Murder suspect Thomas Yanaga was booked backed into the San Luis Obispo County Jail on Friday evening. On Friday morning, Yanaga of Paso Robles, Benjamin Ramage of Morro Bay and Scott Penner of Templeton plead not guilty of...
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Morro Bay police arrested a Los Osos man after he allegedly threw a sledgehammer through the police department door Thursday night. Shortly before 8 p.m., Michael Andrew Parkerson, 27, allegedly...
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By KAREN VELIE Investigators from the California Department of Justice continue their work reviewing computer records following a March 24 raid on the Manse on Marsh, an independent living facility...
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Three men from San Luis Obispo County were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of attempted murder after a dispute in Hanford over a motorcycle erupted in gunfire, with one man shot in the abdomen....
Read MoreThe San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s Office filed six criminal charges Wednesday against Lenny Jones for the alleged sexual molestation of two girls who were attending a birthday party at his Arroyo Grande home in March. The...
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A Nipomo man allegedly involved in a Central Coast drug trafficking ring dubbed “All in the Family,” turned himself in at the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department shortly after midnight on...
Read MoreBy KAREN VELIE UPDATE: Thomas Yanaga of Paso Robles was one of three men arrested on attempted murder charges for a shooting Tuesday morning in Hanford. As part of a follow up on last months Paso Robles shooting, San Luis Obispo...
Read MoreMosquitoes collected at Lake Los Carneros in Goleta on April 2 tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department. April’s positive result marks the earliest detection of West...
Read MoreThe Santa Barbara County Grand Jury recommended the city of Guadalupe disincorporate, in a report released Friday. The Guadalupe City Council has 90 days to respond to the Grand Jury recommendation. In 2006, a grand jury deemed...
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By KAREN VELIE and JOSH FRIEDMAN UPDATE: Lenny Jones’ bail has been increased from $500,000 to $1 million. ORIGINAL: Arroyo Grande’s 2014 Citizen of the Year was arrested Monday for allegedly...
Read MoreOPINION BY TOM SALMON The Tribune reports that the Los Osos Community Services District (LOCSD) has implemented a 50 gallon per day per person water restriction and no potable water can be used for irrigation outside. The LOCSD...
Read MoreA dog died Friday after the motor home it was left in caught fire in Atascadero. [KSBY] Shortly after 10 a.m., firefighters arrived to a parking area next to La Rosa Automotive on El Camino Real, where the vehicle was parked....
Read MoreA California judge reduced the prison sentence of a man who raped a three-year-old girl, because the rapist did not seek out his victim, he just became sexually aroused. Last week, Orange County Superior Court Judge M. Marc...
Read MoreOfficers arrested a father and son who allegedly attacked two Lompoc Police officers who were responding to a domestic dispute call Friday evening. Shortly after 8:30 p.m., the two officers arrived at a home on the 400 block of...
Read MoreCal Poly administrators announced Friday that the university has committed $2.5 million to staff and teacher pay increases over a four-year period. [Tribune] The announcement was made after the California State University...
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