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The Hollister School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved hiring an interim superintendent to replace the outgoing Lisa Andrew while they begin a search for a new permanent leader. At a July 6 meeting, the five-member board agreed to a 46-day contract at a $935-per-day...

Hollister Police arrested a fugitive wanted for sexual assault charges who was sleeping in a local park July 4, according to authorities. About 11:45am, Hollister Police Sgt. Michael Paddy was patrolling the area of Vista Hill Park, off Locust Avenue and Hill Court. Paddy saw...

Hollister Police arrested a burglary suspect July 5 with the help of timely reporting of the man’s recent crimes, according to authorities. On July 4, a concerned citizen called police to report a man had broken into a home on the 1500 block of Cushman...

San Benito High School’s Benefit Drive, an annual effort by students to help an individual in need, raised $23,200 to help offset the medical costs for Brett Mattocks, a 13-year-old Hollister boy who had a brain tumor removed last summer. Mattocks underwent chemotherapy and radiation...

The Santa Clara Valley Water District is moving forward with plans to build a new Pacheco Pass reservoir in Santa Clara County, which the district describes as a “game-changer” to ease the impact of future droughts in the Bay Area. If $485 million in state...

Hollister Police and city code enforcement officers cited 34 people on suspicion of illegal fireworks violations July 4. The police department also received hundreds of reports from citizens through a smartphone application designed to alert authorities of nearby fireworks activity. The city’s illegal fireworks operation...

A tense standoff in a Hollister neighborhood ended peacefully Thursday, even after a suspect brandished a handgun at sheriff’s deputies and fired a round as he was chased through the residential area, according to the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office. After negotiating with the suspect,...

Martin Ranch is the perfect love story. If wine is bottled poetry, Thérèse and Dan Martin have written many sonnets to one another, and to their fellow wine lovers, each with their own voice and pen. His style, under the JD Hurley label, is fresh...

We’ve had this discussion before. Remember? There are so many cool summer festivals and festivities coming up; you should never use “Parking is such a hassle” as an excuse for not attending. If the event is close enough, just cycle on in! If distance...

Brianna Tavares lights up when speaking about the strides Boys Scouts of America has made. “We’ve recently had a Youth to Youth Training for our youth staff working with our younger kids,” explains Tavares, San Benito District associate for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA)...