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Paso Robles clairvoyant charged with murder

The 61-year-old woman arrested for murdering a man at the Dancing Horse Retreat in Paso Robles on Saturday has been identified as Nicole Honait Luxor, a self described clairvoyant. San Luis Obispo County deputies booked Luxor, who was sporting a... (Continue reading)

Kiss your SLO views goodbye

OPINION BY RICHARD SCHMIDT “Amenity transfer” is an awkward term you’re probably not familiar with, but there’s an old saying in politics: if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu. If you don’t know about amenity transfer and... (Continue reading)

Atascadero vs St. Joseph football, game photos

St. Joseph Knights won Friday’s nights football playoff game against the  Atascadero Greyhounds by a score of 26-16, in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division playoffs. Photographer Richard Bastian watched as multiple players suffered injuries during the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles standoff ends, one dead

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a woman in her early 60s on Saturday following a nine hour standoff at a home in rural Paso Robles. Inside the home on the 4200 block of Old Nacimiento Road, Deputies found... (Continue reading)

One person killed in Paso Robles standoff

UPDATE: 8 p.m., San Luis Opispo County Sheriff deputies entered the rural Paso Robles home and discovered the male victim had died. His name is not being released at this time and his body remains in the home. Deputies continue... (Continue reading)

Spencer’s Fresh Markets top bidder on AG Haggen location

By KAREN VELIE Spencer’s Fresh Markets was the top bidder in a bankruptcy auction for the Arroyo Grande Haggen’s location, according to court documents. In total, 17 locations including the Arroyo Grande site were pulled from the auction because of... (Continue reading)

Sacramento attorney probing SLO County citizens

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Sacramento attorney is probing political opponents of developer Nick Tompkins, as well as allies of Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill, prompting some to denounce the effort as a campaign to suppress public participation in local government.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman seriously injured in crash

A Paso Robles woman suffered major injuries Thursday afternoon after her car veered off U.S. Highway 101 and hit a tree. The 58-year-old woman then spent the night trapped in her car, according to the California Highway Patrol. On Thursday... (Continue reading)

The slandering of John Mack

OPINION by OTIS PAGE Why I believe Planning Commissioner John Mack was slandered — a malicious act to disgrace him in the Nov. 10 meeting of the Arroyo Grande City Council. Let me explain as follows: The three Council members... (Continue reading)

Person killed, two suffer major injuries in Highway 46 crash

A 25-year-old Fresno man died and two people suffered major injuries in a head-on collision  in northeastern San Luis Obispo County Thursday evening on Highway 46 west of Highway 41. The accident site in the same area where actor James... (Continue reading)