Hollister resident and MVC senior James Ponzio caps prep cross country career in style
James Ponzio didn’t get the result he wanted in the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships at the famed Crystal Springs Course in Belmont on Nov. 12.
So, two weeks later in the biggest race of his career in the CIF State Championships at Woodward...
New band teacher to start on positive note
At San Benito High School, the halls will be alive with the sounds of music from a new band teacher next school year.
Hazel Hawkins and Salinas Valley Memorial end partner talks
The negotiating period between Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital and Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital has closed with the two healthcare systems deciding against going forward with a formal partnership.
In a joint statement late Friday, the two hospitals said they had agreed to continue to cooperate...
HPD seeks leads on unregistered sex offenders
The Hollister Police Department sent out a notice advising residents of two sex offenders who have failed to register as required by law. They are asking anyone who knows the whereabouts of Anthony Davis or Victor Zamudio to call the local police department.
Community board: Upside of miserable weather
It is heartbreaking to see so many San Benito County families suffering from the floods that recently wreaked havoc on the northern part of this community, near Lovers Lane and close to where San Felipe Road meets Shore Road.
Locals discuss possibility of new mobile food ordinance in Hollister
The ongoing fight for a mobile food scene in Hollister continues as more than 30 people attended an informal meeting to discuss a new ordinance in the works that will allow vendors to sell food throughout the city.
A good cross section of both established...
Mayor, students craft ideas for tiny homes as shelter
Mayor Ignacio Velazquez’s cheery, butter-yellow house sitting on the lawn by the Brigg’s Building looked too small to have much in it. But inside, a shower, a bedroom, a toilet and a bench filled a space smaller than most living rooms.
Judge sentences Covian in 2007 stabbing murder
A judge Friday sentenced Jose A. Covian, the Hollister man accused in the 2007 stabbing murder of Alejandro Hurtado, to a prison term of 25 years to life.
Four wrecks on 101
On U.S. 101 northbound, there were four accidents that ended up with several people in the hospital.

















