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Sinkhole closes busy intersection in Paso Robles

By KAREN VELIE The intersection of Creston and Niblick roads in Paso Robles is closed while city crews repair a sinkhole caused by a water main break on Friday. City administration announced the closure could last until 2 a.m. on... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest suspect after standoff in rural San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect following a two-hour standoff in rural San Luis Obispo on Friday. Benjamin Reynoso, 43, had a felony arrest warrant for vandalism, violating a domestic violence and restraining order and obstruction of justice.... (Continue reading)

Juvenile critically injured in Santa Maria shooting

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A shooting in Santa Maria on Thursday left a juvenile victim in critical condition. Shortly after 2:20 p.m., a caller reported a shooting in the 500 block of South Broadway. Officers arrived at the scene and found... (Continue reading)

Alleged gang member arrested for Lompoc shooting

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Lompoc police arrested an alleged gang member on Thursday over a shooting in the Santa Barbara County city last month. On May 3, dispatchers sent officers to the scene of a shooting at the intersection of N.... (Continue reading)

Water main break temporary turns Paso Robles road into a river

By KAREN VELIE A water main break at the intersection of Niblick and Creston roads in Paso Robles flooded Niblick Road on Friday morning. With construction in the area, at approximately 9:30 a.m., a water main ruptured. Traffic backed up... (Continue reading)

Car overturns in San Luis Obispo law office parking lot

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver lost control of his car and crashed in San Luis Obispo on Thursday evening, with the vehicle landing on its roof in the parking lot of attorney Ilan Funke-Bilu’s law office. Shortly after 6:20 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Dantona, Paulding lead in San Luis Obispo County supervisor races

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County District 2 supervisor candidate Jim Dantona is now in first place while Supervisor Jimmy Paulding increased his lead in the District 4 race, following the clerk-recorder’s office counting an additional 9,580 ballots on... (Continue reading)

Necessity and innovation in wartime Ukraine

By JOSH FRIEDMAN More than four years into Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, battlefield pressures are driving rapid technological change and transforming Ukraine into a military power, from which countries including the United States can learn crucial lessons. While Ukraine... (Continue reading)

Woke right’s Ukraine myths

Editor’s note: the following opinion about myths regarding the Ukrainian people will be published in two parts. OPINION by DAVID DURINGER While America’s woke left threatens America’s economy, America’s woke right threatens America’s military and strategic alliances. Both are susceptible... (Continue reading)

More than 1,300 PG&E customers without power in SLO County

By KAREN VELIE Amid windy weather, more than 1,300 PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo County are without power on Wednesday night. Shortly after 9 a.m., 1,125 PG&E customers in the Lake Nacimiento area lost power. PG&E estimates the power... (Continue reading)