Pinnacles dedication set for Feb. 11
The Department of Interior began circulating invitations Monday for a ceremony to redesignate Pinnacles National Monument as a National Park on Feb. 11 at the Pinnacles National Park Visitors Center on the east side of the park.
Meeting preview: Supes to discuss CDBG concerns Tuesday
San Benito County Supervisors will discuss a plan of action to persuade the state to allow them to apply for a community development block grant in this year despite a new rule that essential makes the county ineligible in 2013 at a Tuesday supervisors’ meeting at 9 a.m.
Court Preview: Arson suspect has hearing Thursday
A local man facing arson charges alleging he lit fire to a pickup truck has a court hearing set for 9 a.m. Thursday.
Judge denies petition penned from prison in DUI manslaughter
A judge has denied a hand-written request for a shorter or nullified sentence from Breanna Stewart, who is serving a two-year prison term for vehicular manslaughter.
Turner returns to mental hospital for another year
Samuel Turner, the man ruled insane in the 2007 slaying of Elizabeth Gomez, will return to a state mental hospital for at least another year, according to court records.
Video: De Brito ramps up sweet treats for Valentine’s Day
Alene DeBrito's talks about how some of her caramel apple flavors developed and how she comes up with new combinations for the sweet treat made on Briggs Road in Hollister at De Brito's Chocolate Factory.
Sacred Heart students take on trash duty in river
A small crew of Sacred Heart Parish School students, their parents and two teachers gathered to do a San Benito river bed clean up Saturday. San Benito High School chemistry teacher Mike Carroll, his grandson Riley, Sacred Heart science teacher Jim Ostdick and the other volunteers removed 1,000 pounds of trash from the river bed.
SBHS student shares story of blindness on Nicklelodeon
San Benito High School sophomore Santiago Hernandez shared his experience of going through life without sight on an episode of Nick News, a news segment that airs on Nicklelodeon and on its website.
Three arrested for stolen firearm
Hollister police officers on Friday arrested two men and a juvenile female for possession of a loaded stolen handgun found in a vehicle at 5 p.m. According to a police statement, officers arrested Marco Mendoza, 27, and Omar Ortega-Hernandez, 20, who were both found with open alcohol containers in the vehicle. A 17-year-old female juvenile was also in the car.
