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Hundreds of new jobs and truckloads of natural and organic foods are coming to Gilroy.

The state has awarded San Benito County a grant worth more than $15 million to use on a jail expansion project expected to add about 60 beds and ease local pressures from prison overcrowding.

This week, the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors made official the purchase of a majestic 490-acre private property just west of Gilroy in order to expand Mt. Madonna County Park.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced new regulations Tuesday intended to crack down on Internet puppy mills, based upon legislation written by Rep. Sam Farr (D-Carmel).

John Sears, 65, has given up life with cars and houses for life outdoors with a trio of four-legged equines. 

We all have stories to tell. Some of us want to share them. That's where the road to publishing starts - with a desire that can take you on a journey, from a jumbled collection of thoughts, plots and ideas churning in your head, to a neatly bound book (or ebook) with your name on the cover. Every would-be writer's publishing experience will differ, but the steps are similar.

In an update to the San Benito Board of Supervisors on Tuesday about the city’s June decision to partner with the county to consolidate fire department resources, Hollister Fire Chief Mike O’Connor said that “so far, everything’s going really well.”

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Supervisors today received the 2012 crop report from the county agricultural commissioner, who called 2012 “a banner year” for agriculture in the county.

Members of the San Benito County Board of Supervisors voiced concerns Tuesday about implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act, as the controversial law revs up enrollment starting Oct. 1 under the state-run “Covered California” health care exchange.