San Benito County News

Those who want to appear on the June 5 primary ballot must file from Monday to March 9. Offices up for elections include U.S. Senate, the 18th and 20th congressional Districts, the 17th District for state Senate, the 29th and 30th state Assembly Districts, and county Board of Supervisor seats in the 1st, 2nd and 5th Districts.

A Watsonville real estate agent charged with nearly 50 counts of embezzlement, forgery and theft pleaded not guilty to all charges in court Friday morning and now faces trial.

The American Red Cross Monterey Bay Area Chapter is seeking local residents and companies to nominate individuals and organizations, whose extraordinary acts of courage or community service have made a difference in Monterey or San Benito County. These heroes will be recognized at the annual Heroes Dinner Celebration on May 19 and a fundraiser for the local Red Cross Chapter’s life-saving programs and services. Information: Daniella Zapata 831-626-5251, zapatad@usa.redcross.org; or www.arcmontereybay.org. To submit in Spanish, call 831-626-5255.

A 14-year-old Hollister girl believed to have run off with her 41-year-old cousin was found unharmed in San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon.

Threatening behavior by a man accused of killing his mother prompted a judge to order him evaluated by a psychiatrist for the second time.

San Benito County filed a 62-page lawsuit against medical marijuana dispensary Purple Cross Rx.

Police are searching for a 14-year-old Hollister girl who appears to have run away with a 41-year-old San Francisco man last week.

Hollister police detectives arrested six suspects, two teenage women and four teenage men, on Friday in connection to the 2011 homicide of Mark Arballo.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a solo-vehicle accident in Hollister that claimed the life of the male driver.

The Monterey Bay Area Chapter is currently seeking nominations for the hero awards, which recognizes members of the community who have shown courage, dedication and character through acts of heroism.

An 18-year-old Hollister man is not old enough to legally drink alcohol yet, but he certainly has a thirst for beer.

A free e-waste event co-hosted by HOPE Services and Cruzio Internet will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the HOPE Services building downtown .

Unemployment in the Bay Area continued to drop in December, capping off a year where the local job market continued to rebound from the ravages of the Great Recession.

HOLLISTER, Calif. Hollister Police arrested a woman Thursday for a warrant stemming from her hiding a shooting suspect at her home on November 21, 2011.

After reviewing a psychiatric evaluation, a judge ruled Tuesday that a Salinas man is mentally competent to be tried for allegedly killing his mother.

HOLLISTER, Calif. - Decades of frustration came to a head Tuesday morning in the San Benito County Board of Supervisors chambers.

San Benito High School students designed a flag for their county that is the first official flag in San Benito County's history.