Three masked men broke into an Atascadero gas station early Wednesday morning and stole several items, including tobacco products and candy. At about 4 a.m., the thieves broke into the Chevron station at 8955 Montecito Avenue and stole about $2,000... (Continue reading)
A 50-year-old man, who has possibly committed a string of sexual assaults, lured an underage girl into a minivan while she was walking to school and then sexually assaulted her, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. [Cal Coast Times]... (Continue reading)
A 38-year-old Goleta man threatened a person outside McDonald’s with a replica samurai sword Tuesday evening, prompting a manhunt that temporarily resulted in train traffic being halted and residents being ordered to shelter in place, according to the Santa Barbara... (Continue reading)
Loud music, noisy motorcycles, drunks spilling onto the sidewalks at bar time, rowdy behavior on Hiquera Street. Downtown San Luis Obispo can be a rather noisy place. And now Noise Free America has recognized San Luis Obispo with its Noisy... (Continue reading)
Cookie Crock Warehouse closed its Morro Bay location on Sunday, leaving the local grocery chain with just a single store operating in Cambria. [Cal Coast Times] The Morro Bay Cookie Crock was located on Quintana Road near a competing Albertsons... (Continue reading)
Four vehicles collided on Highway 101 in Santa Maria Tuesday morning, resulting in one person being extracted and four people needing medical care. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 6 a.m., three sedans and a truck crashed on northbound Highway 101... (Continue reading)
An audit of California’s judicial performance agency found that weaknesses in its oversight have created opportunities for judicial misconduct to persist, according to the audit. On Thursday, California State Auditor Elaine M. Howle released a report on flaws in the... (Continue reading)
A woman suffered major injuries and needed to be extricated from her vehicle after crashing into a tree on Saturday in Atascadero. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 3 p.m., the woman’s car slammed into a tree alongside Highway 41 near... (Continue reading)
A man already serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for murder allegedly tortured and beheaded his cellmate in what authorities are describing as a sadistic act. [LA Times] On the morning of March 9, guards at Corcoran... (Continue reading)
A man was killed at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area Friday afternoon in a single vehicle accident. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 2 p.m., a 35-year-old Sacramento man was riding with a group of friends when he broke... (Continue reading)