Several farm workers filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday that says former California Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado and his family failed to pay overtime wages, reimbursed for expenses and provided meal...
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By KAREN VELIE Haggen, a Washington-based chain of grocery stores that recently purchased 83 new stores in California, has laid off dozens of Central Coast workers in the past few days while other...
Read MoreAn Arizona man died Thursday morning after being ejected from a motorcycle that collided with a semi-truck on Highway 46 near Vineyard Drive in Templeton. Shortly after 10 a.m., the semi-truck, which was headed west on Highway...
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By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution District (APCD) lost another round Wednesday when the court sided with Friends of the Oceano Dunes and vacated a previous order that supported...
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OPINION By G. EDWARD GRIFFIN Everyone knows there is a drought-related water shortage in California, but less known (or at least less discussed) is that many parts of the state are not impacted. The...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson has used his sway to possibly jeopardize the job of a state geologist who is critical of the Oceano Dunes dust rule, a move that has...
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By KAREN VELIE A former Cuesta College human resources analyst who was wanted on several failure to appear arrest warrants — in addition to charges of burglary and forgery — is facing an...
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OPINION By MIKE BRENNLER On June 12, 2007 the following editorial excerpt was printed in the San Luis Obispo Tribune: “Gearhart was Unfairly Targeted. Atascadero Mayor Pro Tem Mike Brennler has a...
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A group of bicyclists riding in Tepusquet Canyon east of Santa Maria on Sunday called law enforcement after discovering human remains in the canyon. [Noozhawk] Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies...
Read MoreA Paso Robles woman suffered major injuries Sunday morning after she lost control of her car and crashed on U.S. Highway 101 in San Miguel, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly before 3 a.m., Blanca Renteria, 24,...
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Two Firefighters have been injured while battling the Deer Fire that broke out Friday afternoon southwest of Lake Nacimiento. The fire has burned 150 acres and is 75 percent contained. On Friday...
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San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a Cayucos man Wednesday who was speeding on Highway 41 in Creston with approximately 6.5 pounds of cocaine setting in plain view. At about 6:30 p.m.,...
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A fire that started in a shed containing a gun safe and ammunition burned a home and a residential care facility for disabled adults on Farroll Avenue in Arroyo Grande on Friday. At 3:33 p.m., the...
Read More A wildfire that erupted southwest of Lake Nacimiento on Friday has burned 140 acres. The Deer Fire broke out at about 12:30 p.m. in a difficult to access area. No structures have been threatened. On...
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Employees at the San Luis Obispo Target evacuated customers Friday afternoon after they were unable to turn off a porn audio clip that was playing throughout the store. Shortly after 11 a.m.,...
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