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Three mothers from California's South Valley have turned their grief into advocacy after losing their teenage sons to fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills. Gilroy residents Geralyn Vasquez, Lisa Marquez and Stephanie Carrasco each lost sons between ages 17 and 21 to what the young men believed were...

Hollister baseball has climbed the mountaintop.  The Balers made school history this past weekend. On May 31, the Hollister baseball team captured the school’s first Central Coast Section baseball championship with a 3-0 victory over Wilcox.  The CCS D2 title game was played on a hot,...

Hollister Police arrested two people with dozens of pieces of stolen mail and personal documents after a traffic enforcement camera system alerted authorities to a wanted vehicle.  About 3pm May 28, Hollister Police officers began to receive alerts from the city’s Flock Safety system, indicating...

Every year on the last Monday of May, we gather not in celebration but to remember.  Memorial Day is a day carved into our national conscience to honor the brave men and women of our armed forces who gave their lives in defense of our...

Esperanza Colio Warren, who has more than two decades of public service leadership experience, is San Benito County’s new County Administrative Officer.  The board of supervisors appointed Colio Warren to the position last week. She will begin her new job as CAO June 16.  Colio Warren’s...

Espinoza makes dean’s list Hollister resident Emily Espinoza earned a place on the fall dean’s list in the College of Business Administration at California State University, Stanislaus. The prestigious honor is awarded to students who have demonstrated superior academic performance by maintaining a grade point...

Hollister High School seniors Golda Demby and Hannah Vincent shined once again at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Finals and will carry Hollister red to this weekend’s CIF State Track Finals in Clovis.  Additionally, these performances led the Baler girls to a sixth-place...

Two motorists died in separate accidents in San Benito County over the past week, according to authorities.  The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s Office identified one of the victims as Nicholas Langford, 33, of Hollister.  Langford died in a collision on State Route 25 that occurred...

The Hollister School District administration team faced uncharted territory at the start of the 2024-25 school year, with Kip Ward stepping into the Interim Superintendent role due to unexpected circumstances. Ward and the cabinet guided the district forward with many success stories this school...

A vegetation fire in Hollister burned almost 11 acres off Thomas Road on May 24. Cal Fire responded to the blaze just before 3pm. The fire burned about six acres before firefighters arrived. Cal Fire quickly contained the blaze, which ultimately burned about 10.6...