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Efforts to prevent spread of quagga mussels work
Sun, 06 May 2012 05:32:21 -0700
An unspoken alliance between boaters and local agencies is crushing the biggest threat ever faced at recreation lakes in Northern California. In four years since invasive quagga and zebra mussels showed up in San Benito...
Boat inspections proving effective in California
Tue, 08 May 2012 12:56:31 -0700
By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle An unspoken alliance between boaters and local agencies is crushing the biggest threat ever faced at recreation lakes in Northern California. In four years since invasive quagga and zebra mussels showed up in San Benito County in central California, volunteer and mandatory programs have kept the mussel confined to points south. Vigilance [...]
Sheriff's office releases 2011 annual report
Tue, 15 May 2012 11:16:26 -0700
San Benito County Sheriff Darren Thompson presented the department's 2011 annual report at the May 8 county supervisors meeting in an attempt to stave off the elimination of 11 positions from his juri
Experts: Valley storms severe in Cameron County; Hidalgo County mostly spared
Fri, 11 May 2012 09:01:28 -0700
BROWNSVILLE - The tornadoes twisted through Cameron County early Friday with touchdowns reported in Rio Hondo, Laureles and San Benito. Funnel clouds also were reported near Los Fresnos and Port Isabel, but no major damage was reported. The National Weather Service in Brownsville began...
Magnitude-3.2 quake strikes Central Calif.
Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:04:38 -0700
(04-21) 09:16 PDT San Juan Bautista, Calif. (AP) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.2 has struck San Benito County in Central California. The United States Geological Survey says the earthquake about...
Flores set to retire from county HHS post
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:34:58 -0700
Kathy Flores is looking forward to a few things when she retires as director of the San Benito County Health and Human Services Agency on May 7. First, she wants to spend some time visiting her mother
Briefs: Barn sale vendors needed; San Juan Book Fair and more
Thu, 17 May 2012 12:16:19 -0700
2013 spring break opportunity
San Benito gets mixed grades in report on air pollution
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:05:40 -0700
The American Lung Association’s national “State of the Air 2012” report released this week reviewed data for hundreds of counties for 2008, 2009 and 2010 focusing on days with high ozone, known as smo
Golf: After missing the cut, Han looks to the summer
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:18:00 -0700
Entering the final day of the Central Coast Section golf championship at Rancho Canada in Carmel on Tuesday, San Benito’s Ryan Han drew a picture in his mind of what he wanted to do.
NWS: Tornado sightings in Cameron County
Sat, 12 May 2012 01:54:54 -0700
The tornadoes twisted through Cameron County early Friday with touchdowns reported in Rio Hondo, Laureles and San Benito. Funnel clouds also were reported near Los Fresnos and Port Isabel, but no major damage was reported.