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The Hollister Police Department arrested two men for possession of a firearm and drugs after a traffic stop Aug. 24. On Saturday, Aug. 24, at about 10:49pm, Officer Pedro Torres was on patrol in the area of Highway 25 when he made a car stop...

The skies were clear, the sunset brilliant, the bleachers were standing-room-only in a sea of red and the new Andy Hardin Stadium at San Benito High School in Hollister was ready for some football. The team, playing for the first time on new turf...

This Hollister home is the epitome of country living. Located at 710 Los Viboras Road, the 3,328-square-foot home features six bedrooms and three full bathrooms. The five-acre property includes a horse facility with arena, and the perimeter is plumbed with irrigation, making it available to...

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors is slated to consider controversial zoning changes this month at four intersections along Highway 101, which could pave the way for future commercial development. The supervisors are scheduled to meet at 9am Sept. 10 to consider the changes. The...

Youth Alliance, a Hollister youth services agency, will honor three people at its annual Change Makers event Sept. 21. Monica and Raymond Rodriguez of Hollister will be recognized as the 2019 Change Makers. As a former board chairman for the San Benito High School District, Raymond...

Chris Soto wouldn't go down. The junior running back had touchdown runs of 23 and 17 yards in Hollister's 30-7 season-opening win over Santa Teresa last Friday, and on both occasions he displayed an indomitable will that will serve him well on and off...

Tiffany Motor Company, the oldest Ford dealership in California and one of the most entrenched business institutions in Hollister, is changing hands after 109 years and four generations of family ownership. The dealership is not only being passed to another family, but its new owners...

The San Benito County Jail expansion, which has been in the works for several years, is almost ready for inmates and sheriff’s jail staff to move in. Sheriff’s Capt. Don Bradley, who has acted as the county’s project manager for the $22 million facility’s construction,...

Every two years San Benito County counts the number of county residents who are homeless for any reason. From 2017 to 2019 the number of people who are homeless in the county has declined by 244 people, from 527 people to 283 people, according to...

The Hollister Planning Commission on Aug. 22 postponed its decision on two large cannabis growing operations at the request of the applicants. Felipe Nine, LLC is seeking approval to construct 220,000 square feet of greenhouses for a cannabis cultivation facility on 773 San Felipe Road....