Authorities are currently analyzing remains recovered last week from a Cal Poly hillside to determine whether they are human or animal and whether they are related to the Kristin Smart case. Two sources who are familiar with the investigation, but... (Continue reading)
The 24th Congressional District race has generated the sixth largest amount of outside spending among House races nationwide during the current election cycle, according to figures compiled by Washington D.C.-based think tank the Center for Responsive Politics. The District 24... (Continue reading)
A man doused his body with lighter fluid Sunday and then attempted to light himself on fire in protest against the San Luis Obispo Police allegedly pushing homeless people out of the city. On Sunday morning, the man was attempting... (Continue reading)
The California Highway Patrol has identified the man killed in a crash east of Santa Margarita on Friday as John Elton Suhrke, 69, of Creston. At 4:15 p.m., Suhrke was driving eastbound on Highway 58 in a 2007 Kia when... (Continue reading)
A vehicle plunged 500 feet off a Santa Barbara County cliff, killing two men in their 20s, according to county fire officials. The victims were ejected from the car, and their bodies were found about 100 feet apart were they... (Continue reading)
Prior to returning to his native San Luis Obispo County, a 21-year-old man living in Hawaii had a calling to jump off a Hawaiian waterfall. The landing knocked Shiloh Shahan unconscious and tore some of his chest and back muscles,... (Continue reading)
An 18-year-old male died Saturday from a fatal stabbing in Santa Maria, the city’s eighth murder in 2016, police said. Shortly before 5 p.m., police responded to the 900 block of West McElhaney Avenue and discovered Luis Alberto Castaneira suffering from... (Continue reading)
The captain of Morro Bay Boat Charters took a video of an 18 foot to 20 foot great white shark about a mile from the south jetty at the Morro Bay Harbor on Thursday. While boating, Micheal Brink spotted a... (Continue reading)
A passenger was killed Friday evening in a single vehicle accident on Highway 58 about eight miles east of Santa Margarita, according to the California Highway Patrol. The passenger was thrown from the vehicle as it went over an embankment.... (Continue reading)
FBI agents and San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies found remains during a three-day excavation looking for Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, who was last seen alive more than 20 years. Nevertheless, it may take months before officials know if... (Continue reading)