By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man died after falling off a cliff in Isla Vista on Saturday. Shortly before 3 p.m., the man fell approximately 50 feet over a cliff behind 6625 Del Playa, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student died on Saturday following an undisclosed accident during a trip to Big Sur, the university has announced. Officials have identified the victim as third-year mechanical engineering student Kenneth Taylor, who... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN CHP officials have identified a Central Coast man who died following a head-on collision near Lompoc Sunday afternoon. Shortly before 4 p.m., 44-year-old Nils Gustavson of Lompoc was driving a 1997 Saab sedan westbound on Highway... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN An Amtrak train struck and killed a man in San Luis Obispo on Thursday. Shortly after noon, the man was walking near the railroad tracks by the dead-end of Industrial Way when a northbound train struck... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person was killed in a head-on crash between Santa Maria and Guadalupe early in the morning on Christmas Day. Shortly before 2 a.m., two cars collided on W. Main Street one mile west of Bonita School... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN An Amtrak train struck and killed a woman who was on the railroad tracks in Goleta Friday afternoon. Witnesses reported the woman was with a dog on the train tracks, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A worker died after falling through the roof of a building in Lompoc on Tuesday, according to the city’s police department. Shortly before 11 a.m., a fellow roofer with the out-of-country company reported the fall at 413... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a driver who allegedly struck and killed a maintenance worker in Goleta on Wednesday, then fled the scene. Shortly after 3 p.m., a vehicle struck a person on Storke Road by... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and killed a 61-year-old San Luis Obispo man who attempted to run across Highway 101 in Pismo Beach Thursday night, according to the CHP. Mikaela Torres, a 23-year-old from Carpinteria, was driving a... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man died in an RV fire in Los Osos Monday morning, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. At 10:30 a.m., a caller reported an RV on fire in the 1900 block of Turri... (Continue reading)