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A man was injured around 11:30 a.m. Monday when he tried stopping a truck from rolling down the hilly North Street in Hollister before the vehicle knocked over a telephone pole and ultimately rested against part of the Ranchers Feed building. 

American Legion Post 69 Commander Joe Love on Friday recalled his own service to the country decades ago in the Army and Air Force, and remembered asking himself at times, "Why am I beating myself up like this?"

Hollister police are closing both lanes of Hillcrest Road near Memorial Drive after a tree onto the road and possibly hit a truck Friday afternoon.

Denise Bravo, 18, lost consciousness in the front passenger seat of the black Cadillac she was in with a friend from Santa Cruz and three Gavilan College basketball players after the car crashed into the center median on U.S. Highway 101 – only to wake up to the sight of a red sports car barreling straight at them.

Milgard Windows & Doors is closing its Hollister manufacturing plant, operating since 1986, in a move expected to spur 135 job losses and the sale of the company's local facility on Bert Drive.

Last week, Calfire celebrated the retirement of their veteran pilot Russ Looney by surprising him with a traditional water salute. With a fire truck on each side, the department formed an archway of water over the taxiway as Looney took the plane in for a landing.

The terms of Gavilan College President Steve Kinsella's four-year contract were obtained by the Dispatch Tuesday describing the details of his $42,000 salary increase, which includes 24 days of paid vacation each year and a $1,000 monthly expense allowance.