Police allege homeless woman stabbed man with scissors over recyclables
Police Friday arrested a homeless woman on suspicion of stabbing a man with a knife in retaliation for stealing her recyclables.
Investigators ‘hard at work’ on Wednesday shootings
Hollister Interim Police Chief David Westrick said Friday that the police department, San Benito County Sheriff's Office and San Benito Probation Department were working together to investigate three Wednesday shootings that may be related.
Harvest Coffee House celebrates grand opening
Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Christine Giusiana, board members, ambassadors, and friends and family celebrate the ribbon cutting event at Harvest Coffee House, 1295 E. Dunne Ave., Morgan Hill. Harvest Coffee House offers the freshest roasted coffee in Morgan Hill, fair/direct trade coffee roasted in small batches, also assorted pastries and paninis. Free WiFi and plenty of seating areas inside and outside. For information call 408-776-6544 or visit www.hcoffeehouse.com.
Air board enacts strict limits on backyard burns
Moving firmly to clear the layer of smoke that often hangs over the San Lorenzo Valley during cooler months, a regional air quality agency on Wednesday voted without dissent to enact tough new controls on backyard burns.
This year’s Heritage Hog at the county fair is quite a pig
Katie Nino says Buster, a Duroc Barrow hog, is quite a pig.
Mosque appeal heads to planning commission
The Santa Clara County planning commission will hear three appeals to the Cordoba Center mosque project in San Martin Tuesday.
Schools adjust to new lunch rules; students must take vegetables
Hollister School District students are making healthier lunch choices this year. At midday at Sunnyslope Elementary School on Tuesday, the first grade students selected between sliced apples or carrot and celery sticks, with some taking both items. Each day of the week the students see a different vegetable offering – leafy dark greens, red and orange vegetables, beans or peas, starchy vegetables and others.
Longtime rodeo director dies at age 96
Fulton “Bumpy” Picetti, the director at the San Benito County Saddle Horse Show & Rodeo for six decades and active in a multitude of community organizations, has died. He was 96.
