November, 2022

Man injured in fall onto Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man fell from an overpass onto Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on Thursday and suffered major injuries. Just after noon, multiple 911 callers reported a pedestrian down in the No. 1 lane of northbound Highway... (Continue reading)

Four crashes in single day in SLO

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A total of four car crashes occurred in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday, including one collision that sheared a fire hydrant. One vehicle crashed into a fire hydrant on Long Street, causing water to gush into the... (Continue reading)

Jones closing in on Supervisor Gibson, latest SLO County election results

By KAREN VELIE Dr. Bruce Jones is closing in on San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson in the District 2 supervisor race, with the two now now separated by 781 votes, according to election results released Wednesday. At stake... (Continue reading)

Officers asking the public’s help finding Highway 1 shooter

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and seriously wounded another driver on Highway 1 near Vandenberg Space Force Base over the weekend. At about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, a caller reported a shooting on Highway 1 just south of San Antonio... (Continue reading)

Body found in underwater cave in Santa Barbara County

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Rescue crews on Friday recovered from a Central Coast island cave what may be the deceased body of a diver who went missing nearly two years ago. On Nov. 29, 2020, Ryder Sturt, 31, of Ventura was... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man killed in road rage incident identified

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office identified the 28-year-old man killed in a road rage incident on Nov. 4 as Alexander Montero Pille. At approximately 7:30 p.m., people in two vehicles began arguing on Los Berros... (Continue reading)

Woman jumps to her death from parking structure in SLO

By KAREN VELIE A woman jumped to her death from a San Luis Obispo parking garage on Tuesday morning, according to the SLO Police Department. Shortly after 9 a.m., police officers and mental health professionals responded to the parking garage... (Continue reading)

Sushi supplier filmed naked women at Vandenberg Space Force Base

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Vandenberg Space Force Base contractor pleaded guilty last week to voyeurism after federal investigators caught him secretly recording nude women in an employee bathroom at the Santa Barbara County base. [Daily Beast] Aung K. Zin worked... (Continue reading)

New owners at Jada Winery accused of unneighborly behavior

By KAREN VELIE Neighbors of a Templeton winery owned by the Riboli Family of San Antonio Winery out of Los Angeles are complaining of sleepless nights after the family decided to place a loud wind machine next to a neighbor’s... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande nurse fined for making false claims she is a doctor

By KAREN VELIE An Arroyo Grande nurse practitioner has agreed to stop claiming she is a medical doctor and to pay a fine. After earning a doctorate degree in nursing, Sarah Erny began identifying herself as “Dr. Sarah Erny,” in... (Continue reading)