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The Hollister Free Lance will honor local veterans with a Veterans Day-themed edition of San Benito magazine on Nov. 8. The edition is devoted to all U.S. or allied military veterans who are currently San Benito County residents or have a connection to this...

The owner of a property along Highway 101 northwest of San Juan Bautista and Hollister has unveiled plans for a commercial development next to the iconic Betabel RV Park. In an interview with the Free Lance, Rider McDowell of Pebble Beach said he wants to...

The anticipation that comes with a TV cooking competition finale can be overwhelming for those viewers who have invested weeks into the show. Who is going to win? Will their favorite contestant emerge victorious? But whatever emotions the audience may be feeling is nothing compared...

It’s all about the mountainous views from this secluded home in Paicines. The 23-acre ranch it sits on is a nice touch, too. Located at 2251 Cottonwood Road, the 1,635-square-foot home includes three bedrooms and two baths. The home, built in 1978, features a two-car...

Two moderate earthquakes—100 miles and 14 hours apart—this week near opposite ends of the Calaveras Fault were reminders of the 30th anniversary on Oct. 17 of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. A 4.7-magnitude tremor along the Calaveras Fault near Tres Pinos rattled shelves in Hollister...

The Hollister Police Department and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will co-host a prescription drug disposal event from 10am to 2pm Oct. 26.

Hollister Police worked with the management of a new cannabis dispensary to stop the distribution of allegedly unauthorized marijuana products in the community.

Nearly 30 years ago, on Oct. 17, 1989, the Masonic Temple clock tower in Hollister was frozen at 5:04 pm, the exact time the 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake shook the Bay Area and Central Coast, causing massive destruction and claiming 67 lives. No Hollister residents...

Steam from decades of canning tomatoes may have caused dry rot in roof timbers at a San Benito Foods cannery building last month, contributing to the catastrophic collapse, say city inspectors. As many as 30 workers narrowly escaped injury in the Sept. 18 building failure...

In another stunning rebuke to California environmentalists and local officials, the federal Bureau of Land Management on Oct. 4 approved a plan to open 789,500 acres of public lands and underground federal mineral rights across California’s Central Coast to new oil and gas drilling. The...