Crime

At about 10:40 a.m. Monday, Hollister police officers arrested Raul Barajas,. 52, from Hollister, on suspicion of driving under the influence in the police department parking lot.

A judge has sentenced Breanna C. Stewart, the driver in the January car crash on Union Road that killed 23-year-old Ryan McFall, to two years in state prison.

Police arrested five suspects after a severe beating and a gunshot being fired early Saturday morning on Caputo Court, according to the Hollister Police Department.

Police Friday arrested a homeless woman on suspicion of stabbing a man with a knife in retaliation for stealing her recyclables.

Hollister Interim Police Chief David Westrick said Friday that the police department, San Benito County Sheriff's Office and San Benito Probation Department were working together to investigate three Wednesday shootings that may be related.

Moving firmly to clear the layer of smoke that often hangs over the San Lorenzo Valley during cooler months, a regional air quality agency on Wednesday voted without dissent to enact tough new controls on backyard burns.

The Hollister Police Department and San Benito County Sheriff’s Department officers responded to multiple shootings Wednesday and are still investigating the incidents.

Two people working on a pumpkin patch Wednesday morning were run over by a forklift after its driver lost control, according to the county fire department.

Police suspect that Lawrence R. Jones shot his ex-wife and dismembered her, according to a statement released today.