A 30-year-old Santa Maria man is accused of molesting at least two children. [KSBY] Santa Maria police responded to a report of a man inappropriately touching a young child. During the investigation, they identified a second victim. Officers arrested Manuel... (Continue reading)
One of the five former Cal Poly football players accused of attempting to rob a fraternity house last year has accepted a plea deal that will keep him out of jail. [Tribune] Cortland Josiah Fort, whom prosecutors accused of being... (Continue reading)
The mother and sister of a deceased Atascadero State Hospital patient who was allegedly strangled to death by his roommate have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against ASH. [Tribune] Kevin Turner, 53, died on May 28, 2014. An ASH psychiatrist... (Continue reading)
Some Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students skipped out on the men’s and women’s rooms last week in honor of an event dubbed the campus “Shit In.” The Cal Poly Queer Student Union called upon students to use only gender-neutral... (Continue reading)
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is asking a local board to approve the creation of a government agency tasked with managing groundwater use in North County’s Paso Robles basin. [Tribune] On a 3-2 vote, the supervisors chose... (Continue reading)
Two homeless Morro Bay men allegedly greeted a female visitor to the city by threatening her and stealing her cell phone while she was in the middle of a call. The woman, 49, was sitting in her parked car on... (Continue reading)
A Paso Robles man who was arrested for participating in a Central Valley shooting after posting bail on a murder charge is now stuck in San Luis Obispo County Jail. On March 14, Thomas Yanaga, 52, shot Marshal Savoy, 32,... (Continue reading)
A 25-year-old San Luis Obispo man, who at 13 used a skateboard to beat an 87-year-old man to death, appeared in local court Monday, where attorneys debated the legitimacy of Governor Jerry Brown’s decision to keep him locked up in... (Continue reading)
Firefighters pulled a woman out of a burning San Luis Obispo home Monday afternoon, but the victim died after arriving at the hospital. [KSBY] The fire occurred at a house located at 125 South Tassajara Street. San Luis Obispo firefighters responded... (Continue reading)
The court revoked Lenny Jones’ bail Monday after investigators identified a fourth alleged child molestation victim, a 3-year-old boy. While searching through files on Jones’ computer, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff investigators found explicit photos of the boy. In addition,... (Continue reading)