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San Gabriel Elementary School remains closed

San Gabriel Elementary School in Atascadero remains closed indefinitely as investigators continue to look into threatening letters and a suspicious object left on the school grounds between the end of the school day on Thursday and Friday morning. Classes for... (Continue reading)

Good Samaritans come to officer’s aid in Lompoc

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department is crediting two men for coming to the aid of a deputy who was being attacked by a drunken suspect last week. On Monday, the deputy responded to a request to remove a “belligerent... (Continue reading)

3 males brutalize homeless man in Santa Maria

One teen and two men from Santa Maria were arrested Saturday after they allegedly beat and robbed a homeless man. Shortly after 7 p.m., Santa Maria police responded to reports of a an assault at the1700 block of North Broadway... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man accused of brutally attacking stranger

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 25-year-old Atascadero man for the brutal assault of a 20-year-old woman police found covered in blood Friday morning. Shortly before 7 a.m., the victim was leaving her apartment when she was allegedly confronted by... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach woman killed in crash identified

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department identified the Grover Beach woman who was killed after her car plunged 400 feet down a cliff near Stagecoach Road and Highway 154 as Georgette Gonzales, 59. At about 1 p.m. on Thursday, a... (Continue reading)

Threatening letters lead to San Gabriel Elementary school evacuation

Teachers at San Gabriel Elementary School in Atascadero arrived to school on Friday morning to find someone had entered their classrooms and left threatening letters on their desks and a suspicious object on the playground. School officials evacuated the campus... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly janitor arrested for sexual assault

A Cal Poly custodial staffer who works at university housing was arrested on-campus this week and charged with sexual assault. [KSBY] Grover Beach resident Mark Calixterio, 33, faces charges of sexual assault, domestic violence, false imprisonment and assault with intent... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach woman killed in Santa Barbara County crash

A Grover Beach woman died after her vehicle plunged about 400 feet down a cliff near Stagecoach Road and Highway 154 in rural Santa Barbara County on Thursday. At about 1 p.m., a Santa Barbara County air unit found the... (Continue reading)

Fire sparks in SLO yard with possible homeless camp

The San Luis Obispo Fire Department in investigating a fire that broke out in the yard of an abandoned house where a homeless camp may have been erected. [KSBY] The fire stated just after 12:45 p.m. Thursday in the front... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police officer arrested for DUI

A California Highway Patrol officer arrested a San Luis Obispo police officer Wednesday morning for driving under the influence and then released him without booking him into the county jail. At 2:22 a.m., a CHP officer discovered Travis Morris, 32,... (Continue reading)