OptumServe testing site closed for walk-in service
The OptumServe Covid-19 testing site in Hollister will no longer accept walk-in appointments, until further notice, according to San Benito County staff.
The site is located at the Hazel Hawkins Community Health Center building, 930 Sunset Drive in Hollister.
Due to limited staffing and testing supplies,...
Police ask for public’s help in shooting investigation
Hollister police are asking the public for help in an investigation of a Jan. 31 shooting that left one teenaged victim injured. Authorities are investigating the incident as an attempted homicide.
A surprise at the end of 152
If you haven’t driven the Pacheco Pass Highway to the Central Valley lately, you are in for a pleasant surprise. You can enjoy the lovely green hills on this side of the pass while also carefully watching the huge trucks passing each other on the upgrade at 35 and 40 mph. Beyond the San Luis Reservoir and Los Banos, you are almost back in America’s Midwest flatland farm country. Mile after mile of crops, fruit trees and an occasional goat or alpaca farm spread out on both sides of the highway. Old Glory flutters every few miles and the radio stations morph into religious programs or conservative talk shows. A road sign says it all: Indiana Avenue.
Busch sentenced for 2008 killing of her young child
Cheryl Busch, the San Benito County woman who shot and killed her 19-month-old daughter in 2008, received a sentence Friday of 25 years to life in prison.
BearCat armored vehicle will make home in Gilroy
Santa Clara County law enforcement officers can expect to have a
Hollister throttled by Menlo School in CCS Division III championship game
The Hollister High football team had just about everything lined up for a shot at bringing home its first Central Coast Section title in eight years.
However, the short bus ride to Rabobank Stadium and a much larger roster was not enough to overpower a...
Records: Hollister code enforcement stays parked on weekends
On Sunday morning, a Honda car remained parked, vacant, on Felice Drive at a stop sign that intersects with Fourth Street, one of the most traveled routes in town. Hours later, a Honda CRV hybrid showed up behind the car—with both vehicles abandoned and left with “For Sale” signs and contact information attached.
Haybalers exit CCS playoffs but plan on deeper run next season
By the time the San Benito High boys basketball team made its run, it was too little, too late. A furious fourth quarter surge was undone by inconsistent play in the first three, resulting in a 66-62 loss to host Evergreen Valley on Friday...
First day focus for AAA students
The 180 fourth- through eighth-grade students who arrived to the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 13 at Hollister School District’s Accelerated Achievement Academy brought their excitement and anticipation with them to the Buena Vista Drive campus.
Different from the local district’s other nine...
After another snag, group abandons effort to recall mayor
The voters who have been trying to recall Hollister Mayor Ignacio Velazquez have abandoned the initiative after their attempts to meet legal noticing requirements failed for the fourth time.
Instead, the mayor’s detractors will focus on finding a candidate to run against Velazquez in the...
