Bitter Fire near Paicines 100% contained
Cal Fire said it is responding to a fire south of Paicines Tuesday…
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Open SBC hosts rally at Hollister amphitheater
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) A rally against COVID-19 restrictions in San Benito County combining music with protesting happened Saturday evening at an…
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Man suspected of starting fire in Hollister arrested
Residents are being asked to avoid the area around Hospital Road and Colorado Way while crews respond to a…
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Hollister fire chief reports recent string of arsons
The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office released a message from Hollister Fire Chief Bob Martin Del Campo describing a string of recent “suspicious”…
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San Benito County rescinds face covering order, residents now required to follow state order
San Benito County’s Interim Public Health Officer said the face covering order the county had in place is rescinded effective…
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Movie theaters begin reopening for the first time since Shelter in Place began
Hollister Premiere Cinemas reopens since beginning of the shelter in…
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CHP: Semi driver caught speeding, cutting in and out of traffic arrested on DUI charge
Monterey-area CHP officers arrested a semi driver whose blood alcohol level was allegedly four times the legal…
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San Benito County to allow nail salons, tattoo parlors to reopen
San Benito County’s Interim Public Health Officer announced that the county will…
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18-year-old killed in rollover crash near Hollister Sunday
An 18-year-old male has died as a result of a rollover crash on SR 25 south of Hollister…
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Hollister brush fire that prompted evacuations contained
Hollister police say they are evacuating homes near the Park Hill area because of a brush…
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San Benito High gets creative with graduation
San Benito High School normally fills a graduation with around 6,000 people in attendance. However, the coronavirus pandemic changed that for the…
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Two drivers die in crash on Frazier Lake Road
The California Highway Patrol is responding to a crash that killed at least one…
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Hollister Safeway employee tests positive for COVID-19
Safeway has confirmed that one of its employees at its store on Tres Pinos Road has tested positive for…
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Central Coast Comeback: Schools prepare for 2020-2021 academic year
Schools on the Central Coast have been dark since mid-March. For the first time ever, classes transitioned to a completely online, and it was…
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Fish and Wildlife Service considers removing Central Coast plant from endangered species list
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it is considering removing a plant native to the Central Coast from the…
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Local law enforcement calls for policing to do better in response to man dying during police encounter
Four Minneapolis police officers have been fired after a video showed one of them kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, who later…
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San Benito County allowing hair salons, barbershops to open
San Benito County announced that it will follow state guidance and allow hair salons and barbershops to…
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Introducing the Messenger Experience
The KION news team is happy to announce a new feature to help you stay up-to-date with what is happening in the…
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What’s open on the Central Coast for Memorial Day weekend?
This Memorial Day weekend is not like any we have seen…
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Two more people arrested in connection to shooting at Hollister gas station
An 18-year-old man and 17-year-old juvenile are facing attempted murder charges in connection to a shooting at a Hollister gas…
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