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Hollister Police Chief David Westrick anticipates certain aspects of his life won’t change much after he retires from a 30-year law enforcement career before the end of this month.

The new March 3 date for the 2020 California primary may be great news for some presidential candidates, but for county and state legislative candidates, it means a longer—and likely more expensive—campaign season. Instead of announcing their candidacies in the fall, county supervisor and state...

San Benito County opened its first-ever year-round emergency homeless shelter two years ago, and a new report shows it has been a big success. More than 70 unsheltered people found permanent housing and more than 50 found jobs since the H.O.M.E. (Housing, Opportunities, Meals, Empowerment)...

Hollister is looking for a new police chief, to replace retiring David Westrick who retires at the end of this month. Greeting the new chief will be a sobering consultant report delivered to the city council last month that recommends a nearly 80 percent increase...

San Benito High School’s annual Canned Food Drive to benefit Community Food Bank of San Benito County brought in 4,694 items, which will be donated to the organization that provides food, nutritional education and advocacy for locals in need. Activities Director Catalina Lemos, who organized...

The San Benito River meanders under Highway 156 along the western boundary of Hollister, past the city’s waste treatment facility, through farmland and along expanding neighborhoods on its way to connect with the Pajaro River near US 101. Upstream and downstream from Hollister, blackbirds, meadowlarks,...

Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Gray Thursday (also referred to as that fairly well-known holiday, Thanksgiving). It seems that nearly every day of the week toward the end of November has a color or adjective attached to it. But over the last decade, that list of...

With the Black Friday shopping spree on the horizon, some retailers got a head start by opening the day before, in the hopes that shoppers will hit the checkout lines after their turkey dinners. Target at 1790 Airline Highway in Hollister planned to open at...

A draft environmental impact report for Z-Best Products’ proposed expansion of its composting facility on Highway 25 at the Santa Clara/San Benito County line is expected to be complete in January. Victor Gomez of Pinnacle Strategy, who represents the composting company, spoke to the San...

Hollister police worked with multiple law enforcement agencies to arrest numerous suspects accused of a recent violent robbery in the city limits, according to authorities.