By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County deputies arrested a 43-year-old man who allegedly assaulted a victim with a knife at the Camino Real Marketplace in Goleta on Friday morning. Shortly after 9 a.m., a caller reported the assault. Deputies arrived... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The city of Atascadero announced Friday the appointment of former police chief Jerel Haley to temporarily run the department while the city searches for a new chief. In 2011, city officials selected Haley to run the police... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers caught a trio of Santa Maria residents Thursday evening with drugs, a loaded gun and bottles of tequila that had just been stolen from BevMo! Shortly before 8 p.m., a man stole... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A federal judge has approved a $230 million settlement to a class action lawsuit over the 2015 oil spill in Santa Barbara County that resulted in an estimated 15,000 barrels of crude oil flowing into the Pacific... (Continue reading)
OPINION by SHARLOTTE WILSON Here we go, campaign sign wars are on again! With an election season upon us once again, campaign signs are allowed to start posting 60 days before an election. Here we are just 12 days into... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire broke out on Thursday at a commercial building in Arroyo Grande that houses the business Innovative Cleaning Solutions. A caller reported the blaze at 1023 E. Grand Avenue shortly before 11 p.m., according to Cal... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council on Tuesday approved a Monterey Street development that will house eight local businesses, rejecting an appeal claiming the project will be a disturbance to an adjacent neighborhood. [New Times] Named The... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The suspect in the murder of Kristin Smart attempted to make a plea deal in 2003. Paul Flores would lead San Luis Obispo County law enforcement to her body in exchange for a minor sentence, according to... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A unknown suspect stabbed and killed a man in Santa Maria late Tuesday night. Just before midnight, a caller reported an assault in the 700 block of E. Betteravia Road, according to the Santa Maria Police Department.... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The state of California has selected a site near Atascadero State Hospital as one of five locations for new affordable housing developments. As part of an effort to build more than 1 million units of affordable housing... (Continue reading)