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Last week, 1,800 families were served through the new drive-thru service that was implemented at the San Felipe Road food pantry due to COVID-19 concerns.

San Benito County Fair officials took a chance at something new this past weekend by opening its gates for the inaugural Fair Food Festival.  The menu was short but it was more than enough to draw hundreds of people to the fairgrounds at Bolado Park. Brittany...

Joseph Morrison has spent the past two months collecting toys, bicycles and Razor scooters in San Benito County, hoping that he’ll be able to make at least one kid’s Christmas wishes come true this year.  “I noticed that a lot of kids don’t have that...

El Departamento de Policía de Hollister tomará medidas enérgicas este próximo fin de semana contra las personas que conducen bajo los efectos del alcohol colocando un punto de control de licencias dentro de los límites de la ciudad. El 20 de agosto, el departamento de...

Alfredo Zendejas, who is accused of killing two Hollister residents and injuring three others in a drive-by shooting, has been charged in court with numerous felonies in relation to the March 26 violence, according to authorities. At an April 4 arraignment hearing at the San...

It was another busy Monday afternoon at the Community FoodBank of San Benito but a group of young volunteers from the Enterprise Academy of Martial Arts were more than able to keep pace. Everleigh Howard was one of several academy members accompanied by their parents...

Final ballots were still being counted at mid-week, but there is no doubt about the fate of the bond measure sought by the San Benito High School District. As administrators try and figure out where they go from here, they are not alone, as school...

Several elementary schools in San Benito County could be one step closer to allowing students to return to in-person instruction, but only under certain circumstances.  Dr. David Ghilarducci, county interim Public Health Officer, on Aug. 7 issued a press release saying that a waiver—applicable for...

As longtime friends Tyler Triano and Diego Fisher were making the drive to Kansas last December, it symbolized the long, arduous journey they’ve been on since graduating from San Benito High in 2017.  In separate cars with their respective families, they left on Christmas Day,...

The owner of a vacant property in downtown Hollister plans to build a six-story structure that consists of affordable housing units and commercial space. The property, located at the corner of Fourth and Monterey streets adjacent to the Briggs Building, was once used as a...