By KAREN VELIE A roving band of wild pigs tore up a significant amount of turf at the Santa Margarita Community Park, just a week after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill hoping to help battle the state’s growing wild... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The 32-year-old San Luis Obispo man killed in a crash on Highway 1o1 near Paso Robles last week has been identified as Justin Von Charles Vetch, according to the CHP. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 30,... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Grover Beach man pleaded no contest on Tuesday to the murder of 90-year-old Oceano activist Lawrence “Larry” Bross. [Tribune] David James Krause, 42, pleaded no contest to charges of murder and elder abuse. He faces 30... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs deputies arrested a burglary suspect in Los Osos on Wednesday evening following a short manhunt. Early in the evening, officials sent a reverse 911 call to 54 residents in the area between... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A 14-year-old boy is in juvenile hall after he allegedly made criminal threats against his fellow students and high school on Instagram, according to the Ventura Police Department. Officers arrested the teen on Tuesday at the Foothill... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Four inmates who assaulted and severely injured a fellow prisoner at the Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc in Nov. 2020 were sentenced to up to 41 months in federal prison, the FBI announced today. The four suspects... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week signed into law a bill that will allow the state medical board to suspend or revoke the licenses of doctors who give patients information that contradicts the state’s official stance on... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Adelanto city councilman to five years in prison for taking a $10,000 bribe over a marijuana regulations vote and for hiring a man to burn down his restaurant, so... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A member of the Guadalupe Union School Board was recently charged with misdemeanor battery, amid his bid for reelection. [KSBY] On Sept. 26, Guadalupe police officers arrested Raul Ortega Rodriguez Jr. on a charge of battery with... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Local residents turned in a total of 202 firearms on Saturday during the San Luis Obispo Police Department’s inaugural “Groceries for Guns” event. Officers encouraged community members to turn in unwanted guns in exchange for gift cards... (Continue reading)