Slide vandalized at Sinsheimer Park in SLO
The San Luis Obispo Parks and Recreation Department has closed a slide for three to four weeks because of vandalism, the second time since October that someone has damaged park property. Read More …
Category: News Briefs
Man sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering his mother
A 27-year-old Indiana man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering his mother at her Grover Beach home. Read More …
Sex offender sentenced to 35 years to life in prison
A San Luis Obispo County man, who plead no contest to possession of child pornography, was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years to life in prison. Read More …
SLO County moving ahead with $20 million animal shelter
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to move ahead with plans to build a $20 million animal services facility, in a joint funding agreement with the seven cities. The supervisors awarded the construction contract to F&H Construction out of Lodi. Read More …
Isla Vista robbery suspects caught in San Francisco
Deputies arrested two men on Friday who allegedly participated in armed home invasion in Isla Vista last month, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Read More …
Arroyo Grande woman charged with murder over fatal DUI crash
Prosecutors have charged a 26-year-old Arroyo Grande woman with murder over the alleged DUI crash on Highway 227 earlier this month that killed an elderly San Luis Obispo man. Read More …
New allegations arise against Mountainbrook pastor
New allegations against the embattled lead pastor of Mountainbrook Church have arisen, though officials are refraining from disclosing what the latest accusations entail. Read More …
Authorities catch mental health patient who escaped SLO County facility
A little more than a day after destroying property at the San Luis Obispo County Psychiatric Facility and then escaping, a fleeing mental health patient was caught at a campground in Pismo Beach. Read More …
Woman killed in crash near Santa Margarita identified
The CHP has identified the 51-year-old woman killed Sunday morning in a single vehicle crash on Highway 101 at the Santa Margarita exit as Maria Guadalupe-Toledo of Santa Maria. Read More …
Weather service places SLO County under flood advisory
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for San Luis Obispo County until 3 p.m. on Sunday, with rock slides and roadway flooding likely. Read More …