Santa Clara Valley Wineries earn gold at competitionÂ
Getting to the Sweepstakes round at the largest wine competition in North America takes a wine that outshines and outlasts 5,700 entries from more than 1,000 wineries in North America, Mexico and Canada.
The San Francisco Chronicle is not only the first official wine competition...
Pedestrian dies in Hillcrest Road collision
Police arrested a 31-year-old motorist who allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian in east Hollister, then fled the scene without reporting the accident.
Historic Tres Pinos home on the market
The Old Tres Pinos School House is up for sale.
Located at 7100 F St. in Tres Pinos, the home was built in 1915 by Frank Delos Wolfe, whose work was heavily influenced by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
The school was converted to a home in...
San Benito girls volleyball team putting together another solid season
Before the season started, San Benito High girls volleyball coach Emily Burley didn’t know how the year would unfold. After all, the Haybalers didn’t have a Covid spring season and as such only had one returning player in Mia Villegas.
Turns out, all is still...
California condors make rare appearance in Bay Area preserves
Winged visitors alien to the area have been casting their large shadows over Contra Costa and Stanislaus counties recently.
Preservation group Save Mount Diablo said in a statement Sept. 25 they’ve tracked the paths of six California condors soaring through the skies above Round Valley...
Police use Narcan to save overdose patients
For at least the second time in less than a month, police delivered the Narcan medication to a San Benito County resident June 1 who had just suffered a drug overdose, according to authorities.
Hollister Police officers, fire personnel and medics from American Medical Response...
County homeless population jumps by 26%
San Benito County’s homeless population has increased by 26%–or 75 people–since 2019. Much of this increase is reportedly linked to ongoing challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, and county officials say there would be even more homeless residents without the availability of local resources.
Volunteers...
San Benito boys tennis team acing league foes
The 2020 San Benito High boys tennis team was undefeated when Covid-19 shut down its season. Two years later, the Haybalers have proven that season was no fluke.
If San Benito (10-0 overall, 8-0 PCAL Mission Division) beats Pacific Grove on April 7, it will...
Sig Sanchez, longtime South Valley politician, dies Jan. 30
Sig Sanchez—former mayor of Gilroy and loyal advocate for South County throughout his 55-year public service career—died peacefully Jan. 30, according to family members.
