A judge Thursday ruled the man accused in the 2007 killing of a 20-year-old Hollister woman is mentally competent to stand trial, set to start Monday morning.
San Benito County is about to get a significant economic boost with construction of the San Benito County Courthouse, and the activity should reemphasize the importance of keeping this monumental project downtown.
Construction on the new $36 million San Benito County Courthouse on Fourth Street is "imminent," with activity expected on the long-vacant three-acre site expected within the next few weeks, according to court officials.
The sixth suspect has been charged in a murder of a Hollister man on Park Hill in January 2011, while four of the five juveniles accused in the case appeared in court Tuesday to retain attorneys.
A Hollister man arrested in November and accused of abandoning a toddler to flee from police has accepted a plea deal on related charges and is scheduled for sentencing in February, according to court records.