Highway 1 reopens from Cambria to Carmel
By KAREN VELIE Caltrans reopened Highway 1 from Cambria in San Luis Obispo County to Carmel in Monterey County on Friday, according to Caltrans. A storm on Monday resulted in rock and mudslides on Highway 1 in San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties. Slides and debris at multiple locations led...
Cal Poly instructor arrested for attempting to have sex with a minor
By KAREN VELIE During an investigation into the sexual exploitation of children, San Luis Obispo County sheriff detectives arrested a Cal Poly instructor for attempting to contact a minor for sex. After serving a search warrant in San Luis Obispo, detectives arrested 38-year-old Kevin Coulombe. Prior to working at Cal...
Take a look at San Luis Obispo County rainfall totals, reservoir levels
By KAREN VELIE Following two storms that drenched San Luis Obispo County, rainfall totals are well above average in most areas of the county for this time of year, according to the SLO County website. Most areas of the county have exceeded yearly average rainfall amounts. State and local reservoir...
SLO County sheriff detectives bust alcohol thief
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff detectives tracked down and arrested a man who stole approximately $4,000 worth of alcohol from the Vons grocery store in Nipomo earlier this month. During his Feb. 2 theft spree, the suspect removed individual bottles from their boxes and concealed them under his...
SLO County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding’s false allegations blowup
By KAREN VELIE In most cases of false allegations of campaign contribution violations, it takes the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) a year or more to investigate, but not in the case of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding’s recent mudslinging. Political Consultant Tom Fulks accused Paulding’s opponent...
Why does government keep running out of your money?
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Two years after San Luis Obispo County supervisors declared that road maintenance was no longer a priority, the SLO County Association of Governments wants to raise sales taxes to help maintain roads. Talk about mixed signals! The City of Santa Barbara is also planning to raise...
Another storm unleashing on San Luis Obispo County, rain totals
By KAREN VELIE The second storm this week is bringing another round of wind and rain to an already saturated San Luis Obispo County. There is a wind advisory in effect for both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties until 9 p.m. on Thursday, according to the National Weather...
