Covid-19 vaccine boosters available in San Benito County
Covid-19 vaccine boosters are available to all adults 18 years and older who qualify based on the timing of their previous doses of the vaccine, according to San Benito County health officials.
Anyone in a higher-risk group—including seniors 65 and older, people with underlying medical...
Hollister man accused of molesting minors
Hollister Police on Nov. 17 arrested a 74-year-old man accused of molesting a number of male juveniles since at least the early 1990s.
Gilbert Cortez, of Hollister, was arrested after a detailed investigation by the Hollister Police Department. He is accused of two felonies, and...
County offers new sharps disposal program
New and improved safe disposal for household sharps and medication are now available in select locations in San Benito County, according to a press release.
It is estimated that 1 million Californians inject medications, using around 936 million sharps at home in California every year....
New chapel at Hazel Hawkins honors Ismael Hernandez
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital CEO Steve Hannah announced the opening of a new non-denominational chapel at the Hollister hospital to be utilized by local patients and families.
Funding for the chapel was entirely donated by Hospital Board Chair, Jeri Hernandez, in honor of her late...
South Valley Symphony holiday concert is Dec. 11
The South Valley Symphony will celebrate the holidays with a concert of seasonal favorites plus a belated commemoration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday, at a Dec. 11 performance in the sanctuary of Advent Lutheran Church in Morgan Hill.
Maestro Anthony Quartuccio will preside over “A Holiday...
Overdose deaths in U.S. reached record high as pandemic spread
Americans died of drug overdoses in record numbers as the pandemic spread across the country, federal researchers reported Wednesday, the result of lost access to treatment, rising mental health problems and wider availability of dangerously potent new street drugs.
In the 12-month period that ended...
Jackson Pace makes it official, signs with USC
It seems like an eternity since Jackson Pace made a verbal commitment to play baseball for the University of Southern California (USC). On Nov. 10, the San Benito High senior made things official by signing his national letter of intent in front of family...
Haybalers survive and advance to CCS semifinal vs. Menlo School
If there was one thing missing from the Hollister Haybalers football team in the first half of their Central Coast Section Division II home playoff game against Burlingame High on Nov. 12, it was the relentless energy the Balers had brought to the field...
Principal of new Rancho Santana School reflects on ‘journey’
When the first three staff members initially stepped foot on the new Rancho Santana School campus back in March following its construction, they pondered a simple question:
“Where do we start?” recalled Rancho Santana School Principal Anissa Dizon.
Fast forward to now, and the newest Hollister...
Pedestrian struck, killed on San Felipe Road
The Hollister Police Department is investigating a fatal accident that involved a vehicle striking a pedestrian on San Felipe Road early Friday morning.
A 49-year-old man, who had a last known address from the San Jose area, was struck and killed on Nov. 12. Police...
