The driest year in recorded history has left wells dried up, golden hillsides and distressed wildlife during the typically lush rainy season. In San Luis Obispo, the city received only 4.5 inches of water in 2013, with average...
Read MoreBy JOSH FRIEDMAN Following the removal of Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson from a regional air pollution board, an organization that supports off-road activity on the Oceano Dunes is planning to appeal the construction of an...
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By COLIN JONES I’m not much for Christmas-themed music so it was with some trepidation that I ventured down to the Chumash Casino recently to catch the Brian Setzer Orchestra and his Christmas...
Read MoreA former employee of one of California’s most prominent California lobbying firm says her former employer facilitated illegal contributions to dozens of politicians — including nearly a third of the Legislature. {LATimes] In a...
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Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted to pay Phoenix New Times publishers $3.7 million for politically motivated actions taken by county officials against the journalists. [azcentral.com] Last...
Read MoreAn Atascadero man was sentenced on Friday to 15 years to life in prison for repeatedly molesting two sisters. [Tribune] Miguel Angel Zuranich, 45, pleaded guilty to molesting the sisters who are now ages 14 and 22. Zuranich...
Read MoreThe parents of the woman fatally injured when a legislative aide for Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara struck her and then drove away are planning to file a claim against the House of Representatives. [Noozhawk] Attorney Robert...
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After four University of California, Santa Barbara students contracted meningitis B, parents are questioning why their children are not able to get the vaccine which was made available to students...
Read MoreA Chico man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison after child porn was discovered on a computer he gave away for free at a garage sale. [MercuryNews] Amado Hernandez, 34, gave the computer to a person who then repaired...
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A local banker won a more than $543,000 medical negligence lawsuit against the Pismo Beach Coastal Surgical Institute on Dec. 13. Charles Blevins, 66, of Paso Robles developed a deep-tissue...
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A Paso Robles mother of four died Thursday afternoon after her husband’s truck ran her over. Jana Carlson, 35, was speaking with her husband Kenneth Carlson, 38, at the Broken Earth Winery where she...
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During a Grover Beach City Council meeting on Monday night, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill gave members of the council gold medallions shortly before they made their decision to remove...
Read MorePismo Beach police discovered a severely injured man on the railroad tracks behind Frady Lane on Monday evening. Shortly before 8 p.m., a caller informed police that a man was laying on the railroad tracks. Because a northbound...
Read MoreCalifornia Highway Patrol officials have identified the man who died in a multi-vehicle crash near the San Luis Obispo Regional Airport on Monday evening as Scott Boaz, 53. Around 5:45 p.m., Charles Davies, 80, made a left turn...
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By KAREN VELIE Shortly after 3 a.m. on Dec. 4, a woman awoke to strange sounds outside her San Luis Obispo home and walked quietly towards the front door while her family slept. As she reached the...
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