Paso Robles Police officers discovered a 15-year-old girl unresponsive and not breathing from an apparent overdose last week at a local residence. Officers and paramedics treated the teen, who was in stable condition before her transport to a local hospital.... (Continue reading)
Hundreds of people gathered Friday to honor the life and service of San Luis Obispo police officer Luca Benedetti, who died in the line of duty last week. People assembled at the Madonna Inn for a cruise that wound through... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Lompoc Police Department has released footage of a shooting in March in which officers killed a 26-year-old man. On the evening of March 28, a 911 caller reported a man wearing dark clothing and a mask... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN As part of San Luis Obispo County’s effort to remake the area surrounding Pirate’s Cove, officials on Thursday evicted the homeless who had been living in an encampment at the parking lot above the popular beach. In... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A GoFundMe raising money for the family of slain San Luis Obispo Police Detective Luca Benedetti has amassed more than $380,000 in donations, as of Thursday evening. Benedetti, 37, died in a shootout with a reportedly mentally... (Continue reading)
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that fully vaccinated people can resume indoors and outdoors activities without wearing a masks or distancing, regardless of the size of the gathering. “If you are fully vaccinated,... (Continue reading)
The San Luis Obispo man who shot and killed one police detective and wounded another suffered from mental illness in the aftermath of losing his job at the rock climbing gym he allegedly burglarized hours prior to the fatal shooting.... (Continue reading)
(Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series on the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors recent vote to allow water banking in the county’s aquifers. Read part one.) By DANIEL BLACKBURN On its surface, the idea... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The fatal shooting of a San Luis Obispo police officer on Monday was preceded by the gunman allegedly burglarizing a business for which he previously worked. Early Monday morning, a burglar broke into the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN In addition to accessing health information, social security numbers and other personal information belonging to Atascadero State Hospital patients, workers and job applicants, an ASH information technology employee also improperly accessed the immigration backgrounds of individuals affiliated... (Continue reading)