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It’s not every day a castle goes up for sale in Hollister. 6465 Vineyard Estates Drive features European castle-inspired amenities with hedges, gardens, gazebos, statues, towering palms and large lawns. The custom entryway to the home features fully irrigated mandarin orange trees, Fuyu persimmon trees and...

Elizabeth Fleming and Mary Hagins displayed their dominance in last Saturday’s Pacific Coast League Gabilan Division Swimming Championships at Hartnell College. For Fleming, it was a memorable finish to the penultimate meet of her career, as she won two individual events, proving to be...

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...

Murder suspect Jose Antonio Barajas had been quarreling with another young man in the days before he shot up the vehicle in which the man and three others—including 19-year-old Ariana Zendejas—were traveling the night of Aug. 1, 2014, according to court documents.

Of two San Benito County residents arrested in March for failing to register as sex offenders, one had the charge dismissed and the other’s case is still being reviewed by the San Benito County District Attorney’s Office.

What could possibly happen when a lion, zebra, hippo and giraffe all escape from the Central Park Zoo in New York City? Well, a handful of hilarity and a whole lot of madness to ensue, for sure. And San Benito Stage Company has a hand...

San Juan Bautista residents were surprised this past week when they turned on the faucets and saw their bath water running brown. Several residents took to social media, posting photos of bathtubs and glasses filled with brown water or writing posts concerned about the water’s...

Hollister Police and state authorities seized a 5-foot alligator from a local home last week after executing a search warrant. The Hollister Police Department posted on its Facebook page April 18 that the warrant was acquired on suspicion of possession of a restricted species at...