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)
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)
A bill that would legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill patients passed the California Assembly Wednesday and now moves on to the State Senate, which has already endorsed similar legislation. [LA Times] The Assembly voted 43-34 in favor of the... (Continue reading)
A teary witness took the stand in a murder trial Wednesday and testified she saw a Paso Robles man shoot and kill her boyfriend earlier this year. [KSBY] Thomas Yanaga, 53, is standing trial for second-degree murder. Prosecutors allege he... (Continue reading)
Morro Bay police have identified San Luis Obispo resident Tobias Brekke as the 59-year-old man who died shortly after falling off a dinner cruise boat. Around 8 p.m. Friday, Brekke fell overboard while on the Papagallo II dinner cruise in... (Continue reading)
An emergency helicopter landed on the Righetti High School football field in Santa Maria Wednesday morning and airlifted an injured pedestrian to the hospital, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The injured pedestrian was a 14-year-old girl who... (Continue reading)
Grocery chain Haggen has filed for bankrupty following a troubled expansion into new locations, including the Central Coast. The Washington-based supermarket chain filed Tuesday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Chapter 11 bankruptcy would allow the company to reorganize its business... (Continue reading)
A 20-year-old woman died Tuesday evening in a crash that also sparked a brush fire along Highway 166 east of Highway 33 in San Luis Obispo County. Shortly before 6 p.m., the Cuyama woman’s Chevrolet Suburban drifted off the road, went... (Continue reading)
Prosecutors have reached a plea agreement with a man who allegedly lured a developmentally disabled teen into a San Luis Obispo restroom and attempted to rape her. [Tribune] Manuel Reyes Luevano, 48, allegedly forced the 17-year-old girl to perform oral... (Continue reading)
CORRECTION: The attorney hired to assist on the case against Sonny Lopez does not work for Grover Beach City attorney Martin Koczanowicz’ personal law firm as Lopez and his had previously asserted. By KAREN VELIE For the fourth time, an... (Continue reading)