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On the evening of June 4, the courtyard of Hollister High School’s 400s campus transformed into a stage of achievement and resilience as the district celebrated the Adult Diploma Program Class of 2025. In front of family members, friends, district staff and proud educators,...

Three candidates are on the June 7 ballot for San Benito County Supervisor District 4: Tony Avilla, Angela Curro and Elia Salinas.  Avilla grew up in Santa Clara County and served in the U.S. Air Force before he began working for his family’s construction company,...

The Bourdet’s Christmas Tree Farm in Hollister has been busier than ever as people steadily show up to buy trees and flock them, giving their limbs and branches the effect of a Christmas tree with snow indoors. The farm offers fresh cut Oregon trees...

Traffic police will be on heavy patrol up and down the coast the day before Thanksgiving, which is traditionally one of the busiest travel days of the year.

State officials announced an agreement Friday on an extension of the state's moratorium on pandemic-related evictions through Sept. 30. The agreement between Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders in the state Assembly and Senate will continue to protect tenants from being evicted due to an...

Local sports teams and nonprofit organizations are raising money by selling “safe and sane” fireworks for the Independence Day holiday in Hollister.  Temporary stands can be seen in shopping center parking lots and other high traffic areas throughout the city. The fireworks for sale at...

Magaly Del Rio had to grow up faster than most of her peers. By age 11, she was already babysitting her two younger siblings for several hours a week, a byproduct of her family’s financial situation at the time. During her junior year at...

Amid another nationwide surge in coronavirus infections, more people are taking a proactive approach to getting tested.  At Hazel Hawkins Hospital’s ER/Covid-19 tent, 25 to 30 people are getting tested daily, which is up over the previous weeks. Testing has also been brisk at the...

The Hollister Police Department last week released video from a 2016 arrest in which a suspect is seen assaulting police and resisting arrest as the officers used force to attempt to subdue him at a county law enforcement facility. The video showing the arrest of...

A project to build a new four-lane expressway adjacent to Highway 156 between San Juan Bautista and Hollister is set to begin, resulting in traffic delays for commuters and other travelers over the coming months, according to Caltrans. The San Benito Route 156 Improvement Project...