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A heatwave is set to return during the Labor Day Weekend with possible record breaking temperatures expected to be set across the Central Coast.  San Benito County officials on Sept. 3 announced that the National Weather Service issued an “Excessive Heat Warning” starting Sept. 5...

The Hollister Police Department today announced that detectives have made additional arrests stemming from a downtown shooting that took place two weeks ago. According to a press release, Manuel Juarez, 18, was booked at the San Benito County Jail and a 17-year-old juvenile was booked...

The Central California Alliance for Health last week announced its collaboration with Serving Communities Health Information Organization (SCHIO), one of the oldest and most advanced multi-stakeholder health information exchanges (HIEs) in the country.  The partnership will help Alliance Medi-Cal members and providers in five counties,...

City of Hollister and San Benito County officials are taking steps to speed up the repair and upgrades of local deteriorating roadways by allocating large sums of money for the efforts. The Hollister City Council on March 21 approved the sale of $20 million in...

For the first time in Hollister’s history, the city’s police department recently deployed its first all-female team on a single patrol shift on May 15.

With 99% of state results tabulated, Hollister School District’s Accelerated Achievement Academy has shown double-digit improvements in its 2023 state-sanctioned performance scores.  The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) exam is the state’s and federal government’s top measurement of student achievement, says a...

The power of community outreach support between the San Benito Health Foundation and Youth Alliance is having a positive outcome in their outreach for a healthier community.  The ongoing vaccine outreach movement is a commitment to bettering the community by investing time and resources in...

San Benito County hired Michael Chambless as its new Resource Management Agency director, effective Dec. 26. Chambless most recently served as interim RMA director and as the assistant RMA director for the county. Additionally, he has been the management services director/assistant city manager for the...

After earning a berth in the Central Coast Section playoffs last year, the Hollister High field hockey team wants more.  “We want first in league and we want that bye in the (first round of the) playoffs,” said Molly Macierz Svihus, who is in her...

Editor's note: This story was updated Jan. 6 Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital was proud to announce the birth of the first newborn of 2021 at the hospital this past weekend.  Veronica Hernandez and Daniel Garcia welcomed their daughter, Adelynn, as the newest addition to the family...