Blaze destroys building on Enterprise Road
A house on Enterprise Road near Hollister was largely consumed in a fire Monday afternoon.
Rabid, dead bat found at Hollister Methodist church
On Wednesday, animal control officers with the Hollister Police Department Animal Care and Services Bureau responded to the Hollister Methodist United Church at 521 Monterey St. for a deceased bat, and lab testing confirmed it was infected with the rabies virus, according to the HPD.
Police probe recent motel robberies; clerk stabbed at Cinderella
The Wiebe Motel and Cinderella Motel were both robbed in recent days – resulting in a clerk being stabbed and flown to a hospital – and police believe the two incidents might have been related.
Alleged puppy killer incompetent for trial, for now
The Gilroy man who’s been in custody since May 2011 for allegedly killing his wife’s 6-week-old Chihuahua puppy was deemed incompetent to continue on to trial – for now at least – according to Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Troy Benson.
Jury convicts Hoffmeister for 2007 murder
A jury Thursday convicted Travis J. Hoffmeister of murdering 20-year-old Hollister resident Christella Macias in June 2007.
Man accused of stealing case of beer while cop was in store
Police on Thursday morning arrested a 25-year-old Hollister man on suspicion he took a case of beer and ran from a convenient store while a uniformed police officer was inside the business, according to Hollister police.
Updated: Coroner releases ID of victim in fatal wreck near San Juan
The San Benito County Sheriff's Office has released the identity of the victim in Thursday morning's fatality on Highway 101 near San Juan Bautista.
President of police union calls Wood conviction ‘fair’
The president of the Hollister police union called former Sgt. Ray Wood’s expected six-month sentence for embezzlement “fair” and stressed the organization has addressed lacking oversight that allowed the thefts to occur.
Judge denies convicted molester’s motion for new trial
Jonathan Fidone, the Hollister man convicted of molesting a 19-month-old child, is set for a sentence hearing after a judge ruled against his motion for a new trial.
Attorneys make opening statements in Hoffmeister murder trial
Opening statements were Thursday in the murder trial of Hollister’s Travis J. Hoffmeister, accused in the June 2007 killing of Christella Macias.
