By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo woman’s autistic son Andrew was taken by the state after she agreed to allow a conservatorship, and for the past three years the state has not permitted her to see her son in... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person suffered injuries in a house fire in Cambria Thursday morning. Shortly after 5 a.m., a caller reported the blaze burning at a home located at 1986 Sherwood Drive, according to Cal Fire. An ambulance came... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person was killed in a house fire on Wednesday in the Tanglewood community near Santa Maria. A caller reported the blaze burning at a house in the 3500 block of Rosales Court at about 3:30 p.m.... (Continue reading)
Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin. Franklin’s memoir, “Life On The Mississippi, 1969,” is currently... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A lease auction for five offshore wind development areas, three of which are off the coast of San Luis Obispo County, will take place on Dec. 6. [GV Wire] The Dec. 6 lease sale will mark the... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A Grover Beach man pled guilty on Oct. 12 to starting the Hollister Fire, which burned along the Gaviota Coast area of Santa Barbara County earlier this year. On March 12, the blaze was discovered burning in... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Lompoc police detectives have arrested a second teen for a murder committed earlier this year in the Santa Barbara County city. Early in the morning of Feb. 19, Maurilio Delacruz was shot and killed in the 1100... (Continue reading)
Statement from the family of Kristin Smart Without Kristin, there is no joy or victory with this verdict, we all know it did not have to be this way. We will never be able to hear Kristin’s engaging laughter or revel... (Continue reading)
Opinion by San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson I am extremely pleased with the jury’s decision today to convict Paul Flores for the murder of Kristin Smart. I am disappointed, however, for the acquittal of Ruben Flores as an... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The captain of the Santa Barbara-based dive boat that burst into flames in 2019, killing 33 passengers and one crew member, was indicted today by a federal grand jury on a charge of misconduct or neglect of... (Continue reading)