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Following a traffic stop on a reckless vehicle, Hollister Police arrested a motorist who was wanted for multiple weapons-related warrants, authorities said. On Jan. 25, Hollister Police Officer Julio Martinez was on patrol when he saw a vehicle driving recklessly in the area of Meridian...

The Hollister Planning Commission unanimously and enthusiastically approved a permit for a 1,049,760-square-foot fulfillment and distribution warehouse proposed near the airport. A representative of Duke Realty, the project applicant, said the tenant for the warehouse is “a major internet retailer” when asked by Planning Commissioner...

Rance Hodge is in his fourth season coaching the Anzar High boys basketball team.  Chew on that for a minute. At a school where coaches often depart after a year or two, Hodge has doubled the average coaching tenure expectancy at the San Juan Bautista...

The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office sent out an alert that a suspect or suspects are attempting to scam local residents by calling them on the phone impersonating an employee of the law enforcement agency.  The scammer or scammers have been calling San Benito County...

Daniel Martinez hops out of his black Cadillac SRX and nods toward me, chatting enthusiastically on his cellphone. Around San Jose, he’s known to many as the gregarious, insult-slinging battle-rapper and podcast host Dirtbag Dan, but there’s no trace of that character now. Instead,...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and San Benito County Integrated Waste Management (SBCIWM) are offering to recycle bulky items for free for local residents on Jan. 29 from 9am to 3pm at John Smith Road Landfill. Caltrans, landfill and county staff will be on...

After 10 years-plus of working for the Central Coast YMCA in a variety of positions, Robin Schnekenburger of Hollister now finds herself as executive director of the Watsonville Family YMCA. “This is the last branch, there’s no more,” she joked, referring to her stints at...

Hagins named to president’s list Anne Hagins, of Hollister, was among the more than 800 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the president's list for the 2021 fall semester. Hagins is a Fourth Year student in Iowa's College of Liberal Arts and...

It’s not often when teammates on a high school sports team look to a sophomore to lead the way, both on and off the field. But that’s exactly what San Benito’s soccer team has in precocious forward Hernan Alvarez Funes, whose talent cannot be...

Hollister resident Jackie Knox and her family took full advantage of a beautiful warm Saturday afternoon by having a barbecue at Veterans Memorial Park to celebrate her 85th birthday.  Knox, who is a recent cancer survivor, was joined by more than 50 of her closest...