By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police officers arrested a 21-year-old suspect in an armed robbery early Monday morning in Madera. Officers then transported Isaac Adrian Ramirez to the San Luis Obispo County Jail where he was booked on charges of... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A woman trying to get through a driveway gate in Creston was crushed and killed by her own vehicle on Sunday afternoon. Shortly after 5 p.m., 64-year-old Valerie White was attempting to enter a gate when she... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police officers are searching for an armed man who robbed a customer of the ampm convenience store on Sunday afternoon and then fled the scene. At approximately 1:30 p.m., a thief robbed a 19-year-old customer... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Heading into Memorial Day weekend, average gas prices in San Luis Obiso County dropped four cents to $5.06 a gallon, according to figures from AAA. “Gas prices haven’t been this low over Memorial Day since 2021 when... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Two motorcyclists suffered serious injuries after they crashed down an embankment on Highway 58 on Saturday evening near the San Luis Obispo and Kern County line. Shortly after 6 p.m., a caller reported that two or three... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE More than 4,000 PG&E customers lost power in northern San Luis Obispo County on Friday evening. Shortly after 9 p.m., power went out for 3,196 customers from Templeton to Lake Nacimiento. The cause of the outage remains... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A 31-year-old Atascadero man accused of driving under the influence of drugs during a hit-and-run crash that killed an 11-year-old boy pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Zachary Bernal pleaded to charges of vehicular manslaughter, narcotics possession, and hit-and-run... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A Cirrus SR22T airplane crashed during takeoff from the San Luis Obispo County Airport on Friday morning leading to a temporary halt of operations. Early Friday morning, a pilot flew the single-engine, four-seat plane from San Diego... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County deputies rescued a Pismo Beach man who was lost and dehydrated, the SLO County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. On March 25, the Pismo Beach Police Department asked the county sheriff’s search and rescue... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man allegedly violently attacked a female stranger inside a home in Montecito on Wednesday and then barricaded himself from deputies before eventually being arrested. Shortly before 4:30 p.m., a 911 caller reported a possible vehicle... (Continue reading)