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Agents thwart plot to blow up school, kill SLO County prosecutor

Editor’s note: CalCoastnews is not naming the prosecutor out of concern for his family. By KAREN VELIE FBI agents recently disrupted a 41-year-old man’s plan to kill a San Luis Obispo County prosecutor and then explode a bomb at a... (Continue reading)

State of San Luis Obispo County superior courts

By STEW JENKINS Judge Rita Federman, presiding judge of the San Luis Obispo County Superior Courts, presented the annual “state of the courts” address to the local Bar Association on Jan. 30. This annual tradition gives lawyers a picture of... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas costs increasing, find the lowest prices

By KAREN VELIE Gas prices continue to increase slowly even with tepid demand in the United States. The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County increased three cents last week to $4.70, according to figures... (Continue reading)

Oceano man arrested following standoff in Arroyo Grande

By KAREN VELIE An Oceano man is in jail after his failure to comply with officers led to a shelter in place order that impacted Arroyo Grande High School as well as mutiple residences on Friday afternoon. Near the end... (Continue reading)

Templeton firefighters battled two blazes on Thursday

By KAREN VELIE Firefighters were busy in Templeton on Thursday fighting both residential and commercial fires. At 7:30 a.m., a caller reported a fire at a residence on the 1200 block of Bennett Way. The fire had started in a... (Continue reading)

Federal agents raided apartment in Paso Robles, ICE not involved

By KAREN VELIE Shortly after federal agents raided an apartment on Creston Road in Paso Robles, inaccurate information spread through the immigrant community that it was an ICE raid. On the morning of Jan. 29, Homeland Security agents and U.S.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Paulding has failed Nipomo

OPINION by ADAM VERDIN San Luis Obispo County residents deserve consistent and transparent leadership. Yet, when it comes to the controversial Caballero Battery Storage Project in Nipomo, the response from 4th District Supervisor Jimmy Paulding tells a different story. If... (Continue reading)

Deputies identify Templeton shooting suspect

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s office identified the 37-year-old man shot during a gunfight with deputies on Wednesday evening as Thomas Farrell of Templeton. The suspect lives on the same block as the shooting. Deputies booked... (Continue reading)

Deputy shoots suspect in Templeton during gunfight

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputy shot and injured a 37-year-old man during a gunfight in Templeton on Wednesday evening. Shortly before 10 p.m., mutiple deputies responded to a report of shots fired near Templeton High... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo officer attempts to board plane with loaded gun

By KAREN VELIE An on-duty San Luis Obispo officer was stopped at the city’s airport security check after the routine X-ray screening found a handgun loaded with 16 rounds of ammunition in the officer’s carry-on bag on Wednesday. Upon seeing... (Continue reading)