s largest - continued in Los Angeles County Superior Court where Morgan Hill resident Anthony Thomas’ claim to the valuable rock was shut down this week, according to authorities.

Education spending will almost double per student by 2020 in San Benito County if Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget is put into effect, according to state representatives.

The Board of Education made a four-year commitment to Superintendent Steve Betando as Morgan Hill Unified School District’s leader for the foreseeable future with Tuesday’s 6-1 vote to tender a new contract.