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Traffic and parking problems at three local grade schools during student dropoff and pickup times have persisted this school year, increasing safety risks, Hollister School District staff warned last week. Underdeveloped roads surrounding Gabilan Hills/Hollister Dual Language Academy, Calaveras/Accelerated Achievement Academy and R.O. Hardin/Hollister Prep...

Hollister Police invited members of the local special-needs community to the police headquarters last month for a “meet-and-greet” to help the officers and residents get to know each other. The Nov. 15 event was organized by Hollister resident and parent Brian Taylor, who attended with...

California Highway Patrol officers are conducting their annual “Chips for Kids” holiday toy drive, and are inviting the public to contribute to help bring the season’s joy to needy children this winter.   The Hollister-Gilroy Area office of the CHP is partnering with the Walgreens...

Hollister Police Animal Care and Services will team up with the GardenMart to host the second annual “A Home for the Holidays Petography” event and fundraiser Dec. 8, noon-4pm. The event will take place at the GardenMart, 410 Spring Grove Road in Hollister. The “petography”...

‘Tis the season for holiday greetings—and doorstep package theft—and Hollister Police are on the lookout for their first reported suspect this winter. On Nov. 27, an unidentified woman stole a package from the front doorstep of a residence on the 1100 block of Marne Drive,...

Detectives with the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Saratoga man who stole a guitar worth $20,000 from a Hollister area resident, according to authorities. On Nov. 25, a male later identified as Mark Michael Ellis, 26, responded to an ad on Craigslist for...

Hollister Police continue to investigate the Nov. 18 drive-by shooting that resulted in serious injuries to a 19-year-old man. Sgt. Don Pershall of the Hollister Police Department said Dec. 3 that investigating officers have not yet identified the suspect or suspects involved in the shooting...

Few born before 1970, says author Lisa Prince Newman, will forget the endless magic carpet of white blossoms that once covered the Santa Clara Valley. Prunes, apricot, peach and cherries trees dominated what was then known as the Valley of the Heart’s Delight, as...

Hard work pays off for these students in college Rigorous Advanced Placement classes prepare San Benito High School students for tests that, with a high enough score, can provide course credit before a freshman sets foot on a college or university campus. For members of the...