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The local woman accused of embezzling from a cattle dog rescue group over a five-year stretch has accepted a plea deal and faces sentencing in May.

Hollister council members Monday approved the hiring of an assistant city manager, Brett Miller.

The Veterans Memorial Building is getting a fresh coat of paint on the inside and an array of improvements throughout the historic structure.

Read the Hollister Police Department blotter from the past two weeks.

Keis Kuerschner had one word to describe how he felt moments after lugging across the finish line for the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event Saturday in downtown Hollister.

Councilwoman Pauline Valdivia clarified her position regarding a recent recusal from considering a city compensation proposal. She underscored in an interview with the Free Lance that she recused herself on a particular vote last month – the four other council members rejected it  – because the item related directly to her family members’ respective classifications as employees as opposed to a general pay matter.

A $42.5 million bond aimed at upgrading classrooms and other facilities at San Benito High School passed its final hurdle this week and will appear on the June 3 primary ballot.

The three candidates running for the District 4 county supervisor's seat are set to speak at next week's Lunch with Leaders event.

I received a telephone call last week from the receptionist of a local business who had questions about a hummingbird nest outside her office window. The hummingbird had built a nest in a camellia tree and laid two eggs, which had hatched two days before. However, the mother hummer had not been seen since, and her entire office was worried about the baby birds.