City leaders discuss Hollister growth
Residents crowded Hollister City Hall during a special meeting Monday to express their concerns about the city’s growth.
City leaders were discussing housing allocations for next year when the council decided to push the topic to a future meeting because of the amount of...
Fresno man dies in Pacheco Pass crash
A 23-year-old Fresno man died when his vehicle drove off the road on Highway 152 east of Gilroy the night of Nov. 15, according to authorities.
San Benito High student survives TV talent show
San Benito High School junior Yvette Fragozo made it to the quarterfinals of the television show “Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento” on Estrella TV.
The next stage of the competition is on hold during the shelter-in-place order due to the Covid-19 pandemic but the show will...
Graduate spotlight: Magaly Del Rio
Magaly Del Rio had to grow up faster than most of her peers. By age 11, she was already babysitting her two younger siblings for several hours a week, a byproduct of her family’s financial situation at the time. During her junior year at...
Meet the candidates: San Benito County Supervisor, District 3
San Benito County’s current District 3 supervisor, Peter Hernandez, is not running for re-election in 2022. Instead, Hernandez is running for the 18th District U.S. Representative seat.
That leaves the field open for three non-incumbent candidates appearing on the ballot for District 3 Supervisor: Eddie...
13 San Benito T&F athletes advance to CCS Finals
San Benito High will be bringing a baker’s dozen of its track and field athletes to Saturday’s Central Coast Section Finals at Soquel High in Aptos. This after another sterling performance from the Haybalers contingent in the CCS Trials on June 12.
On the boys...
Updated: Hollister homicide victim was a teenager
The victim of the shooting homicide Saturday morning in
Hollister 12U All Stars dominate District 9 Tournament
Hollister Little League’s All Star teams continued its historic domination of District 9 this season, winning at the 10U, 11U and 12U level and finishing as the runner-up at the 9U level.
It was a sterling performance once again by the storied Little League program....
Hollister High football runs all over Burlingame, CCS semifinal at Soquel next
The Hollister High football team’s traditional dyed-blonde Central Coast Section locks were flowing in the winds of victory Nov. 11 when it took home a statement 37-7 victory over Burlingame High in the first round of the Division III playoffs.
The No. 5 seed Haybalers...
Cleanup of collapsed San Benito Foods roof could begin Sept. 30
Fire investigators offered no insight this week into the cause of a “catastrophic collapse” of a roof Sept. 18 at a San Benito Foods tomato processing building in Hollister.
The company reported no injuries or ongoing danger to employees.
Hollister Fire Marshal Charlie Bedolla said he...
