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April 3, 2026

After CCS loss, Balers look to 2020

It was a heartbreaking end to the season for the San Benito High softball team, which suffered a 5-4 loss to league rival Watsonville last in the Central Coast Section Division I semifinals. The Wildcatz scored the game-winning run with one out in the...

Alternate solar plan approved for San Juan school

The Aromas-San Juan Unified School District’s Board of Trustees May 23 approved an alternative plan for the positioning of solar panels in the playing field at San Juan School as part of a three-school energy conservation project. The board, after taking in concerns from the...

Two SBHS art students earn scholarships

San Benito High School juniors Melissa Ruiz and Isabel Muñoz got a jumpstart on their college fund as the two Visual and Performing Arts students earned $550 scholarships through the California Teachers Association's 2018-2019 César E. Chávez Memorial Education Awards Program. Art teacher Tracey Torres’...

Remembering Albert

Joe Paul was the one who answered the door. He was only 11 at the time, out of school for the summer, hanging around the Gonzalez family home on South Street in Hollister. At the door greeting the boy, there stood an army chaplain. During...

Suspected Zendejas killer to return to court

The suspect who allegedly shot and killed 19-year-old Ariana Zendejas in 2014 and hid out in Mexico the next four years will not face a jury trial until after June 13.

2014 murder suspect to return to court

Murder suspect Christopher Larios, who is accused of killing Raul De La Rosa in 2014, will next appear at San Benito County Courthouse May 30.

Police seek help finding robbery suspect

The Hollister Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a man who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint early Monday morning.

CA sues Trump for rail money

California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra is accusing the Trump Administration of “trying to exact political retribution” on California by pulling federal funds from the state’s High-Speed Rail project. In a lawsuit filed May 21 in U.S. District Court in San Francisco by the State of...

Remembering the fallen

Memorial Day is a chance to reflect on those who died defending our country. Observed on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day observance began after the Civil War, and became an official federal holiday in 1971. For the Gonzalez family in Hollister, this weekend...

Thermoforming plant for sale

A 175,325-square-foot building that once housed a thermoforming packaging plant was recently put on the market for $20 million. The building, located at 2401 Bert Drive in Hollister, was occupied by Sonoco Products Co. According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed by the...

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