San Benito County Archives

San Benito County woman in her 80s dies of coronavirus

April 3, 2020 6:45 pm Avery Johnson

Two San Benito County residents have died of coronavirus, and the most recent happened…

San Benito County agencies enforcing halt to most construction projects during Shelter in Place

April 3, 2020 11:15 am Avery Johnson

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION) San Benito County announced that several agencies will be working together to enforce a halt to most construction…

Teens arrested in connection to suspected gang-related shooting, resident hit by bullet in home

April 2, 2020 9:56 am Avery Johnson

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. (KION) One adult and four teens were arrested after a shooting that the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office believes is…

California schools will remain closed through end of year, distance learning continues

April 1, 2020 5:25 pm Max Tarlton

Salinas, Calif. (KION) – In an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Governor Gavin Newsome announces all public schools in the state will…

Central Coast counties release local coronavirus demographics

April 1, 2020 4:07 pm Avery Johnson

San Benito County officials have released new demographic information about coronavirus patients in the…

San Benito and Santa Cruz counties extend shelter-in-place order

March 31, 2020 8:15 pm Aaron Groff

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) San Benito and Santa Cruz counties both announce they are extending their COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders through…

California Conservation Corps to help San Benito County food pantry

March 31, 2020 2:14 pm Avery Johnson

San Benito County officials announced that the National Guard will be helping and supporting Community Food Pantries starting later this…

San Benito County making temporary changes to recycling service

March 31, 2020 8:34 am Avery Johnson

To reduce the risk of exposing employees to coronavirus, Recology is making temporary changes to its…

Hollister firefighters return to work after quarantine

March 30, 2020 3:15 pm Avery Johnson

Three Hollister firefighters went back to work Monday after finishing their time in…

Pinnacles closes to day visitors and vehices

March 27, 2020 8:38 pm Aaron Groff

PAICINES, Calif. (KION) Pinnacles National Park is adding new restrictions that will limit who is able to visit the park during the COVID-19…

YMCA adds “essential workers” child care

March 26, 2020 9:21 pm Aaron Groff

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) The Central Coast YMCA is adding an “essential workers” childcare program at many of its locations. The YMCA has been…

Nurse searches for dog stolen near Casa de Fruta

March 26, 2020 5:42 pm Aaron Groff

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) Spreckles, the brindle female french bulldog, means the world to Kate D’Alessio. The pediatric nurse was driving home to…

Hollister police looking for man suspected of taking wallet containing birth certificates, hundreds of dollars

March 26, 2020 3:14 pm Avery Johnson

Hollister police are asking for the community’s help as officers try to find a man suspected of taking a…

Police, fire and AMR crews help save Hollister 6-year-old

March 25, 2020 5:06 pm Avery Johnson

Three Hollister agencies worked together Tuesday to help save the life of a…

Gavilan College creates Student Emergency Fund

March 25, 2020 11:42 am Avery Johnson

To help students affected by the coronavirus pandemic, Gavilan College has created a Student Emergency Fund to help those struggling…

COVID-19 on the Central Coast

March 23, 2020 8:06 pm KION546 News Team

(KION) SAN BENITO COUNTY: San Benito County Health and Human Services confirms 23 total cases of COVID-19. 6 cases remain active15 people have…

Where to pick up food for your student during coronavirus closures

March 23, 2020 7:14 pm KION546 News Team

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) Schools all around the Central Coast are closed as Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties, along with all of…

Another case of COVID-19 confirmed in San Benito County

March 22, 2020 7:06 pm Elisha Machado

San Benito County officials confirmed another case of COVID-19 Sunday, bringing the total to three active cases within the…

Pinnacles closes West side due to COVID-19

March 20, 2020 10:39 pm KION546 News Team

Paicines, Calif. (KION) Beginning Friday, Pinnacles National Park is closing the West half of the park, due to COVID-19. The National Park Service…

Police: Off-duty Hollister officer stops reckless driver

March 20, 2020 2:51 pm Avery Johnson

Hollister police said one of their officers stopped a reckless driver who reached speeds of nearly 100 mph while…