Justice is served with modern touch at new courthouse
On a recent afternoon, San Benito County Superior Court Judge Steven Sanders gave the Free Lance a tour of the brand-new courthouse, slated for completion in the coming weeks.
Firefighters were busy Christmas Eve
Hollister firefighters responded to three fire calls in a span of an hour and 15 minutes the night of Christmas Eve, with the most serious blaze doing about $50,000 in damage to a roof and attic.
Chief calls fire to three stores ‘suspicious’
Fire Chief Mike O'Connor on Friday called the strip-mall blaze Dec. 8 suspicious but stopped short of definitively classifying it as arson.
Sheriff’s office gives bikes to children in time for holidays
The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office gave bicycles to local families in need on a recent Friday evening, just in time for the holiday season.
Police find suspects in motel room with gun, drugs
Police recently arrested three suspects at a local motel after officers found a loaded firearm and drugs in their room, according to a Hollister Police Department statement.
Trial setting delayed in Park Hill homicide
Three suspects in the 2011 Park Hill homicide of Mark Arballo had their proceedings pushed back again, with the next hearing scheduled for January, according to court records.
‘Avoid the 20’ nets 25 arrests in two counties over first weekend
Law enforcement officials in San Benito and Monterey counties arrested 25 suspects over the first three days of the “Avoid the 20” campaign, according to a statement from authorities.
Neighborhood Pizza co-owner: ‘We are going to come back strong’
Neighborhood Pizza co-owner Reza Farr is relieved his family’s business was not destroyed in Sunday’s fire to a Hollister strip mall, but he also has questions looking ahead.
