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The Parks & Recreation commission unveiled a new logo Tuesday at the San Benito County Board of Supervisors meeting.

Hollister police recently arrested a Salinas man on suspicion of raping a 15-year-old girl in Hollister, according to local police.

A home invasion was reported on Haydon Street in Hollister on Monday night, according to the Hollister Police Department.

County supervisors Tuesday considered whether to place a transient occupancy tax – or “hotel tax” – on the November 2014 general election ballot.

The Hollister City Council approved a resolution Monday to revive a police reserve unit disbanded a few years ago due to budget cuts.

State Sen. Anthony Cannella, R-Ceres, is set to be in Salinas on Thursday to host a town hall regarding health care, according to his office.

The bodies of a husband and wife who had a preexisting agreement to take their own lives if one was unable to take care of the other were discovered last week in Campbell, according to a news release issued Tuesday by the Campbell Police Department.

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for San Benito County for later this week, and local emergency authorities are reminding residents to prepare their homes for the extreme cold weather on the way.

Residents of Almaden Valley have recently been suffering from an invasion of wild pigs. These creatures have severely damaged a local golf course and many private yards, leaving lawns looking like a rototiller was set loose upon them. Needless to say, golfers and homeowners are dismayed, angry and frustrated at the extensive damage.