By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver led California Highway Patrol officers on a wild chase between Santa Maria and Nipomo Friday afternoon that culminated with the suspect’s arrest after traveling in the wrong direction on Highway 101....
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of Paso Robles is warning residents and businesses about scammers impersonating the city’s Planning and Community Development Department in emails that send fraudulent...
Read MoreBy JOSH FRIEDMAN A semi-truck collided with a sedan on Highway 46 in Paso Robles Thursday morning, resulting in damage to a light pole and the closure of the highway’s eastbound lanes by Union Road. Shortly after 5:10...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN An elementary school student brought an unloaded handgun to Pine Grove Elementary School in Orcutt on Wednesday morning whicl led to a law enforcement response. Another student...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire damages an outbuilding on a property in Santa Margarita on Wednesday morning. Shortly after 10 a.m., a caller reported the fire burning in the 22,000 block of F Street,...
Read MoreBy JOSH FRIEDMAN A head-on collision between a sedan and a semi-truck left at least one person dead and a road closure on Highway 166 Wednesday morning. Shortly after 6 a.m., a 911 caller reported a crash on Highway 166 east of...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN A package with a fire extinguisher inside exploded at the Carpinteria UPS Store on Monday afternoon. Following the explosion, authorities evacuated adjacent businesses. The Santa...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers made six arrests and seized two guns while countering gang activity over the weekend. On Saturday, Gang Suppression Team officers contacted three known...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN For the second week in a row, the National Weather Service has issued extreme heat warnings for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. The warnings are in effect from 10...
Read MoreBy JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and killed a pedestrian on Highway 101 near Los Alamos early Saturday morning. Shortly after 2 a.m., a witness reported a vehicle had struck a pedestrian on northbound Highway 101 north of Alisos...
Read MoreBy JOSH FRIEDMAN A brush fire burned 100 acres northeast of Huasna on Friday. Shortly after 11:30, a caller reported the fire burning near Caldwell Mesa Road and Forest Route 31S04, according to Cal Fire. Initially, fire...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN Alleged criminal threats led to the evacuation on Thursday of a 49,900 gross-square-foot building on the UC Santa Barbara campus. [KEYT] While investigating the threats, authorities...
Read MoreBy JOSH FRIEDMAN The Kern County coroner has identified Stanley Carbajal, 36, of Paso Robles as one of two drivers killed in a head-on collision over the weekend. [Bakersfield Now] Wasco resident Gael Salto Fernandez, 20, also...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN Morro Bay’s paid parking pilot program took effect this month, with a fee now in place at the boat launch ramp lot located at the end of the Embarcadero. The pilot program is just...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN The closed F. McClintocks restaurant in Pismo Beach will go up for foreclosure auction next week. Potential buyers can only place bids on the property at 750 Mattie Road, where F....
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