By CCT STAFF The California State Lottery has failed over the last four years to provide schools with millions of dollars required by law to go toward education, according to an audit released Tuesday. [LA Times] State auditors determined the... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has increased to 57, with most repatriated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of those cases, 40 people... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF A 62-year-old man died in San Luis Obispo County Jail Monday night, shortly after a DUI arrest in Nipomo. At 3:10 p.m., a deputy arrested Gregory Luis Trujillo in front of the Nipomo Elementary School for suspected... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF One man was taken to the hospital and another was detained, but eventually let go, after a stabbing in Santa Maria Monday afternoon. At about 2:20 p.m., two men were involved in a verbal altercation in the... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF A driver crashed into six parked vehicles in the 4600 block of El Camino Real Sunday afternoon, according to the Atascadero Police Department. Both Atascadero police and firefighters came out to the scene, just south of San... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF Vandals damaged the playground area at Sinsheimer Park in San Luis Obispo on Sunday, the third incident since Oct. 2019. This time, police arrested four teens suspected of setting playground equipment on fire. Shortly after midnight, 911... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF After a lengthy investigation, Santa Barbara County sheriff deputies arrested two jail employees on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting inmates. Detectives arrested Salvador Vargas, 34, of Santa Maria at his home and booked him into the Santa... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF San Luis Obispo County Animal Services officials have recommended prosecutors file animal cruelty charges against the owner of a black Labrador retriever who duct taped the dog’s eyes and mouth shut and attached part of a dead... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF Three leading law enforcement organizations in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties announced their endorsement this week for congressional candidate Andy Caldwell for District 24. Caldwell, a Republican, is challenging incumbent Congressman Salud Carbajal, a... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF In a battle largely pitting fish against farmers, the Trump Administration and California are clashing over water policy in the Golden State. [The Hill] This week, President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum intended to direct more... (Continue reading)