By JOSH FRIEDMAN In response to pressure from Chumash tribal leaders, the city of Santa Barbara on Monday is renaming “Dead Indian” Street to “Earth Mother” Street. Santa Barbara will no longer have...
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A motorhome burst into flames in San Luis Obispo early Monday morning displacing two residents. Shortly before 4 a.m., a 911 caller reported an RV parked on Prado Road by Empresa Drive was on fire....
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San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon is wanting her fellow council members to consider changing the mayor term from two years to four years. If the council agrees, voters would make the final...
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Six people suffered injuries, with one airlifted to the hospital, after a minivan drove off a cliff on Highway 166 in rural San Luis Obispo County on Saturday Shortly after 2 p.m., the driver of a...
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A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court jury found an Arroyo Grande woman guilty of nine charges including manslaughter, but was deadlocked on a murder charge. Chelsea Stiles drove while under the...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Big West Conference Board of Directors announced Thursday it has canceled fall sports, which will result in the Cal Poly soccer, cross county and volleyball teams not engaging...
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Outbreaks of positive coronavirus cases have been reported at both the California Men’s Colony and the San Luis Obispo County Jail. There are 119 inmates with active cases and 67 staffers at...
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Statement from SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow First, let me be clear I have deep respect for the judicial process and the judges who are called to make difficult decisions. With that in mind,...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Paso Robles City Council voted unanimously Thursday to return the North County city to purple-tier status, sidestepping California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest stay-at-home order....
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By KAREN VELIE The court disqualified the entire San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office on Friday from prosecuting seven Black Lives Matter defendants charged with crimes allegedly...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of Atascadero has hired the head of the King City Police Department to serve as Atascadero’s new police chief. On Tuesday, the Atascadero City Council confirmed the hire of...
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A chase that started in San Luis Obispo on Thursday morning ended in a crash and an arrest in South County. Shortly before 8 a.m., San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies spotted a...
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Utilizing electronics at his Los Osos home, a child was playing on a gaming platform in late September when another player sent him lewd images including child pornography. During an investigation...
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By KAREN VELIE A contractor filed a petition with the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court that accuses Pismo Beach city officials of threatening harm to his business unless he paid the city money...
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By Josh Friedman Two years following the shooting death of a teen in Santa Maria, police are asking the public for help in solving the murder. On the afternoon of Dec. 8, 2018, police officers...
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