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A 39-year-old man was arrested in relation to a shooting death in Hollister the afternoon of Feb. 9, according to police.  At about 2:20pm, Hollister Police officers responded to a report of a fight that resulted in gunshots fired at the Hillcrest Car Wash, on...

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Bike blessing The Top Hatters Motorcycle Club’s 31st annual Bike Blessing will take place 11am-1pm March 24 in Hollister. Motorcyclists are asked to check in at Hollister PowerSports at 411 San Felipe Road, then gather at Sacred Heart Catholic Church for the blessing.  Participants who want...

Valentine’s Day falls on a Wednesday this year, right in the middle of the week. For florists nationwide, that typically means a much busier holiday than if the day fell at the end or beginning of a week. Lisa Filice, owner of Expressions Floral in...

Police are investigating a Feb. 6 shooting in Hollister in which a juvenile was injured by gunfire, and investigators are asking the public for help.  Hollister Police responded to a report of shots fired about 11:36pm on the 100 block of Third Street, says a...

A 16-year-old male from Hollister died on Feb. 2 in a head-on crash on Maher Road in Royal Oaks.  California Highway Patrol officer Jessica Madueño said the victim was a passenger in a white 2000 Honda Accord driven by a 17-year-old male, both of Hollister. According...

Authorities arrested a man and woman this week who broke into the Hollister High School Ag Barn and killed two animals that students had fostered and raised for a local educational program.  The suspects allegedly killed a goat and a pig, and carried the pig...

Rancho San Justo Principal Deborah Armstrong and Vice Principal Samantha Rivas saw first-hand benefits of opening a wellness center at Hollister High School, where they worked together before coming to the middle school in 2023-24. They saw a need for such a central location for...

The future of the Affordable Connectivity Program, a federal program that provides internet access to low-income families, is in limbo. Unless Congress steps in to fund it, over 23 million households—including thousands in San Benito County—will be cut off from the program by April...

Krystal Lomanto, County Superintendent of Schools hosted the county’s first Literacy Summit on Jan. 25 at the Veterans Memorial Building in downtown Hollister.  SBCOE Director of Curriculum & Instruction and Equity & Access, Mai Cruz, coordinated the event, which featured nationally renowned speaker and educator,...