By JOSH FRIEDMAN A semi-truck collided with a U.S. Postal Service vehicle near Guadalupe on Monday, destroying the truck and scattering mail. Shortly before 4 p.m., the two trucks collided in the 3500 block of West Main Street east of... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN With a lease auction taking place Tuesday for five offshore wind development areas, three of which are off the coast of San Luis Obispo County, experts are raising questions about engineering, cost and regulatory hurdles for the... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A passenger train struck and killed a pedestrian at the Grover Beach station on Monday evening, according to the Grover Beach Police Department. Shortly before 5 p.m., the Amtrak train hit and killed a male pedestrian. The... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver crashed into a power pole on Los Osos Valley Road near Los Osos on Sunday, sparking a fire and knocking out electricity in the area. Shortly after 1 p.m., a caller reported the single-car crash... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County plunged 21 cents during the past week to $5.24, as demand remains low and domestic gasoline stocks grow, according to figures from AAA. The... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A rock slide discovered Friday has shut down Highway 1 from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to south of Big Sur in Monterey County, according to Caltrans. Rocks fell from a cliffside onto the northbound... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police released wild video footage of an incident in October in which officers shot and killed a man armed with knives who had attempted to break into an apartment with a woman and child inside.... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested a burglary suspect early Friday morning in Atascadero. At approximately 12:53 a.m., an Atascadero officer stopped a man walking near several businesses in the 5900 block of El Camino Real. The officer recognized the... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Paul Flores, whom a jury convicted last month of the murder of Kristin Smart, had his sentencing delayed three months, until March 10, a Monterey County judge ruled on Friday morning. Flores is being held without bail... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge sentenced a 33-year-old Cambria man to 28 years to life in prison for kidnapping and raping a hiker. On June 27, 2021, Jesus Barajas Valdovinos grabbed a woman hiking on the... (Continue reading)