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Party at Santa Barbara vacation rental turns violent

A large party at a vacation rental in rural Santa Barbara turned violent late Sunday night or early Monday morning, resulting in two individuals ending up in the hospital. The fight broke out during a party at home in the... (Continue reading)

SLO County deputy released from hospital following shooting

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard “Ted” Lehnhoff was released from the hospital Sunday, three days after being shot in the leg during a gun battle with a wanted felon in Templeton. Following the deputy’s release from the hospital,... (Continue reading)

SLO city attorney’s end-around makes challenged police video public

CORRECTION: Christine Dietrick did not initiate settlement talks, and did not propose sentencing changes. By KAREN VELIE City Attorney Christine Dietrick gave a Tribune reporter a police video as lawyers argued over its admissibility in court on Thursday. The newspaper... (Continue reading)

Makeshift dining in Cayucos during the coronavirus

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin. By DELL FRANKLIN I wandered by Bill Shea’s Sea... (Continue reading)

Plane crashes in the Ocean off Goleta, killing the pilot

One person was killed on Sunday morning after the single-engine plane they were flying crashed into the ocean near Goleta. Shortly after 7 a.m., the female pilot left Santa Barbara in route to the Tahoe area. The pilot was the... (Continue reading)

Officer injured, shots fired at Los Angeles police station

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An intruder pistol whipped an officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Harbor Community Station Saturday night. The suspect entered the station, had an altercation with an officer, and grabbed the officer’s gun. Several rounds were fired... (Continue reading)

Protesters march, block traffic in San Luis Obispo

By RICHARD BASTIAN Protesters marched through the streets of San Luis Obispo on Friday night, at times sitting in intersections and shouting “police get away with murder,” days after an officer was not charged with murder following the death of... (Continue reading)

Uptick in coronavirus cases in California, SLO County

The average number of new coronavirus cases statewide and in San Luis Obispo has risen slightly over the past week, following a month-long downhill trend. During the past seven days, SLO County has reported 174 new coronavirus cases, or an... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police arrest three for accessory to murder

Police detectives arrested three more people on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in the murder of Trevon Perry, a witness in an ongoing murder case. Officers arrested Nyessa Ron, 22, Valente Holquin III, 18, in Victorville and Alberto Garzon, 25,... (Continue reading)

Man shoots deputy in Templeton in suspected suicide by cop

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A North County man and convicted felon, who was believed to have been suicidal, ambushed San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies in Templeton Thursday morning, shooting one deputy in the leg, prior to being killed by law... (Continue reading)