Atascadero motorcyclist seriously injured in crash near Templeton
By KAREN VELIE An Atascadero motorcyclists suffered major injuries in a crash in rural Templeton on Wednesday evening. Shortly after 7:30 p.m., 51-year-old Jeremy Thomas was driving his 2018 Suzuki motorcycle westbound on El Pomar Road at a high rate of speed. He lost control of the bike on a...
Santa Maria man shoots and kills one victim, stabs another
By KAREN VELIE One man is dead and another is in custody following a stabbing and shooting in Santa Maria on Tuesday. Shortly before 2:30 p.m., a caller reported a stabbing on the 200 block of North Western Avenue. Officers arrived to find one man suffering from a gunshot wound...
Who are the activists who stormed, vandalized Cal Poly admin building?
By KAREN VELIE The end of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo school year was marked by a pro-Palestinian vandalism spree that left two activists facing multiple felony charges. Five pro-Palestinian activists stormed into the administration building at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and spray-painted graffiti on walls, windows, furniture,...
San Luis Obispo police holding DUI checkpoint Friday night
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police plan to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city on the 900 block of Marsh Street on Friday evening from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. The department selects the location based on a history of DUI crashes and arrests. Officers check licenses and...
Candidates for this week’s dumbest criminal in San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE Three people are facing mutiple criminal charges after attempting to transport drugs in a vehicle with expired tags in San Luis Obispo on Monday. Shortly before 3 am, an officer spotted a car with expired registration traveling on Los Osos Valley Road at Madonna Road. The officer...
San Luis Obispo Juneteenth celebration canceled, NAACP president suspended
By KAREN VELIE The Juneteenth celebration in San Luis Obispo has been canceled amid issues with a former president of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. “We...
Lompoc domestic violence suspect arrested after standoff
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Lompoc police arrested a domestic violence suspect on Tuesday following a standoff with officers, including the local SWAT team. In the early afternoon, a witness reported a domestic dispute between a male and a female at an apartment complex located at 416 W. North Avenue. The initial...
