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Gavilan College has gone solar. The community college has selected SunPower to deploy a fully integrated solar and storage project at its Gilroy campus. A SunPower Helix Carport system, totaling about 1.4 megawatts, will be installed across two of the college’s largest parking lots, enhanced...

The San Benito County Office of Education's Annual STEAM Expo took place March 16, featuring more than 290 students who entered science and STEAM projects in six different categories.  The Overall Science Project Award winner was Kendyl Gamble, of Aromas Elementary School, says a press...

More than 80 businesses in San Benito County have signed on to participate in the Holiday Cheer Shop Hop, an effort to highlight the offerings of local businesses and to offer a chance for holiday shopping without leaving the county.

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Authorities arrested a 15-year-old Hollister boy on suspicion of felony animal cruelty after observing a social media video in which he is seen throwing a small Maltese dog to the ground, according to police. On Jan. 30, officers from Sunnyvale Animal Control contacted Hollister Police...

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Fourteen San Benito High School students in the district’s Career Technical Education vocational program were recognized after committing to an array of career pathways once they graduate this spring. In a first-of-its-kind ceremony March 28 fittingly held inside SBHS’s new state-of-the-art CTE building, veteran auto...

The Hollister City Council voted last week to put a proposed occupancy tax increase on the ballot for the November 2024 general election. If passed, this would be the first time since 1986 that voters will  decide to increase the tax on hotel stays...

A May 18 lockdown of Hollister High School was triggered by a glitch in the school’s alarm system that sent out a false alert of a campus emergency, according to law enforcement and school officials.  Police responded to the live report of a potential emergency...