Tuesday night is going to be a great party night—if you’re a nerd. About 300 parties are expected to happen from Los Angeles to Moscow, all marking the 50th anniversary of the first human to ever fly in space. [LA... (Continue reading)
Four people escaped from a small plane that crashed into a Camarillo storage depot shortly before the single-engine plane burst into flames on Saturday. [VenturaCountyStar] The Beechcraft Bonanza was in route from Chino to the Camarillo when the engine stalled... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo gets another plug as the nation’s happiest city--this time from one of the country’s leading newspapers, USA Today. The Central Coast city was featured in the life and travel section of Friday’s USA Today newspaper and can also... (Continue reading)
Violent attacks against employees and patients at Atascadero State Hospital (ASH) has risen 36 percent since 2006 despite a new federal treatment plan that was intended to curb the assaults, according to state and federal documents. NPR Records show violence... (Continue reading)
Gov. Jerry Brown applied for federal disaster relief for Santa Luis Obispo County and five others affected by the March 11 tsunami that sank boats and damaged docks along the coast, he announced Wednesday. [MercuryNews] Brown’s request says the state... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo Sheriff deputies arrested two people at a meth lab on Prairie Road is rural Paso Robles earlier today. [KCOY] Deputies serving a search warrant found one man in the meth lab located near the rear of the... (Continue reading)
A community forum in response to last month’s cross-burning incident is scheduled for Monday at 6 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Arroyo Grande. The event, “Responding to Hate and Bias in the Community” will include a panel discussion... (Continue reading)
Police arrested a San Luis Obispo man earlier today for allegedly holding a homeless woman hostage, torturing and trying to kill her last week. Tommy Sherrell Ledbetter, 46, severely beat and tortured the 26-year old woman while holding her against... (Continue reading)
The San Luis Obispo City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday night to begin charging for Sunday parking downtown beginning July 1. [Tribune] On a second 5-0 vote, the council also agreed to raise the price of parking in the “core” downtown... (Continue reading)
Paso Robles City Council continued on Tuesday night to work toward raising water rates to pay for the cities share of the recently completed Nacimiento Water Project. [Tribune] Council members voted unanimously to approve a proposal to adopt a water... (Continue reading)