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April 5, 2026

Hollister teens chewed out after stealing gumball machines

After brazenly swiping two coin-operated gumball machines from Gilroy businesses Friday afternoon, five Hollister teens rolling around town in a conspicuous black Hummer found themselves in a sticky situation: police custody.

Suspect steals more than $3,000 from Walmart

Police are searching for a man who walked into the Gilroy Walmart on Camino Arroyo, handed over a note demanding money and made off with more than $3,000 cash.

Calfire suspends open burning in the region

Citing "the extreme menace of wildfire and its potential to destroy life, property, and natural resources" following continued dry conditions, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection last week suspended open burning in many areas of the state, including San Benito County.

Christmas crime: Man bites off another man’s ear

A Gilroy man was arrested early Christmas morning after police say he bit part of another man's ear off during a fight in a convenience store parking lot.

Suspect sought in Christmas stabbing homicide

Hollister police are looking for a suspect after a stabbing homicide early on Christmas morning, according to a Hollister Police Department announcement.

Ahoy, it’s a pirate’s life in South County

Morgan Hill - Earlier this month landlubbers saw something sure to shiver their timbers: a flying ship.

A brave and giving heart

Lilac-hued walls inside the seventh-floor break room stand out from the otherwise uniform hospital hallways at Kaiser Permanente in San Jose, where Fran Braverman's No. 38 locker is still stuffed with handwritten notes, medical supplies and a stethoscope with her name on it. The shiny plaque hanging nearby reads, "In memory of Fran Braverman, a caring nurse, our colleague, our friend."

‘Classy’ bikini bar and restaurant, too

If Bob Tapella's vision for the old Jeffrey's Restaurant comes to fruition, patrons will be savoring delicious French Dip sandwiches and a cold beer in a classy restaurant in front, or in the company of bikini-clad beauties in the back.

Ex-SJB chamber official accepts plea deal for embezzlement

The former president of the San Juan Bautista Chamber of Commerce accepted a plea deal on a misdemeanor grand theft charge for suspected embezzlement from the organization, while she is eligible for work alternative and electronic monitoring to fulfill her 31-day sentence.

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