By KAREN VELIE A man is in jail after officers arrested him with a large sword and drugs at a hotel in San Luis Obispo early Friday morning, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. Shortly after midnight, a... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Following back-to-back atmospheric river storms, San Luis Obispo County’s rainfall totals still remain well below average for this time of year. Most of the county has received less than 50% of its average rainfall, according to SLO... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A week after Paso Robles announced Ty Lewis had resigned his position as city manager, the city released a more than $365,000 settlement agreement that discloses Lewis’ mental heath diagnosis. Lewis filed his claim on Aug. 16,... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Two people were injured in a head-on crash on Highway 101 north of San Luis Obispo on Thursday morning. Crews closed down two southbound lanes of the highway to clean up a 75 gallon fuel spill. Shortly... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police plan to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city at an undisclosed location on Friday evening from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. The department selects the location based on a history of DUI... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo is offering free tax help on campus through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program on Saturdays through March 15. VITA offers free tax help to qualifying taxpayers with $70,000 or... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A Santa Maria Joint Unified School District administrator is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and resisting arrest following an incident in Orcutt last year. The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office recently charged... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County is appealing a court order to release more water from Lopez Lake to support fish migration because of the rulings impact on the county’s water supply. U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett in... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A driver was killed in a single vehicle crash in Creston on Monday afternoon, according to the CHP. Shortly after 4 p.m., the driver was headed northbound on Creston Road near Camp 8 Road at a high-rate... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A 41-year-old Missouri man was ordered held without bail last week in connection with his threat to kill a San Luis Obispo County prosecutor and then explode a bomb at a school. David Platek faces federal charges... (Continue reading)