Chick-Fil-A battle reaches Cal Poly
In support of GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s proclamation that today is Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, several church groups plan to bus parishioners to Cal Poly to support the...
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Author: Karen Velie
Excelaron seeking continuance on oil drilling application
Officials with Excelaron, the company seeking to drill as many as 12 oil wells in the Huasna Valley near Arroyo Grande, plan to ask the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors for a...
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Classic rock on full display at the Mid-State Fair
By COLIN JONES Like most of the tail end boomer generation, I grew up on and love album-oriented rock, or AOR as they used to say in the radio biz. But there comes a point when you gotta turn the...
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Water conservation; an important part of life in California
By JULIE TACKER In Los Osos, water conservation has now become tangled with the sewer saga and, like the project itself, the proposed $5 million water conservation plan as proposed would result in...
Read MoreArroyo Grande woman arrested for hit and run
An Arroyo Grande woman was arrested after she allegedly drove her truck into a fire hydrant on Saturday knocking out water service to portions of Grove Beach. [SantaMariaTimes] Chantel Molina, 33, was driving a Ford F150 on the...
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Bomb threat at Arroyo Grande Walmart
Walmart employees ordered an evacuation of the Arroyo Grande Walmart after receiving what they deemed to be a credible bomb threat on Monday shortly before midnight. [KSBY] Arroyo Grande police then...
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Inmate slashes deputy with razor blade
An inmate at the San Luis Obispo County Jail attacked a correctional officer with a razor blade on Monday following an altercation with deputies. Atascadero State Hospital patient Jimmy Scota...
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Avila Beach fire almost fully contained
Firefighters have a fire on the ridge separating Avila Beach from Shell Beach almost fully contained. Cal Fire officials said between five and six acres of heavy brush burned in the fire that was...
Read MoreSheriff’s department sex scandal lands three under investigation
CORRECTION: While senior deputy Todd Steeb and Pozdolski’s wife are under investigation, Sheriff Ian Parkinson placed only John Pozdolski on paid administrative leave. By KAREN VELIE An alleged affair between a senior San...
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Paso Robles men suspected of murder and kidnapping
A Paso Robles father and son are suspected of shooting and killing two men at a San Ardo residence on Saturday before kidnapping a 16-year-old who was at the home. The owner of the home discovered...
Read MoreMan shot in Paso Robles
An altercation in the parking lot of the Dry Creek Apartment complex in Paso Robles ended with a 25-year-old man being shot on Saturday. Witnesses told police that at about 11:15 p.m. the suspect shot the victim and then fled on...
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Trader Joe’s barbeque chicken salad recalled
Federal food inspectors initiated a recall of Trader Joe’s barbeque chicken salads because the onions used in the salad may be contaminated with listeria bacteria. United States Department of...
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Renaissance Festival on Sunday, event photos
Knights jousted while minstrels played unique instruments at San Luis Obispo County’s annual Renaissance Festival on Sunday. If you would like to buy a high resolution print of any of these photos,...
Read MoreCalifornia departments hoarding more than $2.3 billion
While California legislators vote to cut funding to schools and healthcare, state departments have underreported more than $2.3 billion, according to a analysis of 500 special funds by the Mercury News. Following the discovery...
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Player choked by Bob Knight in ’97 dies in Nipomo
Neil Reed, the former Indiana University basketball player who went public in 1997 with a claim that then coach Bob Knight had choked him during a practice, died Thursday of a heart attack in...
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