By KAREN VELIE A man with a sword barricaded himself in Sunstone Winery in Santa Ynez on Friday evening which led to a 24-houe standoff. Shortly after 6 p.m. on Friday, a caller reported a man with a sword was... (Continue reading)
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By KAREN VELIE A Goleta elementary teacher charged with sexually molesting a child failed to show up at court on Friday prompting the judge to issue a no-bail warrant for his arrest. On July 12, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police officers on Friday arrested a teen who reportedly had bear mace that was mistaken for a gun. Shortly after 1 p.m., dispatchers sent Paso Robles officers to the area of Niblick Road and... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A candidate for the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District allegedly made a racist remark about his opponent, leading to anger in the community. Shortly before a candidate forum at the KPRL radio station, candidates Lauren McCoy... (Continue reading)
OPINION by DORIAN BAKER I was shocked and disheartened to learn of Tim Gearhart’s recent comments made to Paso Robles Joint Unified School District board candidate Laurene McCoy moments before their joint radio interview on KPRL. He openly admitted that... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The CHP has identified the Nipomo woman killed in a crash on Highway 58 near Santa Margarita early Thursday morning as Trista Loftus, 22. Shortly before 1 a.m., Loftus crashed a 1997 Ford F-150 on Highway 58... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Correction: The original time and date provided were inaccurate and have been corrected. An employee at Giuseppe’s in Pismo Beach allegedly killed the restaurant’s bartender on Wednesday. Shortly after 9 p.m., an employee named Andrew allegedly stabbed... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives have recovered nearly $5,000 out of approximately $17,000 that a cryptocurrency scammer stole from victims in Los Osos two years ago. On Sept. 12, 2022, the victims informed the San Luis... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Two vans crashed on Highway 1 south of Cambria resulting in at least two people requiring transport to local hospitals, according to the CHP. Shortly after 1 p.m., two white vans crashed at the intersection of Highway... (Continue reading)