A 30-year-old Cambria man received a four-year jail sentence on Monday for killing a lifelong friend in a drunken ATV accident. [Tribune] In July 2012, Garret Taylor drove a stolen ATV head-on into...
Read MoreAttorneys representing four former Cal Poly football players accused of complicity in an attempted armed robbery of a fraternity house argued Monday that their clients should not go to trial. In August 2014, San Luis Obipso...
Read MoreBY JOSH FRIEDMAN A Morro Bay man who died in San Luis Obispo County Jail over the weekend passed away in the same location his son died 14 years ago. On Sunday morning, 63-year-old Morro Bay resident David Osborn Sr. died after...
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A Southern California bakery is under criminal investigation after approximately 40 customers became ill from eating bread that police say contained a synthetic drug. [NBC Southern California] After...
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In an apparent repeat DUI offense, a San Luis Obispo man narrowly missed plunging his truck into a creek late Saturday night. Charles Evert, 22, suffered undisclosed injuries in a single car crash...
Read MoreThe Atascadero City Council is expected on Tuesday to place the finishing touches on an ordinance that would prohibit residents and visitors from rummaging through others’ trash. On Dec. 9, the council unanimously approved the...
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A fire severely damaged a Morro Bay house Wednesday evening after flames shot up as high as 35 feet. [KSBY] The fire displaced an elderly woman, who attempted to save her home by putting out the...
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The Santa Barbara News-Press offices became a target this week for protesters and vandals who objected to the newspaper’s use of the word “illegals” in a front-page headline. On Saturday, the...
Read MoreThe San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission again made no decision Thursday on a mining proposal for rural Santa Margarita that is dividing neighbors and county residents. Longtime Santa Margarita residents Mike Cole and...
Read MoreAll Atascadero executives who participated in 2012 negotiations with Wal-Mart have now left their positions with the city. [Tribune] Atascadero Community Development Director Warren Frace announced this week that he is leaving...
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The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office sexual assault and narcotics units, as well as the gang task force, teamed up to bust a Cambria man Wednesday who had reportedly been downloading and...
Read MoreNew chairman of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Frank Mecham has made changes to board meetings, which include easing restrictions on public participation. At the board’s first regular meeting of 2015, Mecham...
Read MoreThe San Luis Obispo City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday that allows homeowners to place their houses on the vacation rental market if they comply with several regulations and pay permit fees and taxes. In Nov. 2013, the...
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A coupled opted not to pay for their dinner at a popular Santa Maria steakhouse Monday night, choosing instead to demand payment from the restaurant. [KEYT] Shortly before Cool Hand Luke’s...
Read MoreState workers will begin construction Tuesday on the California high-speed rail project, which if completed, would link Los Angeles to San Francisco. [LA Times] A groundbreaking ceremony on the $68 billion project will take...
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