Ex-MACSA officials turn themselves in
Two former leaders of the Mexican American Community Services Agency who allegedly used employees’ retirement savings for school supplies, a salary raise, a YMCA membership, food from local supermarkets, computers, office supplies and other general operating costs turned themselves in last week on charges of felony grand theft.
Retired cop’s sentencing for embezzlement set for Friday
Retired Hollister police Sgt. Ray Wood, who ran for San Benito County sheriff in 2010, could receive a jail sentence at a hearing Friday.
News Analysis: Post-employment benefits take big bite from county budget
San Benito County’s “Other Post-Employment Benefit Program” – or OPEB, pronounced oh-peb – is a perfect example of a generous and expensive program that was a lot easier to get into than it will be to escape.
Webcam will allow locals to watch courthouse construction unfold
Smile, you’re on candid courthouse camera.
Who gets the dog in a breakup?
When couples break up, fighting over flatscreens and wine collections is part of the process. But who gets the dog?
Man with tattoo horns steals porn
On April 21 at 11 a.m., 30-year-old Gilroy resident Daniel Pacheco was arrested for stealing pornography from Apatzingan Meat Market near the train station on Monterey Street.
Woman dies in Monday wreck on Hwy. 156
A woman died Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident on Highway 156 near Hollister that involved a sport utility vehicle and a car.
Driver wins $4.55M settlement for car accident near Red Barn
A former Gilroy resident who endured a debilitating car accident in 2009 on U.S. 101 in Monterey County near the Red Barn flea market has won a $4.55 million settlement from Caltrans, the estate of the other driver and Monterey County.
Car, motorcycle involved in major-injury wreck on Fairview Road
A major-injury accident involving a motorcycle and car occurred around 11:30 a.m. near Hollister, and Calstar has been called to the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol.
