Hollister Community Outreach in danger of closing doors
It’s Friday afternoon and Linda Lampe is running later than usual preparing more than 100 meals to be distributed throughout San Benito County.
This was right after coming back from delivering food boxes to 165 families in San Juan Bautista, followed by putting together food...
City reaches tentative agreement with San Benito Foods
A tentative agreement between San Benito Foods and the City of Hollister will force the downtown tomato cannery to fork over millions of dollars in fees if it wants to continue operating at full capacity, according to city officials. But the cannery manager said...
Hollister man accused of DUI in crash with major injuries
Two people—one from Hollister and one a Gilroy resident—suffered major injuries in a May 27 collision on Highway 25, according to authorities. One of the drivers was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
Police and emergency personnel responded to the scene of the accident about 11:15pm,...
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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.”
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...
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...
BLM closing Clear Creek to get rid of asbestos
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has issued an immediate,
