By KAREN VELIE A series of storms soaked San Luis Obispo County over the past five days, with the heaviest rain hitting on Monday morning. SLO County rainfall totals are slightly above average for this time of year. Local reservoir... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Pismo Beach police officers recently arrested several suspects for illegal clamming and seized more than 100 clams from them. Last Saturday, officers contacted several people who were illegally clamming north of the Pismo Beach Pier. Officers found... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A judge sentenced a 42-year-old San Luis Obispo man who pled guilty to raping children, burglary and other sex crimes to 80 years to life in prison plus four years, according to prosecutors. Juan Adriel CambrayMiranda pled... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Dozens of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo faculty members walked the picket line in the rain on Monday morning, the start of a five-day protest. Nearly 30,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors, and coaches across the 23-campus CSU... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. on Jan. 23 at the county building. The county wants money for helping the state meet its offshore wind energy goals. Under Item 31... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE One person was killed in a crash on Highway 101 in Atascadero Sunday evening, according to the CHP. Shortly before 11 p.m., a driver was headed southbound on Highway 101 near the Del Rio Road offramp when... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A brief fight erupted when a grieving stepfather attacked his stepdaughter’s killer in a Central Coast courtroom during the murderer’s sentencing hearing on Wednesday. [VC Star] During the hearing in Ventura County Superior Court, relatives of the... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A helicopter airlifted a man to the hospital on Sunday after he crashed his car on Highway 166 near the Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County line. Shortly before 4 p.m., a caller reported the... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Along with heavy rains, a storm blowing in on Sunday is expected to deliver strong winds and large breaking waves of 7 to 12 feet with dangerous rip currents to San Luis Obispo County, according to the... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Even though the national price for gas rose slightly, the average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County dropped 20 cents during the past week to $4.78, according to figures from AAA. In... (Continue reading)