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Dressed in a sparkly, hot-pink, button-up shirt with jeans, cowboy boots and a silver belt buckle, Hollister resident Megan Ford looked every part the queen as she stood beside her horse in a field of yellow flowers.

Dunne Park is the latest park in Hollister with upgrades, including resurfaced tennis courts and baseball fields.

The Council of San Benito County Governments discussed a potential sales tax for roads and possible long- and short-term ways to respond to the recent fatalities on Highway 25 at their regularly scheduled meeting this week.

Two environmental groups Friday filed another lawsuit against the county board aiming to halt the Panoche Valley Solar Project, according to court documents.

The Sixth annual Hollister Airshow is set for June 20 and June 21 at the Hollister Municipal Airport. There will be flying aerobatics, a motorcycle stunt show, vintage cars, food and more. It is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. those days. See more on the Hollister Airshow website at hollisterairshow.com.

The remaining victims of a seven-vehicle pileup that resulted in Monday’s fatality on Highway 25 have been released from hospitals, according to a California Highway Patrol officer.

Assemblyman Luis Alejo's bill aiming to ban the use of "Redskins" as a public school mascot name in California has passed one committee at the State Senate level, according to his office.

The Hollister Police Department is asking for help from the public in identifying a suspect accused of taking items from the local Walgreens store without paying Sunday.

For Hollister resident and former Baler Elaine Klauer, the move to San Benito High School, after 18 years of working at elementary and middle schools, means coming full circle.

Highway 25—the two-lane road that snakes from Gilroy to Hollister—has long been known for fatal, head-on collisions and car pile-ups. Fatalities this week renewed at least one Hollister resident’s desire to widen the road.