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A senior living community that has been more than two decades in the making celebrated a milestone Jan. 30 with the opening of two model homes. Billed as Hollister’s first “active adult community,” the first two phases of Twin Oaks are currently under construction at...

Local residents opposed to “sprawl development” filed paperwork Wednesday morning to begin collecting signatures for an initiative that would put San Benito County voters in charge of agricultural land rezoning for the 29 years. The initiative will require signatures from 2,060 registered voters to place...

Following an investigation, police arrested a San Benito High School student accused of selling narcotics to local juveniles, some of whom were hospitalized after ingesting the drugs.

A jury trial scheduled last week for a San Juan Bautista councilmember accused of domestic violence was delayed.

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.

Two patients with novel coronavirus in San Benito County showed worsening symptoms late Sunday night and were referred for medical evaluation, county health officials announced Feb. 3. “It was then determined that both patients needed to be admitted to a hospital equipped for a higher...

Two cases of coronavirus—”2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”— have been confirmed in San Benito County, health officials announced Sunday evening, Feb. 2. “The confirmed cases are related: a husband and wife, and both are 57 years of age,” said Dr. Marty Fenstersheib, San Benito County Health Officer, ...

The San Juan Bautista City Council’s unanimous denial of an appeal Jan. 21 allows a restaurant proposed for downtown to move forward. Watsonville-based developer Raeid Farhat purchased the 1870 La Casa Rosa building at 107 Third St. in October for $225,100, according to MLS Listings....

With Super Bowl LIV fast approaching on Feb. 2, the clock is ticking on how fans choose to watch the Kansas City Chiefs battle it out with the San Francisco 49ers. Since most Americans aren’t lucky to make it to the Hard Rock Stadium...

Erika Rodriguez is the new manager of the Certified Farmers Market, the Hollister Downtown Association announced Jan. 24. Rodriguez has lived in Hollister for more than 30 years, and together with her husband Andrew Echevarria has raised three children. Described as being “no stranger to the...