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Oriana Chorale to perform winter concerts Oriana Chorale will perform its winter concert, “A Joyful Sound the World Around,” at three locations next week.  The community choral group will perform 7:30pm Dec. 11 and 3pm Dec. 15 at Christ Fellowship Church, 2066 San Benito St in...

This week, The Trust for Public Land announced its acquisition of the historic Nyland property in San Benito County. The 540-acre land is located across Highway 156 from the City of San Juan Bautista, and is less than half a mile away from Mission...

In a showdown game between two teams regardless of sport, the outcome often comes down to whichever squad has superior poise and execution, especially in the fourth quarter.  The San Benito High boys basketball team knows it was lacking on both those fronts in a...

Andrews named to Dean’s List Casey Andrews, of San Juan Bautista, has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's Summer 2022 Dean's List.  Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the Dean's...

The Hollister Downtown Association put on a grand and brightly lit show for its 30th annual Lights On Parade as hundreds of guests flocked to last weekend’s drive-thru event at the Hollister Municipal Airport, despite having to wait in line on Highway 156 for...

Abraham Gonzales spends most of his days inside San Benito Barbers cutting different styles of hair and helping people look their sharpest.  The 31-year old Hollister native wants to continue to help others but he decided to go a step further. In January he created...

A family of three, along with their three dogs and three cats, are displaced after their home caught on fire west of downtown Hollister the morning of June 12.  Shyliene Days, who owns the now heavily damaged home with her husband Allan, said nobody was...

After opening the season with three games that concluded with a third-place showing in the Alisal Tournament on Dec. 3, Hollister High boys basketball coach David Kaplansky said there were plenty of positives to glean from early in the season.  “Our team defense is starting...

San Benito County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a suspected murder-suicide after an elderly couple were found dead at their home in the Ridgemark area on Thanksgiving Day, according to authorities.

By late morning on Monday, temperatures around the Bay Area and Central Coast are forecast to rise rapidly and a heat advisory will be in effect for the entire region. “A fall heat wave kicks off today and will last for several days,” the National...