Person dies after pickup truck slams into forklift in Santa Maria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person died and another suffered injuries after a pickup truck slammed into a forklift in Santa Maria on Thursday. At about 3 p.m., a small pickup truck was traveling southbound on Skyway Drive at Hangar Street when it crashed into the fork of a Caterpillar telescoping...
High speed chase ends on Vineyard Drive in Templeton
By KAREN VELIE A high-speed chase with speeds of up to 140 mph ended on Vineyard Drive in Templeton on Thursday morning. The chase started when a King City CHP officer attempted to stop a motorcyclist traveling at 130 mph on Highway 101. The motorcyclist sped away and was later...
Santa Maria man arrested for murdering co-conspirator in botched robbery
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria detectives and SWAT team members arrested a man this week for allegedly murdering his co-conspirator during a botched robbery in the northern Santa Barbara County late last year. On Dec. 17, 2023, shortly after 4 p.m., a caller reported the shooting in the 500 block...
Petition to recall San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson fails
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson won reelection against a relatively unknown opponent by only 13 votes — prompting a recall by a citizens group. The effort to recall Gibson over his his support of raising taxes and increasing fees failed this week, the group announced...
Police arrest vehicle theft suspect in Grover Beach
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach police made a SWAT-style arrest of a vehicle theft suspect at a home in the South County city on Monday. Earlier in the day, patrol officers located a stolen vehicle at a home in the 1600 block of Brighton Avenue in Grover Beach. Detectives and...
Male victim shot and wounded in Lompoc
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and wounded a male victim in Lompoc Tuesday night. Shortly after 10 p.m., a caller reported the shooting near the intersection of E. Pine Avenue and N. G Street. Officers arrived at the scene and found several individuals there, as well as a male...
Woman dies after jumping onto Highway 101 in Atascadero
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 36-year-old woman died after jumping off an overpass and onto Highway 101 in Atascadero Wednesday morning. The woman jumped from the Del Rio Road overpass onto northbound Highway 101 at about 11:30 a.m. Atascadero police are investigating the woman’s death as an apparent suicide, according to...
