Person dies after vehicle slams into tree in Arroyo Grande
One person was killed and another suffered injuries after a vehicle crashed into a tree Friday night in Arroyo Grande. Read More …
Category: News Briefs
Detectives seize about $20 million of marijuana from Lopez Lake area grow
Deputies raided an illegal marijuana grow located in a rural area near Lopez Lake on Thursday. It appeared Mexican nationals operated the grow which was estimated to produce a harvest worth more than $20 million, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. Read More …
Fire along Highway 101 south of Atascadero prompts evacuations
A pickup truck crashed on Highway 101 Friday afternoon, which sparked a fire that spread into brush and is threatening homes near south Atascadero and rural Santa Margarita. Read More …
Gunman fires shots at occupied Santa Maria home
Santa Maria police arrested a man after a suspect fired shots at a home in a residential neighborhood Friday morning. Read More …
Paid parking begins in downtown Paso Robles
Paid parking began on Wednesday in Paso Robles as part of a plan to free up and create customer parking near downtown shops. Read More …
Fire near Lompoc prompts latest Santa Barbara County pot bust
Hours after a fire burned 17 acres east of Lompoc on Wednesday, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies raided a property damaged by the blaze, the latest in a string of busts targeting illegal marijuana grows. Read More …
Jury finds Beau Brigham guilty of trying to hire a hitman
A San Luis Obispo County jury found Beau Brigham guilty Wednesday of trying to hire a hitman to kill his stepmother. Brigham, faces up to nine years in prison. Read More …
Detectives still trying to solve Oceano murders
Months following a pair of murders in Oceano, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office says detectives have developed a forensic profile of the killer in one of the homicides, though authorities still have not made an arrest and are not releasing information about potential suspects. Read More …
Thousands of customers lose power in SLO, Atascadero and Templeton
A power outage in San Luis Obispo and one in North County resulted in more than 5,000 customers losing power on Wednesday. Read More …
San Francisco sues Trump Administration over immigrant welfare use
San Francisco and Santa Clara counties on Tuesday filed the first lawsuit against the Trump Administration over a new regulation that allows federal officials to deny green cards or entry into the country to immigrants who use government aid programs Read More …