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Thousands of people poured into Aromas Aug. 25 for the annual Aromas Day, a festival filled with music, food, yard sales, carnival rides and more. Carpenteria Road and surrounding streets were home to a variety of vendors and nonprofit groups. Residents also took advantage...

Interest is high in the first dispensary to open in Hollister city limits. Genesis Marketplace opened four weeks ago at 1802 Shelton Drive, and on a recent Thursday morning, a steady flow of customers visited the business to check out its variety of cannabis edibles,...

San Juan Bautista City Councilmember Dan DeVries, who is accused of domestic violence in relation to an incident earlier this year, was to appear in at the San Benito County Courthouse Aug. 29.

The suspect accused of killing 19-year-old Ariana Zendejas was to next appear in court Aug. 30, where his attorney will argue that five of the charges against him should be dismissed due to insufficient evidence.

Hundreds of people poured into Bolado Park during the second annual Monterey Bay Taco and Chavela Festival on Aug. 18. The festival, presented by KDUB999.com, made its debut in Tres Pinos after it was inaugurated in Watsonville in 2018. In addition to a variety of different...

Hollister Police found firearms and body armor in a suspect’s vehicle after making a DUI stop early Saturday morning.

The Hollister City Council meetings are becoming increasingly contentious—and loud. Its most recent meeting Aug.19 devolved into a series of shouting matches as councilmembers went head to head over several seemingly minor agenda items.  The meeting went on for five hours as council members waded into...

Hollister police last week arrested a man who allegedly entered a local business, battered several employees and attempted to steal items.

The 2020 mayoral field in Hollister already has two candidates: current Mayor Ignacio Velazquez and first-term District 3 council member Honor Spencer. Spencer announced at the Aug. 5 city council meeting that she would be running for mayor in March 2020, and Velazquez confirmed that...

The first day of school at the Aromas-San Juan Unified School District on Aug. 15 didn’t quite go as planned. A gas leak at Aromas School forced the school to send all students home for the day. According to Janet Watson of the Superintendent’s Office,...