Police: Hollister man had firearm during traffic stop
Police arrested a man for possession of dangerous weapons during a traffic stop earlier this week, according to Hollister Police Department.
About 9:40pm Oct. 9, Hollister Police Officer Evan Umstead was on patrol in the 1000 block of Airline Highway area when he stopped a...
No injuries in Highway 25 truck crash
No injuries were reported after a big-rig overturned on Highway 25 in Hollister, closing the road for about four hours Oct. 3, according to authorities.
About 8pm, a 64-year-old Wisconsin woman was driving a 2000 Peterbilt truck towing a trailer northbound on Highway 25, north...
South County’s Cain Velasquez gets Hall of Fame nod
Before he became a UFC heavyweight world champion, Cain Velasquez was mastering his craft in NCAA wrestling matches at Arizona State University, where he twice rose to the stature of a college All-American.
This past weekend, the Gilroy resident, married father of two and youth...
Measure X campaign gains momentum
A $65,000 check from the Associated Students of Gavilan College, key endorsements from local and regional community leaders and a well-attended kickoff party have gotten the “Yes For Gavilan College, Yes on Measure X” campaign off to an energetic and optimistic start.
The local community...
Fruits of their labor
When Bonino brothers, Russ and Brent, were still little tykes running around on their family ranch off Fitzgerald Avenue in San Martin, they put their two heads together and came up with the idea to sell pears from the orchard to make some dough.
“We...
Merry Cherry Forever!
The Tognetti sisters, Andrea and Nancy, always loved being on the family ranch with their parents and brothers, playing in the fields and on the tractors. Throughout childhood and into their high school years, they even helped out with the family’s Merry Cherry fruit...
Police seek robbers who shot at clerk
Police are asking the public for help identifying two young men who held up a Hollister convenience store at gunpoint last week in an incident where a clerk narrowly dodged a bullet.
About 1:20am Sept. 15, an unknown male entered the Quik Stop store at...
Former Hollister cop charged in Gilroy incident
Former Hollister Police Officer Chad Browning has been charged with four crimes in relation to an alleged Sept. 9 crime spree that started with vehicle theft in Fresno and ended with Gilroy Police shooting at him before he could drive onto a local football...
Reverse-angle parking coming near SBHS
There may be some relief this month for both parking and traffic headaches around San Benito High School.The City of Hollister has agreed to create reverse-angle parking on both sides of Monterey Street in front of San Benito High School north to B Street,...
FFA shows well at Monterey County Fair
Local student members of the Hollister Future Farmers of America impressed judges with their livestock pedigree at the Monterey County Fair, held from Aug. 29 to Sept. 3.
Clay Hubbell, Joseph Bisceglia, Taryn Wright, Donavan Gabel and Hailee Westrick all earned championship honors in their...