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Crowds braved the rains Saturday and Sunday, March 24 and 25 to attend this year’s San Juan Spring Arts and Crafts Festival in downtown San Juan Bautista. The two-day event, held along Third Street, boasted more than 150 arts and craft exhibitors, a kids corner...

Hollister police this week revealed they have reopened their criminal investigation of MitchelI Dabo in connection with his actions as trustee for the Matulich Charitable Trust. “When there is a development, I am sure the District Attorney will advise,” he said. “For now we don’t...

A Hollister man accused of killing one of his sons and seriously injuring another in a drunken driving accident faces a long list of charges in connection with the Feb. 25 collision. The San Benito County District Attorney’s Office charged Jesus Mora, 30, of Hollister,...

The Hollister City Council still awaits clearance from the State of California to ensure that a new growth management program adopted earlier this year will not conflict with rules set by the California Department of Housing and Community Development. To ensure that the city will...

San Benito High School senior Rolando Pablo Lorenzo was named as one of four area finalists for the “Every Student Succeeding” award program presented by the Association of California School Administrators. Lorenzo came to the United States on his own from Guatemala at age 14...

Schools throughout San Benito County have improved internet capabilites thanks to funds received through the Broadband Infrastructure Improvement Grant. In the 2015-2016 school year, the state budgeted $50 million for network infrastructure improvement for schools and districts, which were selected through an application process reviewed...

Law enforcement authorities uncovered an illegal marijuana extraction lab in a decrepit, unsafe building in downtown Hollister, according to police. No arrests have been reported in relation to the raid of the property and seizure of a variety of marijuana by-products, and the police investigation...

A Los Banos man was arrested in Hollister Thursday with an illegal firearm, a stolen vehicle, burglary tools and other contraband, according to San Benito County Sheriff’s Office authorities. About 2:30pm March 22, Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Leist observed a Honda make a vehicle code violation...

Law enforcement and school officials briefly locked down Calaveras Elementary School this afternoon while police searched for a suspect in the area. “Hollister Police Department School Resource Officers have ordered the Calaveras school on Buena Vista (Road) (locked down) as a precaution due to a...

Police arrested a man who was driving around Hollister Tuesday night in a stolen vehicle, with a “large amount” of methamphetamine and a sawed-off rifle. About 9:35pm March 20, a Hollister Police officer attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation, but the driver...