By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers arrested a teenager on Friday with a loaded gun, the third teen arrested this week with a loaded firearm in the city, police said. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday, Santa Maria Police... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly drunk driver crashed his two-door black Mercedes through a fence at a San Luis Obispo gas station on Thursday evening. Shortly before 8:30 p.m., the driver collided with the fence at the Conserv Fuel station... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police plan to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the downtown corridor on Saturday evening from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. The department selects the location based on a history of DUI crashes and arrests.... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Operation Guardian Angel, a program that seeks to neutralize California’s sanctuary state policy and protect Americans from criminal illegal aliens, has led to 78 arrests since it was launched in May. In an attempt to “neutralize California’s... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE An 18-year-old is facing felony charges after he allegedly attacked a 16-year-old with bear repellent spray that also injured two 9-year-old children in Atascadero on Thursday morning. Shortly after 8 a.m., a caller reported an alleged stabbing... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated driver crashed into a Pismo Beach motel Wednesday evening, leaving two people suffering from major injuries. The driver of a Chevrolet sedan reportedly struck a male pedestrian who got caught under the vehicle and... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who stole a pair of packages from a porch last week. The suspect stole two packages off the porch of a home in the 4000 block of Righetti... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following an hours-long standoff in Goleta on Monday, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man wanted for domestic violence, then seized numerous firearms, as well as thousands of rounds of ammunition. Shortly before 6 a.m., a... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 50-year-old woman. On Sept. 13, the department began investigation the disappearance, which was under suspicious circumstances, of Isabel LucasVelasco of Coalinga. She... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE In response to Paso Robles city officials’ latest mudslinging campaign, an attorney for Councilman Chris Bausch sent a cease and desist letter to the city over allegations of wrongdoing and misinformation from Mayor John Hamon and city... (Continue reading)