Victor Martinez was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday for the rape and murder of Marilyn Pharis, in a courtroom filled with Pharis’ family and friends. Martinez...
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Opinion by Will Powers, Ph.D Many keen local observers have noted the widespread rumblings of discontent among San Luis Obispo citizens frustrated with what they see as the misguided direction the...
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Following a system-wide pay increase for California State University executives, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong’s base salary is set to rise to nearly $430,000 a year. [Cal Coast Times] Last...
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San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon threw her microphone on a table, yelled she was done, and stomped out of a mayoral candidates forum on Thursday evening. The event was hosted by the SLO...
Read MoreOne person was killed Sunday evening after a pickup truck crashed on the Cuesta Grade. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 5 p.m., a Chevrolet pickup truck flipped over on southbound Highway 101 at the intersection of Fox Hollow...
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Weeks after narrowly suffering a defeat in the San Luis Obispo County District 4 supervisor race, Jimmy Paulding has thrown his hat into the Arroyo Grande City Council race, adding to a growing...
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A fire burned a home in Morro Bay on Saturday afternoon injuring one person and displacing eight, according to the Morro Bay Fire Department. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10 p.m., witnesses reported...
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A 57-year-old Solvang man pointed a loaded handgun at a person’s head while making threats on Friday morning. An intoxicated Timothy Johnson also posted plans on Facebook to see his victim in...
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By KAREN VELIE A former employee of House of Holistics is suing the marijuana company and several affiliated cannabis growers for allegedly failing to pay him for his work, and for multiple labor...
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Opinion by Ben DiFatta I was driving through San Luis Obispo at about 2 p.m.on a Thursday on my way to a doctor’s visit when I hit just about every red light making me almost late for my...
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A man accused of stealing a Cal Fire truck, and involvement in a theft in Pismo Beach, led police on a high-speed chase before he was arrested at gunpoint near Vandenberg Air Force Base Friday...
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Paso Robles police arrested a 20-year-old man on Thursday for allegedly stabbing his brother in the back. [Cal Coast Times] An argument between Matthew Meyer and his 18-year-old brother turned into...
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Opinion by A.Z. Duesenberg Open letter to SLO County supervisors Debbie Arnold and Lynn Compton: I am writing due to the deplorable state of the History Center of San Luis Obispo County which is...
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Investigators found two batches of human remains this week in and around the ocean in Isla Vista. Authorities have indicated the remains may belong to the same person. [Cal Coast Times] On Tuesday...
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Santa Maria police have arrested three men who are accused of involvement in an apparently gang related murder that occurred last September. [Cal Coast Times] Early in the morning On Sept. 3, 2017,...
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