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A 28-year-old resident of Hollister died in a traffic accident involving two vehicles on Feb. 12 in San Benito County, according to the California Highway Patrol. The vehicle crash was reported about 5:47pm on Frazier Lake Road north of Shore Road, the CHP Hollister-Gilroy Area...

Hollister Police last week arrested a suspect, now age 17, in the 2023 shooting murder of local resident Jacob Arballo, authorities said.  Police said the 17-year-old juvenile suspect was arrested by Hollister detectives on Feb. 6. The suspect was booked at the San Benito County...

Police arrested one of three suspects involved in the Jan. 25 shooting of a victim of an auto burglary in Hollister, authorities said.  Travis Rik Duarte, 22, of Hollister, surrendered to Hollister Police on Jan. 27 for his involvement in the shooting on Meridian Street,...

The Hollister School District held its inaugural Hollister Halftime Community Connections event Feb. 1 at Sunnyslope Elementary School.  The well-attended event featured youth workshops, parent workshops, a keynote speaker, health screenings, participation from community organizations, breakfast and lunch, childcare and transportation.  School leaders kicked off the...

Most true lovers of pinot noir have made a pilgrimage to Calera Winery in Hollister, the place that firmly established North America’s ability to produce “the heartbreak grape.”  Calera Wine Company, established in 1975 in the remote hills of San Benito County, was the beautiful...

Hollister School District officials and community partners held a ribbon cutting Jan. 30 for the newly opened Extended Learning Opportunity Program buildings at Sunnyslope, Calaveras and Ladd Lane Elementary Schools.  The official ribbon cutting was at Sunnyslope, where the district held a groundbreaking just last...

Last year’s Hollister boys soccer team pieced together a phenomenal post-season run to the school’s first-ever Central Coast Section championship. This year’s team is young but after a middling pre-season campaign, the Balers have gelled and are roaring in competitive league play.  Here comes Hollister...

Americans will spend billions of dollars on Valentine’s Day before the week is over, and local flower shops have spent months getting ready for the inevitable rush of last-minute orders expected by Feb. 14.  Jerry Ayala, owner of the Flower Cottage in downtown Morgan Hill,...

Since Jan. 20, I have searched for information that could help people who are vulnerable to ICE questioning or worse—detention. Why? Because I have a permanent tan myself—one I used to be grateful for and now one that leads me to worry.   We know now...

Good news for our California law enforcement: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in your favor! I applaud all our law enforcement officials who have pledged to obey our state law, SB 54.  This law, known as the California Values Act, also referred to as the Sanctuary...