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The Hollister School District once again operated a successful Extended School Year (ESY) program for a month of the summer, giving eligible students opportunities to prevent learning loss and keep structured schedules.  The ESY program ran from June 12-July 12 at Rancho Santana School. ESY...

As of Nov. 30, San Benito County Public Health officials have reported 1,893 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the county, which is an increase of 416 cases reported since Nov. 2. The local death count remains at 16, according to county officials.  Confirmed...

San Benito High senior Sommer Salinas grew up attending military events and she was always helping out wherever she was needed. One day while talking to her uncle, who is the Commander in Chief for the Hollister Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9242, Salinas learned...

Since the Covid-19 pandemic started, Coastal Kids Home Care—a regional nonprofit that provides specialized home healthcare for children living with illness and disability—has seen demand for its services skyrocket.

The city of Hollister has begun work on its Citywide Roadway Improvement Project, which is set to improve and upgrade more than 18 lane miles of local streets and 40 curb ramps, and reconstruct 588 linear feet of sidewalks, according to city staff.  New striping...

Roughly 325,000 California residents may need to renew their driver’s licenses or ID cards after the California Department of Motor Vehicles discovered that outdated software gave them incorrect expiration dates. In a New Year’s Eve press release, DMV officials said they will send notices in...

A 14-year-old San Benito High School student was arrested this week for using social media to threaten to hurt his fellow students, according to Hollister Police. No credible threat to anyone at the school was revealed during the course of the police investigation. About 10:05pm Dec....

San Benito County Public Health Services officials announced that the Covid-19 Vaccine Interest Portal is now live for San Benito County residents who fall under tiers 1 and 2 of the Phase 1B stage.  The county on Jan. 14 issued a press release stating that...

Police this week arrested a suspect who robbed multiple pharmacies in Morgan Hill, Gilroy and other communities by threatening violence against the drugstores’ employees, according to authorities.  One of the robberies occurred on Dec. 30, 2023, in Morgan Hill, when police responded to Rite-Aid, 16000...

It’s been a long and challenging path, but Hollister’s Bulldog Boxing Gym recently celebrated its grand opening at a new location on McCray Street.  Owner Zeke Lopez said after the nonprofit boxing gym had to leave its previous address more than a year ago, he...