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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...

Hollister Police will conduct a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint Sept. 27 at an undisclosed intersection within the city limits.

Opponents vowed to fight the county supervisors’ unanimous approval Sept. 24 of zoning changes at four Highway 101 interchanges. The four commercial “nodes,” as they are called by planners, are located at the Betabel Road and Highway 129/Searle Road interchanges in San Juan Bautista, and...

Police arrested a Hollister juvenile last week for possession of a firearm and drugs, according to authorities.

The San Benito Foods tomato processing warehouse on Hawkins Street suffered a “catastrophic collapse” of the roof Wednesday, but no injuries or ongoing danger to employees were reported, according to authorities. Hollister Fire Marshal Charlie Bedolla said crews were dispatched to San Benito Foods, 110...

A man carrying a firearm was arrested after he tried to fight with customers of a Hollister convenience store, police said. About 10:57pm Sept. 11, Hollister Police officers were dispatched to the Quik Stop store, 10 San Felipe Road, on reports that an intoxicated subject...

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors delayed a decision Sept. 10 to allow expanded commercial development at four Highway 101 intersections. The vote was delayed until Sept. 24 because planners added some changes prior to the meeting, but all five supervisors expressed support for...

The skies were clear, the sunset brilliant, the bleachers were standing-room-only in a sea of red and the new Andy Hardin Stadium at San Benito High School in Hollister was ready for some football. The team, playing for the first time on new turf...

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors is slated to consider controversial zoning changes this month at four intersections along Highway 101, which could pave the way for future commercial development. The supervisors are scheduled to meet at 9am Sept. 10 to consider the changes. The...