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The federal Bureau of Land Management on May 10 announced a plan to open approximately 800,000 acres of public lands and underground federal mineral rights across California’s Central Coast to new oil and gas drilling, with specific targets in San Benito County—including areas surrounding...

A 61-year-old Hollister man died when his vehicle collided with a pickup truck on Fairview Road.

Hollister Police cited more than two dozen motorists for various vehicle code violations during a May 5 DUI and driver's license checkpoint, according to authorities.

Hollister School District board president Stephen Kain has made it a top priority to help alleviate the traffic safety issues at local schools during dropoff and pickup times. Kain, who has been part of a committee trying to identify the best corrective measures to solve...

The San Benito County Office of Education hosted the annual countywide Certificated and Classified Employee of the Year celebration on April 25 at the Hollister Veterans Memorial Building. The 2019 Employee of the Year celebration recognized individuals from school districts in the county at the...

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Sunday who had allegedly been throwing rocks at moving vehicles in Gilroy.

Local school and police officials investigated a rumor swirling around San Benito High School’s campus May 2 of a “potential school shooting on campus.” “An immediate, thorough investigation took place, in conjunction with the Hollister Police Department, and we confirmed that the rumors lacked credibility,”...

San Benito High School senior Justin DeJesus received the “Every Student Succeeding” award from the Association of California School Administrators’ San Benito County Educational Leaders April 26 at Seascape in Aptos. DeJesus “is an example of not judging a book by his cover,” said San...

Children are hungry seven days a week. Recognizing this, San Benito High School’s food services and counseling departments and the Community FoodBank of San Benito have partnered to start a program for students in need called the “Backpack Snack Program.” The Hollister School District, serving pre-kindergarteners...

While the Hollister School District’s Board of Trustees will ultimately decide the official name and mascot of a new $51 million elementary school, Santana Elementary was the top choice among 110 participants in an online survey. There was a tie for the mascot name between...