By KAREN VELIE A small plane crashed near Highway 101 in Goleta critically injuring both people on board on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after 2 p.m., the four-seat plane went down on Bishop Ranch. Responders transported a 29-year-old man and a... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE As immigration enforcement ramps up under President Donald Trump, Cuesta College administration implemented procedures for faculty and staff if approached by federal agents. Even before Trump’s inauguration, the administration office sent out instructions to professors and staff;... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A vegetation fire burning in rural San Luis Obispo County scorched 85 acres while threatening several structures on Wednesday. Shortly before 1 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning off Soda Lake Road in the California Valley.... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE In a effort to reduce the number of fatal crashes at the Wellsona Road and Highway 101 interchange north of Paso Robles, there will be partial closures of both north and southbound lanes through Jan. 30, according... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The Morro Bay City Council on Tuesday voted 5-0 for an urgency ordinance on a potential battery energy storage project. The urgency ordinance temporarily halts the project. The City Council also directed staff to return with another... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Following the the battery storage fire at Moss Landing, scientists found unusually high concentrates of heavy metals in the marsh soils at Elkhorn Slough Reserve, according to a press release. For years, research scientists at San José... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly San Luis Obispo today announced the death of third-year student Christina DeChalk, who passed away on Jan. 26. DeChalk was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She was majoring in computer science. The... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles City Council voted earlier this month to raise garbage rates by 11.5%. The rates are slated to increase in February. Paso Robles rate payers had 45 days to send in written letters protesting the... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Less than three days after Paso Robles City Manager Ty Lewis’ primary witness refuted several of his claims of a conspiracy against him on a local radio show, the city announced Lewis stepped down with a settlement... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following a pair of alleged DUI crashes over the weekend, the San Luis Obispo Police Department is warning residents about the danger of driving under the influence. The first crash occurred Friday on Broad Street by Orcutt... (Continue reading)