By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge sentenced a former San Luis Obispo County Cal Fire captain on Wednesday to 90 days in jail for a sexual battery conviction. James Peter Thomas, 59, groped a 37-year-old...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN A small plane crashed into a Santa Ynez vineyard on Wednesday, leaving the pilot with major injuries. Shortly before 5 p.m., the single-engine plane went down on the Gainey Estate...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire along Highway 58 in California Valley burned more than 300 acres on Wednesday. Shortly before noon, a citizen reported the blaze burning near the 8000 block of Highway 58 in...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN A bear wandered into a downtown San Luis Obispo backyard Tuesday morning, before authorities tracked the animal down and relocated it. Shortly before 6 a.m., San Luis Obispo police...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man for intentionally setting his house on fire in Orcutt on Monday. Shortly after 11 a.m., a witness reported a man was breaking...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN The occupant of a San Miguel home allegedly set his house on fire in what is believed to have been a suicide attempt on Monday, according to the San Luis Obispo County...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach police are investigating a Saturday night shooting in the South County city. Shortly before 10 p.m., a witness reported hearing shots in the area of S. 16th...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN Emergency personnel rescued a pair of kayakers who were distressed in the ocean off a Central Coast beach on Sunday. Wearing life jackets, two UC Santa Barbara students had paddled...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are asking the public for helping with identifying two theft suspects who allegedly stole personal property and cash at Costco last month. Costco management...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN A pickup truck collided with a Chumash Casino Resort bus that was carrying 20 people on Highway 154 late Thursday night. Shortly before midnight, callers reported the collision on...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN Lompoc detectives on Wednesday arrested a wanted suspect over a shooting that occurred in the Santa Barbara County city in April. Detectives had obtained search and arrest warrants...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN Several fires burned across San Luis Obispo County on Tuesday, three of which ignited along highways and one which caused damage on a property. At approximately 9:45 a.m., a grass...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN Detectives last week caught a fugitive who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend in rural Santa Maria in Jan. 2023. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Jan. 27, 2023,a caller reported an assault in...
Read MoreBy JOSH FRIEDMAN A person suffered major injuries in a two-car crash in Nipomo Tuesday morning, according to Cal Fire. Shortly before 6 a.m., a caller reported a collision in the area of South Frontage Road and Division Street....
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN A grass fire sparked by a vehicle towing a recreational vehicle burned 37 acres along Highway 166 in northeastern Santa Barbara County on Monday. Shortly after 2 p.m., a caller...
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