By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County prosecutors last week charged a man with seven felony counts, after a search of his Morro Bay area home netted 107 firearms and methamphetamine. On March 12,...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Maria Police Department identified the Nipomo man who died from wounds suffered in a May 16 stabbing as 21-year-old Steven Vargas. Shortly before 7 p.m. on May 16, a...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a pair of thieves who allegedly stole a wallet and cell phone on Tuesday, and then used stolen...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Barbara Police Department is asking the public for information about Vesna Prepolec, 46, of Santa Maria whom authorities found dead on a beach earlier this month. Just...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN Former Atascadero Fire Chief Michael Paul McCain died earlier this month at the age of 77. McCain, an Atascadero resident, died peacefully on May 17, the city announced. The former...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad responded to a suspicious device in Grover Beach on Tuesday. Shortly before 2 p.m., a 911 caller reported a suspicious device near Le...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN A helicopter airlifted a person who fell and suffered injuries near Lopez Lake Monday evening. Shortly before 6 p.m., fire personnel responded to a reported fall near Lopez Lake...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Cal Poly baseball team defeated UC San Diego 4-3 in a winner-take-all game on Sunday in Irvine to claim its second consecutive Big West Conference championship and advance to...
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By KAREN VELIE An Israeli couple tried to check into Oceanpoint Ranch in Cambria last week, but were confronted by a hotel staffer who repeatedly said “Free Palestine” and questioned whether one of...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN While investigating a fight at a park Saturday evening, Santa Maria police officers arrested a man who allegedly had a concealed firearm. Shortly after 6 p.m., officers responded to...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN Nearly three years after a shooting in Lompoc, detectives have named the alleged shooter, a man who is already in custody. Shortly before 7 a.m. on July 10, 2023, a caller reported...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a suspect who allegedly rammed a vehicle multiple times while driving intoxicated Tuesday night. Shortly before p.m., witnesses reported a...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN An Amtrak train collided with a pickup truck west of Goleta on Wednesday, leaving one woman with minor injuries with minor injuries. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., the train crashed in...
Read MoreBy JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and killed a bicyclist in the Edna Valley area on Wednesday. Shortly after noon, a caller reported the crash at the intersection of Orcutt and Tiffany Ranch roads, according to the CHP. ...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fiery crash on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach backed up traffic in South County on Wednesday morning. Shortly before 10 a.m., a Mini Cooper crashed and caught on fire on northbound...
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