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The Bureau of Land Management will hold a public meeting Wednesday evening at San Juan Oaks Golf Club concerning oil and gas leasing in the county. During Tuesday’s county board meeting, Supervisor Robert Rivas asked to agendize an item related to the BLM meeting as...

The local sheriff's office has a new program to award deputies for their work. The office made an announcement, and reiterated it Tuesday to the county board, in light of recent efforts by agency deputies. Here's the full announcement: The San Benito County Sheriff's Office has...

Hollister Police Department made an arrest this weekend in connection with a series of armed pharmacy robberies. Police arrested Rodolfo Duarte, 36, on March 10 in connection to a string of robberies that occurred over the last six months.  He was booked into the San...

Citing the series of recent lawsuits filed against local businesses over disability-act compliance, the city is hosting an informational meeting. The meeting is set for 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. March 15 at Hollister City Hall, 375 Fifth St., after a slew of lawsuits have...

Hollister council members received a report this week on business license fees for event vendors. Staff officials Monday requested interpretation of the fees charged to vendors at events like the downtown farmers’ market and motorcycle rally. “We’re asking the city council to interpret the code,” said...

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors authorized Chairman Jaime De La Cruz from District 5 to represent the county in Washington D.C. at the 2017 National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference. According to a statement released on the matter, hundreds of NACo members...

What are the bright spots in the market right now? There are a lot of bright spots in the market right now. For sellers, the lack of inventory is continuing to drive prices higher and there are multiple offers on many properties. This trend should...

Specializing in Cabernet Sauvignon, EmmaLily Vineyards is tucked away in the rolling hills of the Uvas Valley. Owned by Steve and Laura Petersen, it is a family-run boutique winery named after their two daughters and sits on two acres where pigs, horses and dogs...

Hollister police are asking for help in identifying a vehicle possibly connected to two recent burglaries. According to a police statement: At approximately 7:50 a.m. Feb. 26, officers responded to George's Grill, 480 Tres Pinos Road, when an employee arrived to work and noticed a shattered...

The sheriff's office made an arrest of a 16-year-old accused in a January armed robbery at Hillcrest Market. The robbery occurred at 5:20 p.m. Jan. 22 at Hillcrest Market, 1331 Hillcrest Road and it involved a handgun. After questioning witnesses, the sheriff's office developed leads and...