Wednesday marks the first day of winter, also known as the winter solstice, and the longest night of the year. In San Juan Bautista, a celebration will be held at Mission San Juan Bautista and with it ...

Melquis Escalante is focused as he prepares to carry a cross through Lancaster city streets on the most solemn day of the Christian calendar. “I’m a little nervous about it, but I’ve been preparing ...

San Juan Bautista Catholic Church’s annual Stations of the Cross procession returned to the streets of Lancaster city Friday after a change to last year’s event and its cancellation in 2020. About 50 ...

SAN ANTONIO – Once considered the “gateway” to Texas, San Juan Bautista is known as the mother of all Texas missions. It was founded on Jan. 1, 1700, and was located in present-day Guerrero, Coahuila, ...

It’s one of those places on the way to somewhere else, a detour-on-purpose just off Highway 156, between the 101 and Hollister, right on top of the San Andreas Fault. San Juan Bautista was founded as ...

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA — San Juan Capistrano has its reliably returning swallows, but another mission town has its own feathered icon: the constantly squawking chicken. Hundreds of chickens run wild in San ...

Despite stiff competition, that hillside village of tiny houses was the winner — but the margarita came in a tight second. We’ll get to both those delights in moments, but before that, let’s orient: ...

A preliminary 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck near San Juan Bautista in San Benito County, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake hit at 8:14 p.m. and was centered 2.4 miles south ...

TODAY IS THE WINTER SOLSTICE... THE SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR.... AT MISSIONS ACROSS CALIFORNIA... THAT MEANS THE SUNRISE CREATED A RARE PHENOMENON CALLED áILLUMINATIONá. AT MISSION SAN JUAN BAUTISTA..