SBHS top students honored at annual senior night
Staff report
Before a packed house of students, families and presenters, nearly $275,000 worth of scholarships were awarded to 103 students at San Benito High School’s Senior Awards Night at a May 22 ceremony.
School staff also announced its top 10 graduating students, scholar-athletes, salutatorian and...
SJB official arrested May 24
San Juan Bautista City Councilmember Dan DeVries was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in May, but the district attorney has not charged him with a crime, according to authorities.
Police: Juvenile had loaded gun, alcohol
Police arrested a teenager who was driving through downtown Hollister with a loaded handgun and alcohol, according to authorities.
Two arrested in Hollister gang check
A recent gang member compliance check by local law enforcement authorities resulted in two arrests and the discovery that three residents are in violation of their post-release sentencing terms, according to police.
Alternate solar plan approved for San Juan school
The Aromas-San Juan Unified School District’s Board of Trustees May 23 approved an alternative plan for the positioning of solar panels in the playing field at San Juan School as part of a three-school energy conservation project.
The board, after taking in concerns from the...
Two SBHS art students earn scholarships
San Benito High School juniors Melissa Ruiz and Isabel Muñoz got a jumpstart on their college fund as the two Visual and Performing Arts students earned $550 scholarships through the California Teachers Association's 2018-2019 César E. Chávez Memorial Education Awards Program.
Art teacher Tracey Torres’...
Remembering Albert
Joe Paul was the one who answered the door. He was only 11 at the time, out of school for the summer, hanging around the Gonzalez family home on South Street in Hollister. At the door greeting the boy, there stood an army chaplain.
During...
Suspected Zendejas killer to return to court
The suspect who allegedly shot and killed 19-year-old Ariana Zendejas in 2014 and hid out in Mexico the next four years will not face a jury trial until after June 13.
2014 murder suspect to return to court
Murder suspect Christopher Larios, who is accused of killing Raul De La Rosa in 2014, will next appear at San Benito County Courthouse May 30.
Police seek help finding robbery suspect
The Hollister Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a man who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint early Monday morning.