PANOCHE, Calif. – A fast-moving wildfire swelled to 423 acres Friday afternoon in San Benito County, injuring two people and ...

Panoche Fire initially started 4:10 p.m. Aug. 7 in San Benito County, California. It has burned 330 acres after being active ...

Firefighters worked overnight to battle a fire in south San Benito County. Currently, CAL FIRE is near 21119 Panoche Road, ...

A vegetation fire has been reported in South San Benito County. Currently, CAL FIRE is in the area of Panoche Valley near ...

Initial location: Panoche Road, south of Payne Creek, Llanada, San Benito County, Calif. Panoche Fire initially started today ...

San Benito County Jail has signed a $3.5 million contract with Mediko to provide comprehensive healthcare services, marking a ...

August 3, 2025 – San Benito County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Saturday, around 11:00 A.M., Sheriff’s Deputies ...

August 2, 2025 – San Benito County Sheriff’s Office officials report that they are seeking the community’s assistance in ...

The San Benito County Sheriff's Office says the disappearance of a San Juan Bautista man a week ago is considered ...

California’s Placer County, for example, was right behind San Benito with an 8.9 percent increase in housing since 2020. The area northeast of Sacramento now has 188,000 homes.

San Benito County has rarely been a political battleground of statewide significance. The rural region on the southern edge of Silicon Valley has only 24,000 registered voters.

San Benito County is on the edge of alluring places — the lush Monterey Peninsula is 40 miles to the west, and the wealth centers of San Francisco Bay and Silicon Valley are little more than an ...