Police investigate suspicious death in Hollister
The Hollister Police Department is investigating the suspicious death of a 43-year-old local resident.The morning of May 23, officers responded to an emergency medical call on the 1200 block of East Park Street, where an individual was found unresponsive, police said in a press...
Hollister PD: SBHS student arrested for threatening classmates
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....
Grant helps expand childcare services in Gilroy
A grant of $1,749,800 from the Valley Health Foundation will help the YMCA of Silicon Valley expand and enhance childcare services for families in Gilroy.
Specifically, the grant—funded through Santa Clara County’s Childcare Expansion Grant Program—will support the renovation of the Gavilan College Child Development...
Rivas re-elected as Assembly Speaker
Robert Rivas, who represents 29th California district, was re-elected this week as Speaker of the California State Assembly.
Rivas, of Hollister, now begins his second year as Assembly Speaker following a unanimous vote by his Democratic colleagues on Dec. 2.
“I am filled with great pride...
Barbershops, hair salons allowed to reopen with restrictions
San Benito County moved forward with opening hair salons and barbershops as the county qualified for the local variance for the expansion of Phase 2 in the state’s roadmap to reopen.
On May 26, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the reopening guidance for hair salons and...
Sal Felice II ready to play in the U.S. Senior Open
On July 8, Sal Felice II will be competing in the U.S. Senior Open in Omaha, a tournament that features some of the game’s past greats including Ernie Els, Fred Couples and Jim Furyk.
The longtime Hollister resident said he’ll literally be living the dream...
County adopts ‘zero tolerance’ vaccine policy toward San Benito Health Foundation
County officials have completed their investigation into the San Benito Health Foundation, concluding that the nonprofit clinic vaccinated people for Covid-19 who were not yet eligible for inoculation under state guidelines.
Although the foundation cooperated with the county’s investigation and agreed to conditions in order...
Police cite Hollister clerk for selling alcohol to minors
The Hollister Police Department, along with agents of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, cited a clerk at a local business for selling alcohol to minors on June 18, authorities said.
The citation was the result of a “minor decoy” operation in which minors...
HHS students commemorate 9-11
On the morning of Thursday, Sept. 11, Hollister FFA students continued the tradition of placing flags on Senior Mound to represent the lives lost on September 11, 2001. The recognition was a lunchtime ceremony in the main campus quad in commemoration of Patriot Day,...
Gavilan alum takes flight in aerospace engineering
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...
