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Former Hollister Police Officer Chad Browning has been charged with four crimes in relation to an alleged Sept. 9 crime spree that started with vehicle theft in Fresno and ended with Gilroy Police shooting at him before he could drive onto a local football...

History buffs donned 19th-century attire, mounted horses, carried and loaded muzzle-loading rifles and re-enacted Civil War skirmishes Sept. 7-9 during Tres Pinos Civil War Days. The event, held in the San Benito County Historical Park, was put together by the National Civil War Association and...

Any trip to a Hollister City Council meeting would display a usual scene. A typical vote? Three in favor and one against. For almost the entire last year of his two-year term, Mayor Ignacio Velazquez has voted no on any bill that has to do...

A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 25 northwest of Hollister Aug. 31, according to authorities. About 10:08pm, a Hollister woman was driving a Chrysler Town & Country northbound on Highway 25 just south of Wright Road, traveling about 55 mph,...

Staff report Hollister police officers arrested two local young men after receiving reports they were trying to burglarize vehicles in a neighborhood, according to authorities. About 4:30am Aug. 26, officers were dispatched to the area of Calais Circle and Versailles Drive south of town, on a...

More than three months after agreeing to negotiate a partnership, Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital and Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital are still talking. A survey conducted by Hazel Hawkins, the Hollister-based healthcare center, reported that 83 percent of San Benito County residents supported the partnership talks. Hazel...

There may be some relief this month for both parking and traffic headaches around San Benito High School.The City of Hollister has agreed to create reverse-angle parking on both sides of Monterey Street in front of San Benito High School north to B Street,...

Local student members of the Hollister Future Farmers of America impressed judges with their livestock pedigree at the Monterey County Fair, held from Aug. 29 to Sept. 3. Clay Hubbell, Joseph Bisceglia, Taryn Wright, Donavan Gabel and Hailee Westrick all earned championship honors in their...

That wasn't how San Benito High’s first “home” game was supposed to go. Playing all of their home games at Rabobank Stadium this season, the Balers suffered a crushing 37-6 loss to Wilcox of Santa Clara Friday night in Salinas. The Balers are off...

Living History Days bring back the past Any curious soul who’s ever wondered how an Californian settler lived need only venture down to the San Juan Bautista State Historic Park on the first Saturday of each month to head back to the early days of...