By KAREN VELIE The California Highway Patrol identified the 27-year-old man killed in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 101 near Avila Beach on Tuesday as Gary Noe Arias of Santa Maria. Shortly after...
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By KAREN VELIE Emails garnered through a records request reveal a San Luis Obispo Police Department employee misleading the SLO County Grand Jury and others regarding the department’s...
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By KAREN VELIE Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday the appointment of Juan Higuera to a judgeship in the Santa Barbara County Superior Court. Higuera has served as a deputy public defender at the...
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Find great local sales and deals on dining, happy hours, lodging, golf and more while supporting San Luis Obispo County businesses and the local economy. Old Juan’s Cantina in Oceano A great way to...
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By KAREN VELIE For the sixth week in a row, gas prices fell in the United States. The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County fell 12 cents last week to $5.71 a gallon, according...
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By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles officers tracked the man suspected of robbing a bank to the Fresno area. Detectives booked 36-year-old Ernesto Noriega Cisneros in the San Luis Obispo County Jail early...
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By KAREN VELIE Following the last count on Thursday, San Luis Obispo County supervisor candidates Jimmy Paulding and Jim Dantona won their races along with Measure B in Los Osos. Nearly 53% or...
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By KAREN VELIE The 46-year-old former director of the San Luis Obispo Gala Pride and Diversity Center was sentenced to 90 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to two counts of embezzlement. Prior to...
Read More By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police officers identified the man they suspect robbed a bank on Wednesday afternoon as Ernesto Noriega Cisneros. He remains on the run. Shortly before 3 p.m., Cisneros...
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OPINION by GREG GREWAL The quiet title litigation over groundwater rights was a poker game. After five trials and numerous stipulations, the city of Paso Robles finally folded its hand. Their last...
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Opinion from the First Amendment Coalition We wrote last week to sound alarms about California Assembly Bill 1821, which would have disastrous effects on transparency, accountability, and our...
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By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police officers are looking for the man who robbed a bank on Wednesday afternoon. The suspect entered the Wells Fargo Bank on Spring Street, said he had a weapon and...
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By KAREN VELIE California filed an intent to sue the Trump administration over an agreement with a wind energy company to forego a lease off the coast of Morro Bay in exchange for a partial return...
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OPINION by HANK KRZCIUK San Simeon Community Services District perfectly fits the definition of a “zombie” organization. As of mid-2025, the San Simeon district has effectively been...
Read More By KAREN VELIE One person was killed and another injured in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 101 near Avila Beach on Tuesday evening, according to the CHP. Shortly after 11 p.m., a driver in a Toyota...
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