Ex-deputy sentenced to 8 months for embezzling from union
Former sheriff’s deputy Jason T. Lei was sentenced Thursday to 240 days in county jail and three years of probation for embezzling from the deputies union.
Judge denies dismissal of teen murder case
A judge denied a defense attorney's request this morning to
Police say Hollister woman allowed puppy to die
Police arrested a Hollister resident on suspicion of felony animal cruelty after authorities observed a four-month-old puppy dying at the suspect’s home, Hollister Police said.
Hollister Police Animal and Care and Services earlier this month received a report of a local resident who had failed...
Man stabbed to death outside Gilroy club
Updated: Twenty-six-year-old man, stabbed during fight, died in
Updated: SBHS graduate killed in wreck; driver accused of DUI
A 2006 graduate of San Benito High School died in a single-car accident early Friday morning on Union Road, and the California Highway Patrol arrested the 19-year-old driver on suspicion of driving under the influence and gross vehicular manslaughter.
O’Connor gets nod as permanent fire chief
Hollister council members this week OK’d Interim Fire Chief Mike O’Connor as the full-time fire chief. O’Connor assumed the interim post in April and has overseen the transition of county fire services from Calfire to the Hollister Fire Department.
Daycare teacher charged, accused of dosing cups with pills
A pre-school teacher from Hollister was charged Thursday on suspicion of 10 misdemeanors after a fellow teacher reported that she had dosed toddlers’ sippy cups with sleeping pills, authorities alleged.
Pet private eye feeling dogged by the law
The founder of the new, Hollister-based Humane Society of the Central Coast has been met with some skepticism from local law enforcement officials, who say that while his goal is noble, he must follow proper procedures before the agency becomes an animal rescue resource.
