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Get ready to lace up your running shoes for the Hollister Police Explorers 5K Foot Pursuit this Saturday at Brigantino Park. The event features a 5K run for adults at 9 a.m. There’s also a mile run for kids 13 and under at 9:10 a.m....

The Hollister Fire Department responded to an early morning fire Wednesday near the San Justo Reservoir. Captain Jeff Granucci said the call came in at 4:47 a.m. "There were no injuries or victims," Granucci said. "It was foggy and wet last night. The fire had no...

Congressman Jimmy Panetta is expected to announce the winner of the 2017 Congressional Art Competition in Hollister later this week. According to a press release from Panetta's office, the 20th Congressional District representative will announce the winning entry at the Veterans' Memorial Building on Thursday...

A Powell Street structure fire Tuesday led to the discovery of a drug lab. Hollister Fire Department responded to a call at 808 Powell Street around 6:20 p.m. The fire department was called on a report of an explosion and fire at the address, according to...

The San Benito County Office of Education held the annual Classified and Teacher of the Year awards Monday night. The following is a list of winners this year: Employees of the Year Aromas-San Juan School District: Joe Barros Calaveras School:  Jesse Ortiz Cerra Vista School: Cheryl Weir Gabilan Hills: Rosa...

Hollister council members Monday received a report on ways to treat the city’s industrial wastewater facility, including the once proposed floating island concept. In February 2015, city officials held a special meeting to hear from Mokelumne Hill-based Floating Islands West, LLC. The company’s wastewater treatment...

Caltrans is set to close a portion of Highway 129 near the San Benito/Santa Cruz County line for five days. The closure is expected to start Sunday, April 30 at 9 p.m. and end Friday, May 5 at 11 p.m, according to a press release. A...

By Laura Barreras Once used to issue military commands and in religious ceremony, Taiko, or the traditional Japanese-style instrument meaning “fat drum,” will take center stage at the 57th annual Haru Matsuri Festival and Taiko Expo in Morgan Hill—one of the South Valley’s oldest cultural...

If you’ve ever wondered what Jesus has to do with Judaism or what the Jewish concept of sin is, these are the types of questions that will be addressed during the Interfaith Community of South County’s (ICSC) event The Faith of Our Neighbors: Judaism. “The...

Twelve years ago, Janet and John Locey’s Bell Hill Farm property—situated in one of the more bucolic places in Hollister near the De Rose Winery on 10900 Cienega Road—was covered with poison oak. Left untended, poison oak can destroy anything around it. However, the...