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Ever felt like waking up in the morning and hitting a zip line right outside your front door? Then 4996 Airline Highway in Hollister should be right up your alley. This four-bedroom, five-bath, 2,193-square-foot home sits on 23 acres that real estate agents say is ideal...

When our alien overlords eventually take over the planet and finally get around to a debriefing on the swath of middle California we locals call the “Central Coast,” the first person they’ll call will be Sandy Lydon. The longtime Cabrillo College teacher, writer, historian and...

San Benito High School senior Shelby O’Neil was one of nine Bay Area high school students awarded an academic scholarship by the Professional BusinessWomen of California, according to a district announcement. O’Neil and the other scholarship winners were selected from 108 applicants to receive funds...

In the outskirts of Hollister, a hidden gem can be found—one mostly known to motorcycle enthusiasts, longtime residents or travelers headed northbound toward Highway 156 on San Felipe Road. It’s a place akin to the magical place where emerald cities are discovered. And much...

Salinas-based Taylor Farms announced April 11 that it purchased organic grower Earthbound Farm of San Juan Bautista.. Privately held Earthbound Farm, billed as the largest producer of organic salads in the United States, has been owned by Paris, France-based Danone since 2017. The operation netted...

A local doctor with staff privileges at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital was charged with misdemeanor sexual battery in Butte County, after police arrested him based on accusations by a female patient there. Dr. Annamalai Ashokan was arraigned on the charge of sexual battery March 22,...

Yoon Ji’s husband and the woman accused of helping him murder his wife in San Benito County could be tried separately for the crime in the coming weeks, according to authorities. The murder victim’s husband, Sang Ji, recently claimed he is not mentally competent to...

Students from the San Benito High School Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan) M.E.Ch.A. Club attended the 26th Annual M.E.Ch.A. National Conference hosted by University of California Los Angeles on March 29-31.The conference coincided with the 50th Anniversary of MEChA,...

Growing up in farmworker housing in Paicines, California informed how newly elected state Assemblymember Robert Rivas ran his campaign for his District 30 seat, and now it’s informing one of his first proposed pieces of legislation. The Farmworker Housing Act of 2019 has made its...

The proposed new $51 million elementary school at Santana Ranch in southeast Hollister is fully funded, according to Hollister School District Board President Stephen Kain. Kain and the rest of the Hollister board were assured there were no funding shortfalls by Assistant Supt. of Business...