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Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his proposed 2022-2023 state budget Monday, including a proposal to extend health care coverage to every low-income resident in the state. The proposal would expand access to Medi-Cal, the state's version of Medicaid, to all residents who meet the program's income...

A trio of fresh faces will join the Hollister School District’s Board of Education at a time where the governing body is in the process of selecting a new superintendent. Challengers Carla Torres-Deluna, Stephen Kain and Jan Grist finished one-two-three in the six-candidate race for...

San Benito High School's new Science and Robotics Building celebrated in a Feb. 1 grand opening. Construction, funded by voter-approved bonds, was completed in December after approximately 11 months. The  customized two-story structure has 27,000 square feet of lab and classroom spaces, prep rooms,...

Candidates have begun pulling papers and contemplating their plans for elected offices in Hollister, San Juan Bautista and on local school boards on the ballot in the Nov. 8 general election. The nomination period for candidates for local offices started July 18, and continues until...

Three people were rescued from a burning home on Nash Road in Hollister the night of March 8, according to authorities. The structure fire displaced at least nine people, and the cause of the blaze is under investigation.  The Hollister Fire Department responded to the...

Maverick Barbecue has come a long way in a short time

The plea hearing for the man who allegedly charmed multiple South County seniors into giving him money for landscaping services he never completed was continued to Nov. 1, due to the public defender declaring a conflict in the case.

The City of Hollister released a list of candidates for the open District 4 council seat Monday morning. The seat was left open when former Councilman Roy Sims stepped down in March, just mere months after he won the seat in November. Sims moved outside...

It’s time to bust out those big fans and air conditioner units this weekend as temperatures are expected to heat up dramatically throughout the area.   San Benito County officials on Aug. 12 announced that the National Weather Service issued an "Excessive Heat Watch" warning for...