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Hollister police made an arrest related to a downtown shooting Monday afternoon. According to police: Police arrested a man for a shooting that took place in the 500 block of San Benito Street, on April 3, 2017. On April 3, 2017, a business meeting was being held...

Limelight Actors Theater had a perfect plan for its spring show: Souvenir, a 2006 play by Stephen Temperley that featured the relationship between New York socialite Florence Foster Jenkins, who couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket, and her accompanist, Cosme McMoon. A movie...

Police investigating a theft case found the suspect who was with another man in possession of drugs and weapons, according to a press release. According to an announcement from the Hollister Police Department: On March 31, Officer Yamamoto conducted a shoplifting investigation at Ace Hardware....

County supervisors unanimously appointed two consultants as interim directors of the Resource Management Agency at Tuesday’s meeting, and it left local union representatives showing unease. Larry Perlin and James Walgren of 4Leaf, Inc., a Pleasanton-based engineering consulting firm, will serve as co-interim directors while the...

When Bryan Saba bought Big Paw Olive Oil Company in 2007—after seeing a listing on Craigslist—the 59-year-old software/technical engineering consultant was simply looking for a hobby. Little did Saba know, running an olive oil business would become his strongest passion. The family-owned business—run by...

The San Benito County Business Council is set to host the 2017 County Water Information Forum on April 21. The event is expected to feature national, state, regional and local experts to inform the community on the state of local water. General admission is $35 and...

A proposal for the 400 block development on San Benito Street is expected to go before council members in April. Council members unanimously approved going forward in exclusive talks to sell the city’s property in the 400 block for multi-use development in May 2016. Mayor...

Nearby San Luis Reservoir is current at 99 percent total capacity, according to data from the California Department of Water Resources. As of March 21, the reservoir was storing 2,024,406 acre-feet. The reservoir has a total capacity of 2,041,000 acre-feet. Meanwhile, in San Benito County, the...

A technical report from the City of Hollister about two 2016 wastewater spills disputes that the first spill reached the San Benito River as previously reported. On Jan. 13, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board issued the City of Hollister a notice of...

“Little Shop of Horrors” runs at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the high school auditorium. Tickets are $10 at door but are available at the student payment center at $9 for adults and $8 for students. Proceeds go back to the drama...