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A Hollister man who is charged with 28 felony sexual assault counts involving a child victim could soon find out if his case will go to trial, according to court records. Gilbert Lee Cortez, 74, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on May 16 at...

Police arrested four people—including a juvenile with a handgun—on suspicion of participating in a criminal street gang during a traffic stop this week, according to authorities. About 3pm April 6, a San Benito County Sheriff’s deputy assigned to gang suppression saw a vehicle commit two...

Southbound Highway 101 at Monterey Street in Gilroy is shut down Friday after floodwaters from Uvas Creek spilled over the roadway. Southbound traffic is being diverted to 10th Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. There is no timeline for reopening. The atmospheric river that began...

Police arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of domestic violence and other charges after he kidnapped a local high school student and assaulted her at his home, according to authorities.  On Sept. 27, staff at Hollister High School told local police that a female student...

Hollister Police Animal Care and Services’ annual statistics for 2019 show a marked improvement in the department’s live release rate in recent years.

Hollister resident Jennifer Laine—who has had a lifelong passion for art and creativity and dedicated her career to arts advocacy—was honored this week as the 2023 Woman of the Year for the 29th Assembly District.  Assemblymember Robert Rivas, who represents District 29, announced the recognition...

Anyone planning a day at our local wineries with a group of friends should consider booking the chauffeured services of California Passport Tours; a boutique travel and transportation company offering food and wine tasting experiences to local wineries in south Santa Clara Valley and...

Californians are rightfully confused by the rapid, even erratic, changes of course that Gov. Gavin Newsom has steered in recent weeks after drawing praise for his early and straightforward actions in the first days of the public health crisis.

As part of a grant from the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, Youth Alliance recently had the opportunity to participate in a visit to Indian Canyon, a ceremonial site for local indigenous people south of Hollister.  Young people were immersed into this space by...

The Hollister School District is now part of the growing list of districts in the region that are moving forward with a distance learning model at the start of the new school year. The Board of Trustees held a special meeting July 21 where they...