Morro Bay Councilwoman Nancy Johnson is reconsidering her vote to appoint a retiring Army colonel as the next city manager of Morro Bay now that reports have surfaced of an employment dispute between David Buckingham and the...
Read MoreThe Morro Bay City Council voted unanimously during a special meeting Monday to contract out the city’s police and fire dispatch services to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office and Cal Fire respectively. The move, which...
Read MoreA set of restrictions limiting how and when residents can use water for landscaping took effect in Los Osos Monday. Last week, the Los Osos Community Services District adopted a set of mandatory water conservations measures that...
Read MoreA 57-year-old Cambria man received a 65 years to life prison sentence Monday for repeatedly molesting a boy. [Tribune] In July, a San Luis Obispo jury convicted Ronald John Cowan of five counts of child molestation. Cowan, who...
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A man who fled the state of Utah in 2012 after allegedly sexually abusing a child had been living in Santa Barbara County. [KEYT] Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Jose Luis Coronado,...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police arrested five Cal Poly football players, including the star of the team, early Sunday morning for robbing a fraternity house near campus. One of the players,...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN The financially troubled Paso Robles Joint Unified School District has selected a Fresno County administrator to serve as superintendent at a base salary of $170,000. Chris...
Read MoreCal Poly is considering building a $155 million on-campus complex that would include a hotel, a conference center and a basketball arena. [Tribune] The proposed project is intended to bolster the university’s hospitality degree...
Read MoreAn Arroyo Grande man convicted of impersonating a U.S. forest ranger received a home detention sentence Monday and a $10,000 fine. [Tribune] Prosecutors accused Larry Cooper, a former Arroyo Grande police officer, of using a...
Read MoreThe Paso Robles City Council has opted to let medical marijuana dispensaries to continue operating within the city. Last month, the council deadlocked 2-2 on a vote to ban marijuana delivery services. Councilman John Hamon was...
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Morro Bay police arrested an 18-year-old and a juvenile accomplice Saturday for creating graffiti. Around noon, witnesses reported a tagging that just took place in the 200 block of Atascadero Road....
Read MorePaso Robles police detectives arrested a 17-year-old male Friday who is accused of selling black tar heroin. Police Special Enforcement Team detectives stopped a vehicle shortly before 5 p.m. for a mechanical violation. The...
Read MoreGrover Beach financier Al Moriarty has agreed to a plea deal in a multi-million dollar financial fraud case that will place him behind bars for five years. Moriarty, 81, owned and operated Moriarty Enterprises in Grover Beach...
Read MoreTouting strategies like deploying “water cops” and sending abusers to “water school,” the city of Santa Cruz has emerged as California’s leader in the water conservation push during the current drought. [Mercury News] Santa Cruz...
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A man on the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office’s most wanted list turned himself in to authorities on Friday. Paul Jacob Speer, 39, is charged with 20 counts of committing lewd acts with a...
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