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Cal Poly float wins Sweepstakes Award at 2025 Rose Parade

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly universities’ “Jungle Jumpstart” rainforest float that showed how nature and technology work together to create a better world received the Sweepstakes Award at the 137th Rose Parade held on a rainy New Year’s Day. The... (Continue reading)

The steep price of tolerance

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL I truly feel sorry that Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered in cold blood by their own son. It doesn’t matter to me that I did not agree with Reiner’s politics. Besides being a severe... (Continue reading)

Alleged DUI driver crashes into credit union in San Luis Obispo

By KAREN VELIE An alleged drunk driver crashed into the outdoor patio area of SESLOC Credit Union in San Luis Obispo on Monday night. Late Monday night, a caller reported a single-vehicle collision in the 3800 block of Broad Street.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles City Councilwoman supports interfering with ICE agents

By KAREN VELIE Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has increased operations in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties over the past three days. Misinformation on social media about the operation is creating fear in local immigrant communities. Early Tuesday... (Continue reading)

Teen injured during shooting in Pismo Beach

By KAREN VELIE A 14-year-old boy injured his finger during a shooting in Pismo Beach early Sunday morning, police said. Shortly after midnight, a 9-1-1 caller reported a shooting victim near the pedestrian tunnel connecting the 800 block of Bello... (Continue reading)

Man arrested following alleged road rage altercation in Paso Robles

Road rage arrest Paso Robles

By ROBERT HANSEN Clarification: Michael Zook is charged with assault likely to produce great bodily harm, not assault with a deadly weapon. Paso Robles police officers arrested a man for assault with a deadly weapon after an alleged road rage... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police officers arrest man for assault with a firearm

By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers arrested an assault suspect on Monday, who is also facing multiple weapons related charges, police said. Shortly after 7 p.m. on Sunday, a caller reported an assault with a firearm on the 400... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo officers seek help catching bumbling thief

By KAREN VELIE A thief’s plan to burglarize retail bicycle store in San Luis Obispo on Saturday morning fell short after the stolen vehicle he was using broke down, police said. On Friday, the thief allegedly stole a truck from... (Continue reading)

Two storms, more rain headed to San Luis Obispo County

By KAREN VELIE Two storms will bring primarily mild to moderate rainfall to San Luis Obispo County beginning on Tuesday evening and lasting through the end of the week, according to the National Weather Service. The heaviest rainfall is forecast... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County’s top stories in 2025: Threats, obstruction, arson

By CalCoastNews staff To say 2025 was an eventful year in San Luis Obispo County would be an understatement. The top stories of 2025 include the arrest of a man planning to kill the district attorney and bomb a school,... (Continue reading)