By KAREN VELIE A 25-year-old Paso Robles man plead guilty on Tuesday to the premeditated murder of 27-year-old Trevon Perry, a witness in another case. Nicholas Christopher Ron, Jr. is facing 28 years to life in state prison. His sentencing... (Continue reading)
OPINION by RICHARD PATTEN Both 2020 and 2021 elections have been proclaimed the “most fair and transparent elections in history.” Since the Newsom recall election, political events in San Luis Obispo County place election validity in question. SLO County officials... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara police officers arrested a homeless man wearing a GPS monitoring ankle bracelet on Monday on suspicion of murder and robbery. Shortly before 7 a.m., the body of a deceased woman was found in a parking... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce named Dr. Rene Bravo citizen of the year for 2020 and 2021, in part for championing COVID-19 vaccines. Bravo received the Citizen of the Year award at the Chamber of... (Continue reading)
OPINION by ERIK GORHAM The Tribune accused the San Luis Obispo County GOP of a plan to “smear anyone linked to the late Adam Hill” in an editorial on Sunday. Sorry, the plan is to provide the public the ugly... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE One man was shot and killed in a parking lot outside a business in Santa Maria on Sunday night. Shortly after 9 p.m., a caller reported a shooting outside a business on the 1900 block of S.... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Controversial San Simeon Community Services District Chair Gwen Kellas said that Latinos who do not read or speak English cannot be on the board because they cannot be citizens, during a board meeting on Tuesday. “To be... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Fueled by gusty winds, the Hollister Fire, which is burning in the Gaviota Coast area of Santa Barbara County, has scorched 100 acres. As of Sunday afternoon, the fire is 20% contained. On Saturday, the blaze ignited... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Kyiv, Ukraine – An award-winning American filmmaker and journalist was shot and killed in Ukraine and another journalist was injured on Sunday. Brent Renaud, 50, was reporting from Irpin, a city in the Kyiv region, neighboring the... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Gas prices are still on the rise in San Luis Obispo County, though the percentage of increase appears to have slowed. From Saturday to Sunday, the average price of gas in SLO County increased by one cent... (Continue reading)