Hollister LULAC group was in DC near shooting
County members of a youth Latino group were inside the Hart Center Office Building in Washington, D.C. on Thursday when police killed a woman nearby after a chase from the White House to the Capitol.
Police allege man had loaded shotgun, pot in vehicle at park
At around noon Thursday, Hollister police arrested a 20-year-old Hollister man at the skate park on suspicion of possessing a loaded firearm in a public place and for a felony warrant alleging possession of marijuana for sale.
HPD gets grant for traffic safety measures
The Hollister Police Department will use a new $39,440 grant award for such activities as drunk driving training, saturation patrols and distracted driving enforcement, according to an announcement from the HPD.
VA announces $6.7M for veterans cemetery at Fort Ord
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced this week that California will receive $6.7 million in funds to build the California Coast State Veterans Cemetary at Fort Ord.
Suspects steal more than $5,000 in equipment from softball league
Two suspected thieves were seen driving away early this morning, Friday, in a stolen golf cart filled with stolen equipment and other items from the Spirit of Morgan Hill fastpitch softball league’s equipment shed on the San Martin Gwinn Elementary School campus, according to a janitor who witnessed the incident.
Ex-deputy sentenced to 8 months for embezzling from union
Former sheriff’s deputy Jason T. Lei was sentenced Thursday to 240 days in county jail and three years of probation for embezzling from the deputies union.
A surprise at the end of 152
If you haven’t driven the Pacheco Pass Highway to the Central Valley lately, you are in for a pleasant surprise. You can enjoy the lovely green hills on this side of the pass while also carefully watching the huge trucks passing each other on the upgrade at 35 and 40 mph. Beyond the San Luis Reservoir and Los Banos, you are almost back in America’s Midwest flatland farm country. Mile after mile of crops, fruit trees and an occasional goat or alpaca farm spread out on both sides of the highway. Old Glory flutters every few miles and the radio stations morph into religious programs or conservative talk shows. A road sign says it all: Indiana Avenue.
Top 5: ‘At Home & Abroad’ exhibit
The San Benito County Arts Council's latest exhibit - “At Home & Abroad: Artists' Perspectives in Land & Cityscapes” - will be on view at the Blak Sage Gallery at 727 San Benito St. in downtown Hollister from Oct. 4 through Nov. 8.
