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Pinnacles Partnership has received a grant to fund four binocular viewing scopes for the national park that will be ready in January and February, according to the nonprofit supporting Pinnacles National Park.

Panoche Valley Solar, which is developing the 247-megawatt solar farm in southern San Benito County, is hosting an open house to celebrate the opening of a new Hollister office. The open house is set for 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at The Vault, 452 San Benito St.

Local State Assemblyman Luis Alejo has introduced a bill with a goal of preventing minority groups from being disenfranchised in elections, according to his office.

Hollister police arrested a carjacking suspect after a vehicle theft at the local hospital Saturday and a subsequent pursuit.

Upgrades are done to the Lessalt Water Treatment Plant as part of a broader plan to improve water quality in the Hollister area, according to the Hollister Urban Area Water Project.

The Hollister Police Department arrested two men on suspicion of trying to rob the Quik Stop market last week, according to a police statement.

The California Highway Patrol is warning residents about a phone scam in which callers say they're with the CHP and requests payment for missed jury duty.

Hollister School District teachers, parents, two trustees, several principals, the superintendent and other speakers gathered at a public meeting Tuesday to discuss growing pains at a campus on Santa Ana Road where two schools share space.

Aromas-San Juan Unified School District officials have selected Aromas resident Angelica Medina as a trustee to fill the fifth seat vacated in late November.