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Bill’s Bullpen Baseball Cards and Comics shop has been in the same spot in downtown Hollister for the past 34 years. Photos of little league baseball teams the store has sponsored of years past still hang on the wall.
The comic book shop is just...
Driver arrested after chase, collision in Hollister
A drunken driver led police on a vehicle chase north of Hollister before crashing into another car, sending two people to area hospitals with injuries, according to authorities.
The pursuit began shortly after 7:33pm April 7, when Hollister Police received multiple calls about a driver...
Police: Suspect violently attacked family members
Police arrested a 60-year-old man who used multiple weapons to attack and injure members of his family in Hollister before stabbing himself multiple times, according to authorities.
Despite surge, Hazel Hawkins still admitting patients
Even though Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is at 100 percent capacity, medical staff said the facility is still open to treat patients during the “double-headed surge.”
Rick Perez snatches city council seat for District 1
Rick Perez says he had no real special interests for himself going into this year’s race for the Hollister Council District 1 seat except for one.
“My interests are for the people,” he said after seeing initial results of the election posted Tuesday night. “My...
Hollister community members receive free spaghetti meals
In Italy, the word mangia means to eat. So it was fitting when Mangia Italian Kitchen owner Raul Escareno recently began helping people in San Benito County by giving away food so they too can eat for the day.
The 32-year-old restaurant owner went above...
Hollister adopts new face covering ordinance
The City of Hollister is moving forward with a new ordinance that will impose steep penalties for those caught not wearing a face covering in accordance with state guidelines.
The city council on Sept. 21 heard from a flurry of residents and business owners opposed...
County residents to get free testing for Covid-19
The San Benito County Public Health Services department announced that the state selected the county as a no-cost Covid-19 testing site.
Dr. David Ghilarducci, County Interim Health Officer, issued a press release that said residents can get tested for Covid-19 at the Veteran’s Memorial Building...
Hollister PD investigates suspicious death
The Hollister Police Department is investigating the suspicious death of a 32-year old man who was found behind the steering wheel of a car on Wednesday evening.
The police issued a press release on Dec. 31 announcing that the man has yet to be identified...
Covid-19: San Benito County remains at ‘substantial’ risk level
San Benito County Public Health officials are reporting the number of new daily cases of Covid-19 has gone back up, slowing down any progress they made to move into the next level of the California Blueprint for a safer economy.
The data from the Public...


















