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Four people injured in two-car crash in Santa Barbara County

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Four people suffered injuries, one of whom was airlifted to the hospital, in a two-car crash in Los Olivos Sunday evening. Shortly before 6:30 p.m., a caller reported a crash in the 3000 block of Foxen Canyon... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo closes trails, issues mountain lion advisory

By KAREN VELIE Amid multiple mountain lion sightings, the city of San Luis Obispo closed two open spaces, multiple trails and issued a wildlife advisory on Sunday. After receiving reports of mountain lion sightings in and around the Irish Hills... (Continue reading)

Carbajal plans to dump money from disgraced FTX megadonor

By KAREN VELIE Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal is one of a handful of politicians who plan to dump contributions they received from disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Bankman-Fried donated approxamtly 40 million dollars to primarily Democratic campaigns during the... (Continue reading)

2.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Templeton

By KAREN VELIE A 2.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Templeton Saturday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake hit 6 miles northwest of Templeton at 1:49 p.m. The shallow earthquake occurred 2.1 miles below the earth’s surface. Some... (Continue reading)

SLO Planning Commission supports five-story affordable housing project

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Planning Commission on Wednesday voted to give preliminary approval for a large affordable housing development on Monterey Street that will include two five-story mixed-use buildings. Plans call for the Housing Authority of San... (Continue reading)

Bicyclist dies after being struck by a vehicle in San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo man was killed after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bike on Los Osos Valley Road on Thursday evening, authorities said in a news release. The bicyclist, a 58-year-old  man, died... (Continue reading)

Federal agents raid San Luis Obispo accounting firm

By KAREN VELIE Federal agents raided a San Luis Obispo accounting firm on Thursday, spending hours scouring the office and removing boxes of files from the business. More than a dozen FBI and IRS agents descended on 755 Santa Rosa... (Continue reading)

Man injured in fall onto Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man fell from an overpass onto Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on Thursday and suffered major injuries. Just after noon, multiple 911 callers reported a pedestrian down in the No. 1 lane of northbound Highway... (Continue reading)

Four crashes in single day in SLO

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A total of four car crashes occurred in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday, including one collision that sheared a fire hydrant. One vehicle crashed into a fire hydrant on Long Street, causing water to gush into the... (Continue reading)

Jones closing in on Supervisor Gibson, latest SLO County election results

By KAREN VELIE Dr. Bruce Jones is closing in on San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson in the District 2 supervisor race, with the two now now separated by 781 votes, according to election results released Wednesday. At stake... (Continue reading)