Chamber exec leaves for Sausalito
After almost four years on the job, Juli Vieira has decided to step down as the chief executive officer of the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce on May, 25. On June, 1, Vieira will take up a new post as the CEO of...
Two people airlifted after crash
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Two people were taken by CALSTAR helicopters to local hospitals after a crash about 10pm Monday.
The accident involved a tractor and pickup truck carrying a boat trailer. Crews closed San Felipe Road near the airport for several hours.
Two helicopters landed on San Felipe...
Hazel Hawkins seeks Salinas tie
After more than a century of going it alone, Hazel Hawkins is looking for a suitor. And it may have found one right next door.
Early this year, Hollister’s public, non-profit community hospital sent requests for proposals to 10 major health care systems in the...
Walking the walk
At the age of 64, when many people dread having to walk across a parking lot, Jim Ostdick walked across America.
That bears repeating: Jim Ostdick. Walked. Across. America.
Not metaphorically, not symbolically.Literally.
He started on the Atlantic Ocean in Delaware in February 2016 and finished with...
California lettuce called safe
Where was your romaine lettuce grown?
If it was grown in California—where most romaine and other lettuce varieties grow—it is safe to eat. If not, throw it out.
The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week were sticking with...
Hollister PD avoids carotid restraint
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith would like to eliminate the carotid control hold from the sheriff’s office use-of-force policy, because there is too much room for injury-resulting error.
Local law enforcement agencies say the use of the carotid restraint is not common. However, they...
All hands on deck to clean downtown
More than 150 volunteers took to the streets Saturday, April 21 to add some sparkle back to downtown Hollister, where the Hollister Downtown Business Association held a Spring Cleanup.
Residents grabbed brooms, dustpans, garden gloves and shovels and worked up some elbow grease to get...
Arrest in Tres Piños armed robbery
San Benito County Sheriff’s deputies used a combination of modern technology and good old-fashioned detective work to identify and arrest a man accused of the armed robbery of a Tres Piños store.
About 2pm April 19, a man entered the Tres Piños Country Store, 6851...
SBHS junior off to Stanford for summer
San Benito High School junior Jasmine Rosales Castillo will be spending part of her summer at Stanford University, after being selected for the prestigious institution’s eight-week Summer Session Horizon Scholars program.
Rosales Castillo earned the residential scholarship opportunity designated for low-income, high-achieving incoming high school...
Gavilan honored as ‘Strong Workforce Star’
Multiple programs at Gavilan College earned the California Community Colleges’ Strong Workforce Stars recognition for their success in improving student employment and wage outcomes, according to an April 17 announcement.
A Gold Star was awarded to the Gavilan College program in Accounting.
Silver Stars were awarded...
