Fire crews were quick to act in storm rescue
Recent storms left locals huddled in their homes, but the Hollister Fire Department braved the rain to rescue residents from rising waters.
Recent rainfall caused chaos in the Lovers Lane area of the county. Earlier this month, county inspection teams discovered a Pacheco Creek levee...
Navigation impaired
Last weekend, I went to Los Angeles to see relatives. I was meeting my sister there. Since I flew in first, my job was to grab the rental car, return to the airport, pick up my sister and drive an hour to Calabasas. Now that sounds easy, right? Yeah, not so much.
Next Music in the Park to feature two local bands
David Huboi and the Architecturals are ready to rock Dunne Park.
Bill’s Bullpen to give away comics for Halloween event
Bill’s Bullpen is hosting another free comic event.
Paicines Ranch to host Holistic Management International
When it comes to the topic of holistic practices, it’s going to be hard to top what Holistic Management International (HMI) has going on Friday through Sunday at Paicines Ranch. HMI is holding its yearly conference, which this year is entitled, Cultivating Community: Land, Food, Health.
Valdez honored ‘for bringing Chicano culture to American drama’
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Luis Valdez, the playwright, theater director, actor and lifelong activist, joined arts luminaries Thursday morning at the White House to receive the 2015 National Medal of Arts.
Local health experts offer Zika prevention advice
Why should I care about Zika if I’m not planning on getting pregnant or I’m not pregnant? Although summer has come to an end and travel has slowed down, 40 million people or more travel to Zika-affected countries every year. It is only a matter of time before local transmission of the virus occurs, say infectious experts. It’s most likely to happen when an infected traveler returns to the U.S. and is bitten by a local mosquito that’s capable of spreading the disease. It’s essentially every person’s responsibility, then, to make it harder for mosquitoes to spread the virus. We want people to get rid of the mosquito-breeding sites on their property to protect pregnant women as well as themselves.
Water Matters: Prevent drought exhaustion
We’re all tired of hearing about the drought; tired of trying to squeeze a little more savings out of our gardens and indoor water use; tired of processing bad news about dying fisheries, drying wells, suffering farmers and dead trees.
