Police Blotter: Counterfeiting, fictitious checks reported
Read the latest blotter cases from the Hollister Police Department.
Pintello takes flight with new production
Pintello Comedy Theater is at it again with its latest production, “Here on the Flight Path,” starting Aug. 15.
Mother of woman seen with shooting suspect claims kidnapping
The mother of the woman last seen with the primary suspect in last Friday’s shooting homicide spoke out Tuesday and claimed her daughter had been kidnapped.
Officer gets commendation for response to Chevron shooting
Chief David Westrick at Monday’s council meeting recounted Officer Carlos Rodriguez’s response to the shooting over biker rally weekend in awarding him a commendation for his actions.
Updated: Cannery produces more daily waste than rest of city users
A discussion about foul odors caused by rotting tomatoes became a debate over water, particularly the massive amounts of it going into the industrial wastewater pond and the use of the resource to clean the sewage system.
Updated: School official says Scattini security deal was ‘redundant’
Hollister council members Monday decided to wait until the upcoming deadline for candidates to declare before appointing the District 2 member set to temporarily succeed Robert Scattini, who resigned from his seat last week.
Police, sheriff’s office partner for first time on National Night Out
The annual National Night Out gathering in Hollister is set for Tuesday.
Tackling Tallac
May I please have a show of hands—How many of you would like to take a couple precious vacation days, arrange accommodations, drive four-plus hours to Lake Tahoe, so you can climb 3,300 feet up a steep and grueling five-mile (each way) trail to the top of a 9,735-foot peak?
Sol Festival set for this weekend
Experience a new festival Aug. 9-10 in the Santa Cruz mountains, featuring music, food and vendors. Pulse Productions and Boulder Creek Brewery have joined to produce the Santa Cruz Mountain Sol Festival, featuring Railroad Earth, Rodney Crowell, Zappa Plays Zappa, Ani Difranco, James McMurtry, Animal Liberation Orchestra, The Motet, Dead Winter carpenters, SambaDa, New Monsoon, Fruition and the Santa Cruz Dead All Stars at the Roaring Camp meadow.
Gavilan College students, instructor earn top honors at state fair
Two Gavilan College students in the Computer Graphics and Design program—and their instructor—walked away from the California State Fair in Sacramento last month with top honors, extending the program’s winning streak for a fifth straight year.

















