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Hollister Police are seeking information about a shooting that left a man critically injured the afternoon of Aug. 22. Authorities think the unknown suspect, who is still at large, was trying to kill the victim. On Aug. 22 officers were dispatched to the 200 block...

The Hollister City Council election season may only be a couple weeks old, but in at least one district, the gloves are off and one candidate said he is the victim of some low blows. The District 2 City Council race took an unlikely turn...

Following a late-night fight at a downtown bar, Hollister police arrested three men in possession of a loaded firearm this week, according to authorities. About 12:30am Aug. 24, Hollister Police Officers responded to reports of a fight in progress in the area of Johnny’s Bar,...

San Benito High School student Shelby O’Neil was presented the Paul Walker Foundation’s Youth Leadership Award and scholarship Aug. 11 for her ocean advocacy work, including creating a successful campaign called “No Straw November,” which asked people to pledge not to use plastic straws...

When Anzar High coach Kollin Kosmicki got hired last year, he only had a couple of weeks to get things in place for the team’s upcoming season. The Hawks still managed to go 3-5, tripling their win total from the previous season. With a...

Beginning Saturday, Aug. 18,  the San Benito County information technology office took county websites offline, following the detection of a virus in the system. Access to several databases, including elections and the assessor, were still shut down as of 4pm Thursday, Aug. 23. Emergency Services...

Last year was a season to forget for Gavilan College. Amid violations and a 0-10 record, stability is what the program needed. John Lango stepped in, back in charge of a team he led from 2000 to 2010. If Lango is going to bring...

There was a slight twinkle in Bryan Smith’s eyes as he talked about the upcoming season last week, even with the projected loss of starting quarterback Slade Wilson for the first game of the season. That tells you all you need to know about...

Unlike the annual celebrations in so many neighboring communities, Aromas Day has no agricultural emblem. It’s not about garlic, or artichokes or strawberries (though Aromas, just on the other side of the Pajaro Valley, could plausibly be nicknamed “Strawberry Fields Forever”). Yet even without...

Already a three-time victor in elections for the San Benito High School District Board of Trustees dating back more than a decade, 66-year-old Steve Delay was setting up for his first trustee area race for the Nov. 6 election. However, with no challengers in Delay’s...