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After four years of supporting animals in need, Forgiving Paws Thrift Shop is closing its doors at the end of May. While owner Maggie Lairson is shutting down the shop due to health challenges, her organization’s mission is far from over. With a board and volunteers...

A San Benito High School alumnus got called into action recently and helped fix an issue with the pivot arms that control the gates that block off Nash Road to through traffic during school days. Cuesta College mechanical engineering major Logan Kowalk—a 2018 San Benito...

The Hollister Planning Commission recently approved two tenants for a new shopping center under construction near the intersection of Tres Pinos Road and Highway 25. A 4,331-square-foot Denny’s Restaurant was approved by the commission on April 11 for the center. On April 25, the commission...

Hundreds of San Benito County students and even more community members enjoyed the three-day San Benito High School Carnival over Mother’s Day weekend May 10-12. The school fundraiser was held at Veterans Park off Memorial Drive in Hollister this year because of construction at the...

The Federal Rail Administration has pulled funding for California’s High-Speed Rail Project. In a letter sent to High-Speed Rail Authority President, Brian Kelly, the FRA said it will be terminating the 2010 cooperative agreement between the two agencies. This will pull $929 million in funding...

The San Benito High softball team didn't have an impressive regular-season by any stretch of the imagination, finishing a pedestrian 7-5 in the Pacific Coast League's Gabilan Division. However, the Haybalers pounded Gilroy 9-1 in the regular-season finale a week ago, and coach Andrew...

The federal Bureau of Land Management on May 10 announced a plan to open approximately 800,000 acres of public lands and underground federal mineral rights across California’s Central Coast to new oil and gas drilling, with specific targets in San Benito County—including areas surrounding...

The Gavilan College volleyball program has never been better, making history year after year. Last November, the indoor team advanced to the State Final Eight for the second time in three years and won a match at that stage for the first time in...

A 61-year-old Hollister man died when his vehicle collided with a pickup truck on Fairview Road.

Hollister Police are looking for a male suspect who has reportedly been impersonating a cop in recent incidents in town.