OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE What is it about corruption and government that too often seems to go hand in hand? We’re getting just a glimpse of it locally with the FBI raid and investigation of...
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By KAREN VELIE In a scathing report on Santa Barbara County’s cannabis regulations, the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury lambasts county officials for behaving unethically, and creating rules...
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A pair of vegetation fires ignited near Shandon on Sunday, one of which burned more than 30 acres. At about 11 a.m., a caller reported a fire burning southeast of Shandon near 3030 Cammatti Shandon...
Read MoreBy RICHARD BASTIAN One person was killed and two injured in a fiery crash in Atascadero on Sunday. Shortly after 2 p.m., a car crashed on the northbound on-ramp at Del Rio Road; flipped onto its roof and burst into flames. One...
Read MoreA Paso Robles man was killed Saturday evening in a single vehicle crash on Highway 101 near Buellton, according to the CHP. Shortly after 10 p.m., the man was driving northbound when he lost control of his Ford F-250 pickup and...
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The Lake Fire has burned 450 acres in the California Valley and is 68 percent contained on Sunday morning. On the evening of July 4, a caller reported the fire burning off Soda Lake Road north of...
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By CCN STAFFERS Two residents at a memory care center in San Luis Obispo tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this week. On Sunday, an asymptomatic resident at the Village at Sydney Creek...
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For the third time in less than a month, a wildfire broke out in the California Valley on Friday. At about 12:30 p.m., a 911 caller reported the fire burning northwest of Soda Lake near Culver City...
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A man and woman, both 21-year-old Santa Maria residents, received two-year state prison sentences this week for stealing an elderly person’s safe and then using the cash inside it to go shopping for...
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Faced with a spike in coronavirus cases and the possibility of out-of-area tourists pouring into San Luis Obispo County, officials have ordered the closure of bars countywide for the July 4 weekend....
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By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill has repeatedly failed to show up to work, attend meetings, or respond to the media. Since March 1, Hill has failed to participate in 26 of...
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Four additional Santa Barbara County Sheriff Office employees tested positive for coronavirus this week, three of whom worked at the jail and one patrol deputy. Last week, nine jail employees tested...
Read More The city of San Luis Obispo issued an emergency order closing bars and other alcohol-serving establishments for the July 4 weekend in attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In response to a...
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A person who died after falling off a cliff by a Pismo Beach hotel appears to have committed suicide, according to the Pismo Beach Police Department. The person fell from the cliff Monday morning or...
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A second San Luis Obispo County resident has died from the coronavirus, as the number of new infections rise following a lowering of restrictions and multiple large protests. Two people have died...
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