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The freshmen class of 2016-17 at San Benito High School may be in for some drastically different graduation requirements.

Michael Canning was the latest Hollister soldier who returned home to a group of cheering, sign-waving supporters.

Ringing in the New Year means a host of resolutions along with new laws such as those on fracking and social media. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the following into law for 2015:

San Benito County and City of Hollister officials are taking it up a gear by adding bike paths and safer crosswalks near local schools.

The San Benito County 2015 Homeless Census is looking for 25 to 40 volunteers to create a point-in-time count of people living outdoors in January as part of a nationwide effort to quantify homelessness.

The Family History Center is a place where local residents can feel like royalty.

When Tres Pinos cattle rancher Allan Renz goes riding into the pasture to check his herd, it’s warmer than usual. Recent rains saturate the earth. There’s grass growing.

Fire Chief Mike O’Connor told county board members plans are moving ahead on a Fire Station No. 3 near the airport, while a supervisor in the same discussion criticized lacking communication from the city during a recent investigation of the chief.

The latest, available storm totals for San Benito County show the highest measurement for the area at 3.76 inches of rain in the past two days.

The big storm that hit San Benito County Thursday afternoon caused small scale flooding, mudslides and winds that knocked down trees in Aromas, San Juan Bautista and Hollister.