Wood sentenced for embezzling from police union
Ray Wood, the former Hollister police sergeant and 2010 sheriff candidate convicted of embezzling more than $100,000 from the city officers union, was sentenced Friday to six months in the county jail.
Ex-Indian CEO pleads guilty in racketeering case
Former Indian Motorcycle Rey Sotelo pleaded guilty Thursday in a
Local scene: Academic honors; Bach to Blues
Hartman named to President’s List
Hollister resident Jenna Hartman made the Schreiner University President’s List for the fall 2021 semester. To be eligible for the President's List, full-time students must earn at least a 4.0 grade point average for the term, passing all classes, and...
High school robotics club prepares for competition
The San Benito High School Robotics Club is gearing up to compete in an international competition where students will build an industrial-sized robot to tackle specific challenges.
The robotics competition involves teams of students who in six weeks have to raise funds, design a team...
SJB official arrested May 24
San Juan Bautista City Councilmember Dan DeVries was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in May, but the district attorney has not charged him with a crime, according to authorities.
Man accused of killing, dismembering woman in Gilroy
Human remains found in Gilroy recently have been confirmed to be that of a 33-year-old woman who went missing in late July and her ex-boyfriend has been arrested on suspicion of killing her, police said Oct. 4.
Ivan Alfaro Escobedo allegedly cut Alyssa Salazar’s body...
Journey to life for visiting pastor
Scott Erdman has lived with cancer longer than his son, Ryan, has been alive. And that’s saying something since Ryan is 28 years old. Erdman, who was in Hollister recently to give a sermon at First Presbyterian Church, has survived six cancerous brain tumors and 15 surgeries spanning a 35-year period living with the disease.
Local public safety officials join residents for National Night Out
It was a grand old time in downtown Hollister on Tuesday as first responders and local organizations invited the community to the annual National Night Out celebration.
Hollister Chief of Police Carlos Reynoso was one of several law officers who took time to chat with...
Summer swim at SBHS pool canceled again
Hollister Parks & Recreation has canceled its second consecutive summer of water programs, according to an employee of the department.

















