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Prosecutors charge 28 foreign nationals in California for voter fraud
By KAREN VELIE Prosecutors today filed charges against 28 foreign nationals living in California for federal crimes, including that they fraudulently registered to vote in U.S. elections, electoral contests in which some cast illegal and fraudulently obtained ballots. All 28... (Continue reading)
Santa Maria police searching for another missing girl
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Maria Police Department is asking the public for help finding a missing 13-year-old girl. Jaday Mejia Morales was reported missing on Sunday. She was last seen at about 5 p.m. in the area of 1800... (Continue reading)
ICE arrests, conflicts surge in SLO and Santa Barbara counties
By KAREN VELIE During the first two weeks of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s 45-day crackdown in California, agents stealthily conducted arrests in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, with an apparent focus on the Santa Maria area.... (Continue reading)
Grover Beach man arrested for sexually abusing girl in Lompoc
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Lompoc police detectives arrested a 29-year-old Grover Beach man on Thursday for allegedly sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl. On Oct. 6, the girl and her mother came to the Lompoc Police Department to report a sexual assault.... (Continue reading)
Pedestrian killed in fatal Paso Robles crash
By KAREN VELIE A vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian walking on Highway 46 East in Paso Robles on Friday night. The name of the pedestrian in not being disclosed pending notification of their next of kin. Shortly before 10:30... (Continue reading)
Santa Maria police seek help finding missing girl
By KAREN VELIE The Santa Maria Police Department is seeking the public’s help finding a missing 12-year-old girl. Paola Barajas Garcia was last seen on Oct. 13 at approximately 7 p.m. She was wearing black leggings, white socks, brown sandals,... (Continue reading)
Rep. Jimmy Panetta on envelope of white powder sent to his office
Opinion by U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) issued the following statement after an envelope containing a white powdery substance was received and opened by a staffer at his Santa Cruz district office this morning: An envelope containing... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo County unemployment rate decreasing
By KAREN VELIE Over the past month, unemployment rates decreased in San Luis Obispo County, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. The county unemployment rate dropped from 4.7% in August to 4.6% in September. During September, job gains were... (Continue reading)
Serial thief gets nine years in prison for San Luis Obispo County crime spree
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Paso Robles woman, who is a serial thief with a criminal history that crosses multiple California counties, has received a sentence of nine years in prison, along with the possibility of an additional two years, for... (Continue reading)
Pismo Beach councilwoman accused of snatching campaign fliers
By KAREN VELIE A Pismo Beach resident allegedly caught a city councilwoman taking another candidate’s brochure from his porch in late September, according to a police report. On Sept. 28, Pismo Beach City Council candidate Stacey Inman was walking door-to-door... (Continue reading)