Nipomo and Santa Maria farms fined for underpaying laborers
By KAREN VELIE The U.S. Department of Labor fined five farms, including one in Nipomo and three in Santa Maria, for withholding pay and benefits due farm workers in the country Read More …
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Structure fire spreads to vegetation in Creston
By KAREN VELIE A fire damaged a single-family home in Creston before scorching a 1/4 acre of vegetation on Friday afternoon. Shortly before 5 p.m., a caller reported a fire at Read More …
Do not vote for Geoff Auslen, the owner of Glenn’s repair
OPINION by THOMAS DAWSON SLO County supervisor candidate Geoff Auslen has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the rudest business owners in Atascadero. An issue that voters need to Read More …
Democratic candidates in SLO County disguised as Republicans
By KAREN VELIE Deceptive slate mailers were recently sent to registered Republicans in three San Luis Obispo County districts, in what appears to be a chameleon like attempt to disguise three Read More …
Replica gun found in backpack at elementary school in Grover Beach
By KAREN VELIE Grover Beach police officers found a student at Fairgrove Elementary School in possession of a replica firearm on Thursday, according to school staff. School officials asked Grover Beach Read More …
Semi-truck crash slows traffic on Highway 101 near Nipomo
By KAREN VELIE A semi-truck loaded with produce overturned on northbound Highway 101 near Nipomo slowing traffic in Santa Maria on Friday morning, according to the CHP. Victor Gonzalez was headed Read More …
San Luis Obispo auto shop owner sentenced to prison
By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo auto repair shop owner, who pleaded guilty in 2019 to a federal charge of failing to pay almost half a million to the Internal Read More …
Pismo Beach council imposes further water restrictions
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Pismo Beach City Council on Tuesday tightened the city’s water restrictions that had already been adopted to combat drought conditions. Last year, the city of Pismo Beach Read More …
SLO County board rejects plans to become a charter county
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to indefinitely postpone plans to move from a general law county governed by the California Government Code to Read More …
Deputies make fentanyl bust in Nipomo
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies caught a wanted felon with a large amount of fentanyl last month after a woman and the felon attempted to flee officers Read More …