San Juan Bautista plays music on the porch
Music fans, residents and visitors braved the summer heat in San Juan Bautista Aug. 30 to enjoy an afternoon of outdoor performances at local homes for the annual Play Music on the Porch Day.
Organized by San Juan Bautista residents Steve Harris and Caitlin Brady,...
Truck pulling waste bin rolls over on Fairview Road
Authorities on Sept. 1 responded to an overturned tractor-trailer on Fairview Road near Hollister. Nobody was injured in the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Emergency responders received a call about 10:24am reporting the accident just north of Fallon Road. When CHP arrived, officers...
Authorities ID two killed in Aug. 3 collision
Authorities recently confirmed the identities of two people who died in an Aug. 3 traffic accident in south San Benito County.
The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s office said Jessie Mendoza, 23, and Alexander Garcia, 22, died in the single-vehicle collision on Cienega Road north...
CHP launches new podcast
The California Highway Patrol has launched a new podcast titled “Behind the Badge,” giving listeners a closer look at the people and programs that make up the state law enforcement agency.
The podcast debuted on Aug. 28 and features CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee reflecting on...
Gilroy Rodeo horse death sparks concerns, questions
The death of a bucking horse that suffered a broken neck during a performance at the Gilroy Rodeo Aug. 8 has raised questions about animal safety protocols and injury reporting requirements.
The mare, known as +H6 Cow Palace, fell while bucking and broke her neck,...
Police schedule DUI checkpoint for Sept. 5
The California Highway Patrol Hollister-Gilroy Area will host a Driving Under the Influence Sobriety Checkpoint on Sept. 5 in an unincorporated area of southern Santa Clara County.
The checkpoint will begin at 7pm and continue until 3am Sept. 6. In the event of inclement weather,...
Statewide cleanup effort includes inaugural ‘Trashure Hunt’
California Coastal Cleanup Day will celebrate its 41st year this September with its first ever “Trashure Hunt,” offering participants the chance to win a variety of prizes by volunteering to pick up litter and garbage at hundreds of locations across the state, organizers announced...
Highway 101 project will modify traffic pattern at Rocks/Cannon roads
Caltrans will soon begin work to modify the intersection of U.S. 101 at Rocks Road and Cannon Road in San Benito County.
The project will include the closure of the median opening on Highway 101, and the elimination of all through passage and left turn...
‘Clowns’ stage theatrical protest at bomb component facility
Art & Rebellion, a Santa Cruz-based self-described resistance group, staged a peaceful theatrical protest at Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company in Hollister on Aug. 21.
Garbed in brilliant colors, goofy hats, glittery jackets, bright red noses and curly wigs, waving umbrellas, batons and plungers, the...
Tres Pinos festival keeps bluegrass alive
A premier northern California focal point for the preservation, enjoyment, instruction and performance of bluegrass music is in San Benito County, where the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival takes place the second weekend of August every year in Tres Pinos.
The 31st annual festival, Aug....
