By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport has brought back direct flights to and from Las Vegas. The direct flights provide quick transportation for San Luis Obispo County residents wanting to spend time in Las Vegas. During... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County dropped four cents last week to $4.89 a gallon, according to figures from AAA. In California, the average price for a gallon of gas... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A wildfire burning off Highway 58 in east San Luis Obispo County burned 150 acres before firefighters stopped the forward spread of the blaze on Saturday afternoon. Shortly before 2 p.m., a caller reported a vegetation fire... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE After crashing into a car and severely injuring two people, an intoxicated member of law enforcement fled the scene. A San Luis Obispo County judge then sentence 51-year-old John Cicone to nine month in jail, meaning he... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Firefighters extinguished a massive fire at an oil refinery in California on Friday afternoon. Because of the fire, gas prices are expected to rise 15 to 30 cents a gallon throughout the state. The fire broke out... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department announced Thursday it is seeking the public’s help identifying a woman who allegedly stole a purse from a local church. Around noon on Oct. 2, the woman allegedly stole a purse... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A Santa Maria truck driver died after his truck was hit by an Amtrak train on Wednesday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. The truck driver was traveling northbound on Highway 1 south of Guadalupe when... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE An Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Seattle crashed into a fuel truck south of Guadalupe on Wednesday afternoon spilling 3,500 gallons of diesel fuel. Shortly after 4 p.m., the train crashed into the semi-truck injuring... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County judge this week sentenced three individuals who trafficked a minor in 2021 to state prison for their crimes. Tremaine Quincy Tejon Jones, 32, was sentenced to 16 years; Joshua Diante Murphy, 30,... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles teen attending Boise State University is charged with grand theft after he allegedly stole another student’s credit card and then went on a shopping spree. After discovering someone had stolen their credit card and... (Continue reading)