Cal Poly San Luis Obispo administrators suspended the campus chapter of the Lambda Phi Epsilon Asian Interest fraternity for a minimum of two academic years on Thursday because of a hazing ritual that left some pledges bloodied. Read More …
A Nipomo man who had multiple firearms on his property threatened to shoot up a Santa Maria convalescent home where his elderly mother was receiving care, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. Read More …
A teen burglarized three Los Osos businesses this week and attempted to burglarize a fourth prior to getting caught and arrested, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. The teen is also accused of stealing a car, and a second teen is, too, in custody over a couple of the incidents. Read More …
As many as 4,000 inmates serving life sentences in California could be eligible for parole following a decision by the state to give up its legal battle over the implementation of a voter-approved ballot measure. Read More …
For the third time in a span of less than two weeks, a motorcyclist died in a crash in South County.
On Thursday evening, a motorcyclist died in a solo vehicle crash at the intersection of Osage Street and Camino Caballo in Nipomo. Read More …
The Arroyo Grande Police Department is asking the public to help identify the suspect responsible for vandalizing 11 Jim Hill for mayor signs, public sidewalks and private property on the evening of Oct. 9. Read More …
A Paso Robles man who has been seen by thousands of YouTube viewers chastising a political canvasser for the Justin Fareed congressional campaign could soon face a misdemeanor assault charge. Read More …
Threatened with bad publicity just days before Election Day, San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow politically commandeered a sexual assault case and became a soldier of the Me Too movement, a defense attorney alleged in a court motion this week. Read More …
A leadership change is in the works for a study of the economic impact of the planned closure of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. The cost had ballooned to approximately $1 million while the state of California is in the process of creating a near-duplicate report. Read More …
The outbreak of a potentially fatal bacterial infection is causing some sea lions to curl up in a fetal position on California beaches, including on the Central Coast.
Recently, there has been a surge in cases of California sea lions contracting leptospirosis, a bacterial infection that affects the kidneys and can be lethal Read More …