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Prepare for lane closures Construction on the Highway 156 Corridor Improvement Project will result in a long-term closure of San Juan Hollister Road starting this week, according to the California Department of Transportation. Beginning Oct. 24, San Juan Hollister Road will be closed between Union Road...

The San Benito County Arts Council is partnering with local high schools to present a national poetry recitation contest.

A twin-engine propellor airplane crashed into a private housing community Tuesday morning in Monterey. Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy John Thornburg said the Golden Eagle Cessna crashed near the Monterey Airport in the Monterra community just south of the Monterey Airport around 10:40am. At least...

Are you up for the challenge? Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area is hosting the Geocache Bash on Sept. 25. Registration goes from 8am-9am, and the geocache scavenger hunt takes place 9am-2:30pm. Check-in is at the Area 5 Group Camp at Hollister Hills SVRA.  Geocaching...

Students line up every morning at 8:15 a.m. outside the classrooms and pledge allegiance to the stars and stripes. “I pledge allegiance to the flag ...” chanted a group of identically dressed children in matching blue polo shirts.

Youth Alliance, a Hollister youth services agency, will honor three people at its annual Change Makers event Sept. 21. Monica and Raymond Rodriguez of Hollister will be recognized as the 2019 Change Makers. As a former board chairman for the San Benito High School District, Raymond...

Hollister Mayor Ignacio Velazquez recently announced he will attend a 10-day trip to China that is funded by a nonprofit Silicon Valley organization working to facilitate business connections.

After evading San Benito County Sheriff's Office deputies and