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With Veterans Day on Sunday, the Free Lance tells the stories of three veterans who served the country

Twin Oaks, a new resort-style gated community for active adults age 55 and older, will celebrate the grand opening of its new clubhouse, The Cannery Club, on July 9 in Hollister.  The Cannery Club is described in a press release as a “luxurious” clubhouse with...

Warlocks, princesses, spacemen and superheroes unite: A comic con is coming to Hollister. The Hollister Toy-Anime-Comic Con, organized by Ohana Comic Con, is returning to the Veterans Memorial Building, 649 San Benito St., on June 9, 11am-4pm. Ziggy Star, who runs Ohana Comic Con with his...

Aromas author Joyce Oroz’s latest novel, “Gone with the Winfield,” takes place in Hollister. This is the 13th installment of Oroz’s “Josephine Stuart Mystery Series.” The novels can be read in any order. The new book explores the parks, businesses and fictional people of Hollister. The...

The new Holiday Inn Express & Suites hotel, developed by Lotus Management, Inc., opened near the intersection of Highways 25 and 156 in Hollister last week.  The 93-room hotel, which shares a border with Santa Clara County, currently employs about 20 people, says a press...

Two Hollister men were among four people arrested after a fight outside outside Levi's Stadium on Monday involving fans of the 49ers and Minnesota Vikings, according to the Santa Clara Police Department.

Former Hollister resident Karen Wright drove from Merced to a

Hollister Police Chief David Westrick announced he is stepping down, effective at the end of the year, in an Oct. 31 post on his personal blog, “My Chief Thoughts.” There was no press release, no city or police department Facebook post and no news item...