By JOSH FRIEDMAN An Oxnard Police Department K-9 detected a half ton of methamphetamine that was being smuggled in produce boxes last week. Police Officer Caston and K-9 Rocky were conducting a traffic stop of a vehicle in Oxnard when... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County is in line to receive an estimated $54.9 million as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, and two supervisors have been selected to develop a plan on how to spend... (Continue reading)
Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies arrested a 70-year-old man in Carpenteria on Wednesday after discovering he is wanted for the murder of a man in San Francisco more than 30 years ago. On Nov. 5, 1990, then 40-year-old James Francis... (Continue reading)
Residents of both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties have tested positive for the UK variant of the coronavirus. The B.1.1.7 or UK variant of COVID-19 spreads more easily and causes more severe disease than other variants. “We are... (Continue reading)
Elected officials in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties have asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to appoint Santa Barbara City Councilwoman Meagan Harmon to represent the Central Coast on the California Coastal Commission. Harmon has served on the Santa... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN An information technology employee at Atascadero State Hospital improperly accessed health information, including coronavirus test results, belonging to more than 2,000 ASH patients and staffers. The employee accessed names, Covid-19 test results and health information related to... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to phase out off-road vehicle usage at the Oceano Dunes over the next three years. Additionally, the commission voted to ban nighttime vehicle riding at the Oceano Dunes, with... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE In the latest tussle over the criminal cases regarding a group of Black Lives Matter protesters who blocked Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo last summer, the California Attorney General’s Office is again asking the appellate court... (Continue reading)
The man accused of assaulting an elderly woman during a home invasion in rural San Luis Obispo last month was arrested in Virginia Beach earlier today. On the morning of Feb. 13, Johnny Jesse Roman Jr., 38, allegedly invaded a... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN With the selection of a new city manager taking longer than expected, the Paso Robles City Council voted Tuesday to hire an interim chief executive. Greg Carpenter will begin work as Paso Robles’s interim city manager on... (Continue reading)