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The Sixth District Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday in favor of PV2 Energy and the county in the lawsuit from Save Panoche Valley, the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society over the 399-megawatt solar farm proposed in San Benito County.

Jason Lei has returned to the U.S. from the Philippines and faces charges that he embezzled an undisclosed amount of money from the sheriff’s association as a deputy and union treasurer.

On Thursday morning, Hollister police arrested a 26-year-old Hollister man – found with a firearm, large knife and drugs – on suspicion of related charges.

The former San Benito County Sheriff's Office deputy accused of embezzling from the local deputies union is scheduled for a warrant return hearing Tuesday, more than three years after that warrant was issued.

Michele Cameron and her family had a rough weekend as they awaited recommendations from medical professionals on whether to treat the Camerons’ 12-year-old daughter for rabies after she had been bitten Thursday by a dog whose vaccination had expired in March.

HONORS: Jonathan Carin: Jonathan Carin, of Gilroy, was named to the dean's list for the spring 2013 semester at Loyola Marymount University. Students named to the Dean's list have completed 15 semester hours at LMU and earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better.

With cramped weight and wrestling facilities, the San Benito High Board of Trustees took one of the first steps in fixing the problem on June 12 by OK’ing detailed blueprints for a new building.

Darren Thompson, the San Benito County Sheriff, released the 2012 sheriff’s office annual report last week, citing an “exciting and disappointing” year for the department as the department fielded 8 percent more service calls with 40 percent of the patrol staff.

Huge thanks to Main Street Media for giving FOSMAS (Friends of San Martin Animal Shelter) our very own blog!   We’ll post a couple of times a week about local dog and cat events, adoption fairs, lost and found animals, animals that need to be re-homed, and adoptable animals in our foster homes or at the shelter.

The Hollister City Council is set to hold a special meeting Tuesday to close off side streets for the motorcycle rally and give direction on the 2013-14 budget.