A rural Arroyo Grande landowner has recently cut down approximately 100 oak trees on his property, angering neighbors about the devastation of nature. [New Times] Nick Stephenson the proprietor of Arroyo Grande’s Pro-Tech Landscape Management, owns a 50-acre parcel near... (Continue reading)
After serving a search warrant at home as part of an investigation into a series of recent robberies, Santa Maria police arrested a 31-year-old man at the house for having sexually assaulted a minor. [KSBY] Officers arrested Santa Maria resident... (Continue reading)
A California appellate court has overturned two of the four convictions of a San Simeon man currently serving an 11-year prison sentence for his involvement in the 2011 cross-burning incident in Arroyo Grande. [Tribune] In June 2012, a San Luis... (Continue reading)
The City of Atascadero and the Charles Paddock Zoo announced Thursday the arrival of two new red panda cubs at the zoo. The cubs were born at the zoo on June 26, but have been kept under wraps until zoo... (Continue reading)
A new media company, Dimes Media of Camarillo, announced it has entered into an agreement with Mapleton Communications to purchase five San Luis Obispo market radio stations. The five stations are the first Dimes Media acquisition. Mapleton is attempting to... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo police arrested a registered sex offender Tuesday who was spotted walking in front of an elementary school. But, the arrest had no relation to Robert Anthony Menendez’s presence near Sinsheimer Elementary. Rather, police arrested Menendez, a 35-year-old... (Continue reading)
Following a string of 10 reported robberies in two weeks in the Santa Maria area, police have made three arrests in connection with one of the cases. [KSBY] Santa Maria police arrested David Wilkerson, 18, and two juveniles for robbing... (Continue reading)
Guadalupe police arrested a 60-year-old man Tuesday who is accused of raping a 6-year-old child. [KSBY] Juan Hernandez Lopez, of Guadalupe, is charged with rape, intercourse with a child under 10, lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14,... (Continue reading)
One of the West’s first and most widely-known alternative newspapers, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, closed its doors Tuesday. Editor Steven T. Jones, a former star reporter for San Luis Obispo’s New Times, said the announcement took his entire staff... (Continue reading)
By DANIEL BLACKBURN Arroyo Grande city officials imported backup law enforcement fire power for Tuesday’s council meeting, but a tightly-regimented gathering of citizens remained in check as debate surrounding a July 3 City Hall incident continued to simmer. At Police... (Continue reading)