Following heavy rain, five people, five dogs and a cat became stranded on an island in the Salinas River in Atascadero Wednesday afternoon. Rescue crews brought the people and animals to safety. [Cal Coast Times] At about 4:30 p.m., the... (Continue reading)
Following a string of losing seasons, Cal Poly fired its only men’s basketball coach to have led the Mustangs to the NCAA tournament. [Cal Coast Times] Joe Callero served as Cal Poly’s head basketball coach for 10 seasons, starting in... (Continue reading)
A Cal Poly student has been diagnosed with chickenpox, university officials announced in a message to the campus community on Tuesday that stressed the serious nature of the illness. [Cal Coast Times] Health officials have confirmed the diagnosis, the message... (Continue reading)
A 17-year-old girl was killed Tuesday night after she walked into traffic on Highway 101 in Templeton. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 11 p.m., the Paso Robles teen was walking on the right shoulder of northbound Highway 101, just north... (Continue reading)
Thunderstorms produced an impressive lighting storm, hail and flooding across the Central Coast Tuesday night. [Cal Coast Times] Lighting strikes were heaviest in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties where meteorologists recorded over 1,000 Lightning strikes. The lightning briefly knocked out... (Continue reading)
A stray bullet fired during a gang-related drive-by shooting in Lompoc Monday evening struck and killed a 17-year-old girl who was babysitting at the time, according to the city’s police department. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 8 p.m., a known ... (Continue reading)
The cities of San Luis Obispo, Atascadero and Paso Robles, as well as Cal Poly, are considering merging their public safety dispatch centers into a single regional facility. [Cal Coast Times] Atascadero and the CSU Board of Trustees have approved... (Continue reading)
A large storm is expected to hit the Central Coast Tuesday, prompting fresh evacuation orders in areas burned by recent Santa Barbara County fires. [Cal Coast Times] The approaching storm is powered by an atmospheric river, which is concentrated moisture... (Continue reading)
A Paso Robles man is facing two counts of murder after he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend multiple times killing her and their unborn child on Saturday morning, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. [Cal Coast Times] Deputies... (Continue reading)
Monterey County Sheriff’s officials suspect a man who is wanted in Scotland on 24 counts of rape may have faked his own death as part of a plot to evade justice. [KSBW] Kim Gordon is a well-known street performer and... (Continue reading)