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Gavilan College enrollments are continuing to decline, and the college blames a low unemployment rate and strong economy in south Santa Clara County for the drop. The latest available numbers show that Gilroy-based Gavilan’s student count dropped from 11,744 in the 2016-17 year to 10,394...

Former Aromas-San Juan Unified School District Trustee Jose Flores had driven by San Juan Elementary School countless times, always noticing the faded school logo on the side of the gymnasium. “It’s faded. It’s like this sore thumb,” said Flores, a probation officer and father of...

A large pipe carries water from ponds at the western edge of Hollister a little over two miles north to irrigate crops around the Hollister Airport. Ducks skim across the water of one large pond while turtles bask at the edge of the clear...

Hollister School District officials have initiated a new campaign recruiting members of the public to participate in submitting names and selecting the mascot for the district’s new elementary school. The kindergarten through fifth grade primary school, located at the northeast corner of Fairview and Sunnyslope...

Hollister Police arrested an 18-year-old local man for possession of drugs and a firearm after he attempted to sneak away from an officer who noticed him driving in a suspicious manner, according to authorities.

Anyone who thinks their vehicle was struck by an object on SR-152 in this area and during the specified time frame is asked to file a police report with the CHP office, if they have not already done so, authorities urged.

Gov. Gavin Newsom late on Tuesday, March 5 signed into law Senate Bill 126, which ensures that all corporate charter schools are held to the same transparency and accountability standards as neighborhood public schools. During the debate on the Senate bill and several still-pending Assembly...

More than 1,000 pieces of student-created artwork were on display at the 2019 San Benito County Arts Showcase, according to a Feb. 13 announcement from the San Benito County Office of Education. The event is a collaboration between the San Benito County Office of Education...

Hollister Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint.

With encouragement from the student leaders of the Environmental Club, the San Benito High School Board of Trustees adopted a resolution Feb. 12 to end the use of polystyrene foodware on campus. Commonly referred to as Styrofoam, polystyrene is difficult and expensive to recycle and...