Covid-19 variants from South Africa, UK found in San Benito
Two variants of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 have been identified in recent weeks in San Benito County, according to local public health officials.
A total of three residents have been associated with the variants.
Specimens collected from two residents on March 1 tested as the...
Sheriff’s search team finds missing man with Alzheimer’s
The San Benito County Sheriff's Office search-and-rescue team
Renowned author to visit Hollister bookstore
Author and youth advocate Roy Juarez, Jr. will appear for a book signing at Hill’s Bookstore in Hollister Aug. 5. The event is part of Juarez’s “Stories That Move” tour.
Juarez wrote “Homeless by Choice: A Memoir of Love, Hate, and Forgiveness” in 2018. A...
The story of Tucker
Tucker came from the San Martin shelter eight years ago. They called to let us know they had a beautiful yellow Labrador who needed to be adopted. We had just lost our three-legged dalmatian, Carly the tripod, and had room for one more. Tucker was a bit of a nervous, fearful dog in the beginning. However with lots of love and attention, he settled in and was very content with his new housemates … Archie, Maisy and our three cats.
Struggle and hope
The baby in Joan Fisher's arms looks perfect: full cheeks, a corona of wispy brown hair and wide, happy eyes through which she seems to take in the whole world. Gazing at her granddaughter in their Darien, Ill., home, Fisher can see no trace of the legacy that has run through their family for generations. But she knows it could be there, hidden in the girl's DNA, waiting to emerge.
