San Juan teen on wreck: ‘We watched up until it hit us’
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 plant closure to spur 135 job losses
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.
Calfire honors retiring pilot with water salute
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.
Kinsella contract includes lump sum
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.
Aromas students honor veterans at assembly
Several men dabbed their eyes as Dave Comrath, a seventh-grader at Aromas School, somberly concluded a poem written 30 years ago by a then-high school senior in Homestead, Fla.
Funeral set for Gavilan basketball player Gaines
The funeral service for Andrel Gaines, the 19-year-old Gavilan College basketball who died from injuries suffered in a Nov. 6 car accident, is scheduled for at 11 a.m. Dec. 3 in the gymnasium on Gavilan's campus, athletic director Ron Hannon told the Gilroy Dispatch on Wednesday.
Man accused of copper wire theft from PG&E
Hollister police on Monday morning arrested a man suspected of stealing copper wire from the Pacific Gas & Electric facility in Seventh Street.
