By CCT STAFF The director of California State Parks agreed on Monday to permanently shut down approximately half of the camping area and about 5 percent of the riding area at the Oceano Dunes, at an Air Pollution Control District... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN An 83-year-old Southern California man died in a crash on Highway 46 in Paso Robles on Monday morning. Shortly after 9 a.m., a 2002 gray Buick and a 2001 red Ford Ranger collided at Highway 46 and... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN An estimated 250 people gathered in Arroyo Grande Sunday evening for a candlelight vigil meant to honor the memory of longtime-missing Cal Poly student Kristin Smart and apply pressure on the family of her suspected killer, as... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Fires broke out early Monday morning in both Arroyo Grande and Cayucos, with a business burning in the South County city and a home burning in the North Coast community, according to Cal Fire. At about 3... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF Posing with what appeared to be a 1911 handgun, a 17-year-old male threatened to carry out acts of violence at Arroyo Grande High School. On Friday, the teen posted the threat of violence on social media. Throughout... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF Firefighters rescued a hiker who was rendered unconscious after falling approximately 20 feet at Bishop Peak in San Luis Obispo on Sunday, according to Cal Fire SLO. Shortly before noon, Cal Fire and San Luis Obispo firefighters... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Emergency crews transported a two-year-old child who had been struck by a vehicle in Santa Maria on Saturday to a hospital. After the car hit the child in the 800 block of W. Barrett Street, a CalStar... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF McClatchy stock dropped 65 percent on Friday, two days after the SLO Tribune’s parent company reported a net loss of $304.7 million in the third quarter of 2019. McClatchy’s stock closed at 49 cents on Friday, its... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Chapter of the California Faculty Association (CFA) has accused campus police of racial profiling, according to a letter the CFA sent members on Thursday. [Cal Coast Times] A faculty member of... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF Police arrested a man suspected of robbing the Pacific Premier Bank in Paso Robles at gunpoint on Friday morning, hours after the robbery. At 9:20 a.m., two masked men entered the bank holding handguns, and demanded cash.... (Continue reading)