Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s shot and killed a 26-year-old man who “advanced” on them with a knife. The shooting culminated a more than three-hour manhunt in which Bryan Carreno was reportedly hallucinating and running in and out of houses. Sheriff’s... (Continue reading)
At least two complaints have been lodged against the City of San Luis Obispo after the fire chief and city manage participated in creating a video that sexually objectifies firefighters. The video, shown at the annual SLO Chamber of Commerce... (Continue reading)
Santa Barbara-based criminal defense attorney Darryl Genis was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for willfully failing to file tax returns for several years and failing to pay a total of $679,958 in income tax to the Internal... (Continue reading)
A Santa Barbara County manhunt reportedly ended Sunday night with a sheriff’s deputy shooting the suspect inside a home in rural Santa Barbara. The county sheriff’s office is currently refusing to release any details about the shooting or the suspect’s... (Continue reading)
More than 180,000 Northern California residents received evacuation orders Sunday over fears that the emergency spillway at the Oroville Dam will fail and possibly cause massive flooding. [Oroville MR] The Oroville Dam, which is 770 feet high, is the tallest... (Continue reading)
Police arrested a Santa Maria man Saturday night after he allegedly attempted to strangle a police officer. Shortly after 6 p.m., police responded to a report that Erick Esquivel, 23, was behaving irrationally. Esquivel’s family believed he was under the... (Continue reading)
Seven men, masquerading as police officers, entered a home on the 8400 block of San Gregorio in Atascadero Saturday and restrained and robbed the people inside, police said. Early Saturday morning, the suspects held the victims at gunpoint while they... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo police are warning residents of a mountain lion sighting at an apartment complex on the 1900 block of Royal Way. Shortly before 6 a.m. on Friday, a concerned citizen reported seeing a mountain lion. Police arrived, but... (Continue reading)
The City of Atascadero announced Friday that Wal-Mart will not be moving ahead with plans to build a new store in Atascadero. For the last 10 years, opponents and proponents have argued over the proposed Wal-Mart store in Atascadero. In... (Continue reading)
A high-speed chase on Highway 101 morphed into a roadside brawl near Camp Roberts that involved a CHP officer firing a shot at a suspect. The officer feared for his life after being attacked with a “shiny object,” according to... (Continue reading)