Arroyo Grande police arrested a known criminal street gang member on Friday for violently assaulted a 38-year-old Arroyo Grande man, who remains in critical condition, police said. On Oct. 2, Ignacio Franco Palomar, 36, allegedly struck the victim from behind... (Continue reading)
The first significant rain event on the Central Coast in 188 days led to power outages, collapsed roofs, fallen trees and a fatal vehicle accident. More than 6,000 people in San Luis Obispo County lost power on Halloween night. Over... (Continue reading)
The driver of a street sweeping truck that crashed Halloween night on Highway 101 just north of the Cuesta Grade was killed in the accident. Shortly before 6 p.m., the truck hydroplaned and then rolled, according to the California Highway... (Continue reading)
A 39-year-old Santa Barbara man allegedly beat to death a woman with whom he has a two-year-old child. [KSBY] At around 1:40 p.m., Santa Barbara police arrived at an apartment complex in the 500 block of W. Los Olivos Street... (Continue reading)
A 25-year-old Los Osos woman died Wednesday after she was struck by a vehicle while bicycling with her fiancé. [KSBY] Anna Deis was crossing Los Osos Valley Road east of Turri Drive around 6:40 p.m when an 86-year-old man driving... (Continue reading)
A 90-year-old Morro Bay woman drove her vehicle into a man’s leg and through the front of a liquor store Thursday afternoon. [Tribune] Shortly before 1 p.m., the female driver seriously injured a man in his 50s or 60s who... (Continue reading)
The heated race between Rep. Lois Capps and her challenger Chris Mitchum for the 24 District seat just got hotter with Mitchum accusing Capps of running a deceptive attack ad. In the Capps’ commercial currently playing on several local stations,... (Continue reading)
City workers say a downtown San Luis Obispo tree should be cut down because it is damaging the sidewalk and creating safety and drainage issues, but an often-ignored city committee insists that the tree must stay. [KSBY] San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)
Santa Maria police have determined that a burn victim was working on a stolen car Tuesday evening when he accidentally started a house fire. [KSBY] Fire investigators say the burn victim, a 29-year-old man, was smoking at the time, and... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE At Tuesdays Arroyo Grande City Council meeting, proponents and opponents of Mayor Tony Ferrara spoke out during public comment while three San Luis Obispo sheriff deputies and a police commander stood by in case of any altercations.... (Continue reading)