Police cite dozens for fireworks violations in Hollister
Hollister Police received hundreds of calls over the Fourth of July period, including scores of reports of illegal fireworks that resulted in dozens of citations, authorities said.
The use of illegal fireworks in Hollister in recent days has also resulted in fires, property damage and,...
R.O. Hardin leads the way on early literacy
With outside visitors observing R.O. Hardin Elementary School classrooms March 7, kindergarten students rotated with about half receiving small-group instruction and others using a computer-aided literacy program.
“Is … it … your … birthday?” one instructor pronounced to three students while having them read along...
Letter: No rainbow at end of mayor’s report
Our rain has been great and so far, no rainbow. When a rainbow beauty does color over gray skies I wonder if Mayor Casey will find her pot of gold under that arc. With careful reading of her “State of the city” report (Free...
Another atmospheric river expected to cause more flooding along low-lying riversheds
Another atmospheric river is expected to wash over the Bay Area this weekend, bringing significant risks of flooding in coastal areas and in some riversheds.
Forecasters with the National Weather Service's Bay Area office expect showers throughout Friday before steadier rain arrives on Saturday. Most...
Local Scene: Pumpkin giveaway, Harvest Festival, Bell’s Station at Coe Park
Newsom appoints Butler to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint a woman to fill the seat of the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died Sept. 29.
Laphonza Butler will replace Feinstein, the Governor’s Office confirmed Oct. 1.
Butler is currently president of...
BLM lifts fire restrictions
As of Dec. 4, the Bureau of Land Management Central Coast Field Office has lifted fire restrictions for about 300,000 acres of public land in San Benito and other counties, due to the season’s reduced likelihood of wildfires.
Recreational target shooting and campfires are now...
Letter: Hospital jigsaw puzzle unsolved
Re: Hospital receives LOI from a fourth suitor, Free Lance 2/2/24
A jigsaw puzzle can be challenging and satisfying. Different smooth or angular shapes can take a great deal of thought while examining some pieces with rounded peninsulas while contemplating other pieces with rounded bays...
Letter: Attack ads will not deter me
Recently, a video was uploaded to a multitude of social media platforms attacking me for what the creator of the video claimed was a lack of concern or attention for our roads. Normally, I wouldn’t feel the need to address a hit piece like...
Two drivers die in crash on Highway 25
Two people—one a Hollister resident and one from Gilroy—died in a collision on Highway 25 near the border between Santa Clara and San Benito counties, according to authorities.
About 12:33am Oct. 28, California Highway Patrol’s Monterey office received a report of a crash on State...
Police investigate false shooting report at Hollister High
A report of an active shooter at Hollister High School was unfounded Thursday afternoon, police said.
The Hollister Police Department sent out a press release at 12:58pm May 18, stating that officers responded to the campus to investigate an “apparent false active shooter alert.” Police...
