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San Luis Obispo police seek help identifying alleged purse thief

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department announced Thursday it is seeking the public’s help identifying a woman who allegedly stole a purse from a local church. Around noon on Oct. 2, the woman allegedly stole a purse... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria truck driver dies following train crash

By KAREN VELIE A Santa Maria truck driver died after his truck was hit by an Amtrak train on Wednesday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. The truck driver was traveling northbound on Highway 1 south of Guadalupe when... (Continue reading)

Train crashes into fuel truck near Guadalupe

By KAREN VELIE An Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Seattle crashed into a fuel truck south of Guadalupe on Wednesday afternoon spilling 3,500 gallons of diesel fuel. Shortly after 4 p.m.,  the train crashed into the semi-truck injuring... (Continue reading)

Three San Luis Obispo County human traffickers sentenced to prison

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County judge this week sentenced three individuals who trafficked a minor in 2021 to state prison for their crimes. Tremaine Quincy Tejon Jones, 32, was sentenced to 16 years; Joshua Diante Murphy, 30,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles teen charged with grand theft

By KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles teen attending Boise State University is charged with grand theft after he allegedly stole another student’s credit card and then went on a shopping spree. After discovering someone had stolen their credit card and... (Continue reading)

Ty Lewis threatens to sue Paso Robles, again

By KAREN VELIE Former Paso Robles City Manager Ty Lewis is again threatening to file a suit against the city, seven months after the city paid him a $365,000 settlement. This time, Lewis claims the release of an executive summary... (Continue reading)

Officers identify Paso Robles motorcyclist killed in crash

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero officers identified the motorcyclist killed Saturday evening in a crash on El Camino Real in Atascadero as 24-year-old Alexander Chavez Villa of Paso Robles. Villa collided with a vehicle in the 8300 block of El Camino... (Continue reading)

Man abandons plan to run for SLO County supervisor

By KAREN VELIE After announcing several weeks ago he planned to run for San Luis Obispo County District 4 supervisor, Tyler Brewer announced he is abandoning his plan. While he created a campaign website, he did not file papers required... (Continue reading)

Charlie Kirk and the lost men of America

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL So, exactly how why did Charlie Kirk become so important to a generation of young men whose future is dim because they have been marginalized and forgotten by society? It is because he pushed back against... (Continue reading)

Son arrested for allegedly killing mom in Goleta

By KAREN VELIE A 32-year-old Goleta man is in jail for allegedly killing his 72-year-old mother on Sunday evening. Shortly before 8 p.m., Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies made a welfare check on Lynn Areno. Deputies discovered that Areno was deceased.... (Continue reading)