The San Benito County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against Erin Baxter, the former supervising librarian for the San Benito Free Library, in relation to an alleged years-long embezzlement operation.
Looks like this was championship week when a final two met for a showdown. Each was a league best. Now was the test of mental and emotional endurance. Odds were chancy.
Cool in the parks
After the Covid years and a bit of a dry spell, the Hollister Haybalers softball program is back with the elite of the Central Coast Section, Northern California and the entire state of California.
A total of 780 students graduated from Hollister High School’s Class of 2024 last week.
The San Benito Health Care District board voted unanimously during a June 5 special meeting to walk away from San Benito County’s proposal of a Joint Powers Authority that would have kept Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital under public control.
Hollister Police this week arrested a Gilroy woman who carjacked a victim in San Jose and let officers on a vehicle chase through two counties, authorities said.
San Benito County League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council 2890 is proud to announce its 2024 Scholarship Winners!
California State League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) recently named the San Benito County LULAC Council 2890 as the 2024 statewide Council of the Year, says a press release from the local organization.
California Dreamin’
Hollister Police arrested a local resident who is accused of intentionally killing a rooster with a vehicle and mistreating other animals, authorities said.
During a traffic stop, police arrested a man on a bicycle on suspicion of drug offenses, possession of ammunition and other crimes, Hollister Police said.
The Affordable Connectivity Program, a federal program that provides internet access to low-income families, has ended after Congress failed to reach an agreement to keep funding it. Over 23 million households—including thousands in San Benito County—will no longer receive federal …
A young and developing Hollister baseball team caught fire late in the season.
Police last week arrested two suspects who allegedly burglarized and stole from a number of businesses in Hollister on multiple occasions, according to authorities.
Hollister School District sites enthusiastically participated in the recent Mental Health Awareness Week with a variety of activities for students and staff members.
Inmate Daniel Lopez Zavala, who escaped from the San Benito County Jail on May 28, was arrested in San Jose May 29 night following a regional manhunt that lasted nearly two days, authorities said.
The National Weather Service is forecasting a heat wave coming to the Bay Area this week, with the hottest day being Wednesday.
Cipriano Echezarreta, a graduate of the Gavilan College Class of 2024 who will transfer to UC Santa Cruz in the fall, was awarded the prestigious Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Scholarship.
A pedestrian was fatally injured by a hit-and-run driver near downtown Gilroy, police said June 1.
