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Multiple law enforcement agencies in San Benito County recently conducted a compliance check on more than 125 local registered sex offenders, and found that most are in compliance.

Hollister Police Chief David Westrick announced he is stepping down, effective at the end of the year, in an Oct. 31 post on his personal blog, “My Chief Thoughts.” There was no press release, no city or police department Facebook post and no news item...

Paul Eckert, the veteran city administrator expected to be approved by the Hollister City Council Nov. 4 as the new city manager, was the defendant in a sexual harassment lawsuit settled by the city of Sioux City, Iowa in 2015 for $300,000. Eckert, current city...

A Palo Alto man died in a traffic accident on Highway 152 in unincorporated Santa Clara County Wednesday morning, according to authorities.

Opponents of the San Benito County supervisors’ decision to rezone four areas along Highway 101 for commercial development submitted more than 4,300 signatures Oct. 23 against the action. If the county determines that the signatures are valid, a referendum petition could make its way to...

The Hollister City Council has selected a new city manager to replace the outgoing Bill Avera, according to Mayor Ignacio Velazquez. The council is expected to approve a contract for the new hire in the coming weeks, possibly at the Nov. 4 meeting. Velazquez said...

A 30-year-old parolee with stolen credit cards and other illegal items in his vehicle led police on a high-speed chase in Hollister before he collided with another car, according to authorities. Hollister police officers began the pursuit about 12:50am Oct. 23 when Officer Miguel Masso...

On an otherwise quiet and serene Sunday afternoon, an assertive and rapid-fire polyrhythm spills out onto Watsonville’s City Plaza. Too explosive to be drumming, the sound is coming from the plaza’s northeast side. There, inside the open doors of a dance studio on Cabrillo...

A man cave or storage space? With a separate 1,000-square-foot workshop offering plenty of room for toys, that’s up to the new owner of this home to decide. Located at 6600 Diablo Hills Road in Tres Pinos, the 2,902-square-foot home includes four bedrooms and three...

The Battle of the Bands under the lights at the San Benito High School’s new Andy Hardin Stadium in Hollister Oct. 26 attracted marching bands to a competition of the Western Band Association: Independence High School 76th Cavalry Band and Color Guard, Christopher High...