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A 21-year-old Salinas man died late Saturday night in a solo-car crash on Highway 101 south of Gilroy, the California Highway Patrol said Wednesday.  At about 11:30pm July 8, the man was headed north on Highway 101 just north of Highway 25 in a 2004...

The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged attempted murder in relation to a July 24 shooting at an Aromas RV park.  About 9:15pm Sunday, a man called police to report he had been shot by an unknown person, Sheriff Eric Taylor said...

Hollister High School culinary teacher and chef Mike Fisher has been named San Benito High School District’s Manager of Nutrition Services, effective at the start of the new semester in January.  Mr. Fisher, a 2003 Baler alumnus, has led the school’s culinary program for the...

When Esthefani Montelon enrolled in Gavilan College’s Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) program in fall 2019, she had no idea she was embarking on a journey that would lead to aerospace engineering internships at NASA and Pratt & Whitney. “I wanted to do something with my...

On May 20, approximately 200 students and parents attended the Hollister High School Robotics and Engineering College Signing Day Banquet, during which the robotics team's nine graduating seniors were honored. The team, once again, graduated 100% of its seniors, who took 90 combined Advanced...

Members of the public are invited to a series of online workshops to let city officials and planning experts know how they want Hollister to grow from now until 2040.

The new Union Bridge, years in the making, opens Thursday, March 20 to traffic, bicycles and pedestrians. The infrastructure project represents a major improvement to the local transportation system, enhancing safety and mobility for residents and visitors. “This project addresses long-standing traffic concerns in our growing...

When it came to the San Benito High girls soccer team’s Senior Night, Elizabeth Zendejas had the unique situation of being the lone honoree.   “Coach (Becky) Bonner had a nice little goody basket for me, and a lot of friends, family and guys off the...

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) last week approved $1 billion for 93 new walking and biking projects for disadvantaged communities—including $780,000 to repair a stretch of Highway 101 in San Juan Bautista, says a press release.  The funds were released as part of the 2023...

Hollister band wins first place Over the weekend, the musicians of Hollister High's Scarlet Regiment Marching Band showcased their musical prowess at the prestigious Western Band Association Gilroy Garlic City Classic competition. Dominating in categories of Effect, Music, Visual, and Percussion, the band's performance, entitled...