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A growth management plan for the City of Hollister has received some updates following scrutiny by the state earlier this year. The ordinance, which is expected to be up for approval at the city council’s next meeting Oct. 21, limits the number of new market-rate...

Hollister Mayor Ignacio Velazquez wants the ability to attend city staff meetings, saying the current opportunities to participate in the government’s operations as mayor are limited. A majority of his colleagues have balked at the idea. Velazquez raised the issue at the Oct. 7 Hollister City...

Eight people were transported to the hospital after a three-car collision on Highway 156 west of Hollister Sunday night, according to authorities. About 7pm Oct. 6, a 29-year-old Manteca man was driving a Chrysler 200 eastbound on Highway 156, west of Bixby Road, when the...

Hollister police arrested a young man and are looking for additional suspects after a drive-by shooting in a residential neighborhood Sunday night, according to authorities.

A local dog that attacked and severely injured a 5-year-old boy on the Fourth of July was recently released to its owner, on condition that the animal be caged at all times and undergo neutering surgery, according to police. The dog and its owner must...

Hollister Police arrested a man and his mother after the woman attempted to stop officers from detaining the man for a warrant, authorities said.

Hollister police arrested a transient on suspicion of vandalism and burglary after he broke into a local middle school, according to authorities.

The San Benito County Civil Grand Jury has released its 2018-2019 report, which investigated the quality of county roads, the county jail and the juvenile hall. The recommendations for the jail and juvenile hall were relatively minor, while the investigation into roads found the quality...

Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced two federal grants from the US Department of Transportation for airports on the central coast of California, including Hollister. The Hollister Municipal Airport was awarded a federal grant totaling $5.1 million for taxiway construction. The Monterey Peninsula Airport was...

Fire investigators offered no insight this week into the cause of a “catastrophic collapse” of a roof Sept. 18 at a San Benito Foods tomato processing building in Hollister. The company reported no injuries or ongoing danger to employees. Hollister Fire Marshal Charlie Bedolla said he...