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The Hollister Police Department received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to support ongoing local enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on the city’s roads.  The grant program runs through September 2026, says a...

The Supreme Court late Friday lifted California’s restrictions on religious gatherings in private homes, saying they could not be enforced to bar prayer meetings, Bible study classes and the like. The court’s brief, unsigned order followed earlier ones striking down limits on attendance at...

Miniature American flags line the lawn in front of San Juan Bautista City Hall in commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Twenty-two years ago, terrorists crashed two hijacked passenger planes into the Twin Towers in Manhattan, one into...

The proponents of a local initiative that would require voter approval before rural and agricultural property owners in San Benito County can rezone their land have gained enough signatures to place the measure on the November ballot, according to sources. The results are not official,...

Fans of fresh, ripe and local fruit will want to venture to Andy’s Orchard in east Morgan Hill before the short stone fruit harvest is complete in a few weeks.  Owned and operated by renowned grower Andy Mariani, the orchard off Half Road features many...

The community room of the Gilroy Library transformed into a walk-through installation on Nov. 5, depicting the life of civil rights champion and co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union, Dolores Huerta, who coined the phrase, “Sí se puede” (Yes, we can). Huerta briefly taught...

Hollister High School’s Homecoming weekend was full of events and festivities, capped off with the Haybalers’ 47-0 rout of Alisal High’s football team at Andy Hardin Stadium Oct. 14.  Homecoming Week began on campus with themed dress-up days, lunchtime activities and a Friday homecoming rally,...

As of April 17, there have been 44 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in San Benito County. The local death count remains at two, according to county officials.

Two teenagers were transported to a nearby hospital—one with serious injuries—after their vehicle crashed and rolled over on Highway 25 in San Benito County on June 4, according to authorities.  The accident happened about 9:25am just south of Tres Pinos, according to the California Highway...

Two people died and three others were sent to the hospital with injuries as a result of a shooting that was possibly gang-related March 26 in Hollister, according to authorities. Hollister Police identified the deceased victims as Jaime Jesus Gomez, 23, and Daniel Eli Gonzalez,...