By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated driver crashed and severely damaged a car in San Luis Obispo Sunday night. At about 11:15 p.m., a 911 caller reported a crash at the roundabout on Tank Farm Road, according to the San... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN In the aftermath of California’s second stay-at-home order, tourists who were quick to snap up a promotional offer are receiving $100 gift cards for booking short stays in the Santa Maria Valley. The Santa Maria Valley Chamber... (Continue reading)
A 40-year-old Paso Robles man is in jail after allegedly holding his mother hostage while threatening to hill her with a knife on Friday evening. Shortly after 7 p.m., the sister of Charles Courtemanche told police her brother was holding... (Continue reading)
Cal Poly students found swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti in front of and on a Jewish fraternity house — Alpha Epsilon Pi — on Friday. The vandals damaged the fraternity on the Shabbat, a Jewish holy day that starts before... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Morro Bay High School administrators reached out to families on Friday afternoon, confirming an ongoing police investigation into former chemistry teacher Tyler Andree and offering students counseling. “Although we will not comment on individual personnel actions or... (Continue reading)
A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected California’s ban on indoor religious services, ruling that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s coronavirus order violates the public’s Constitutional right to the free exercise of religion. In the 6-3 decision, the court ruled that Californians... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles school district officials closed the campus of Winifred Pifer Elementary School on Thursday after an undisclosed number of individuals tested positive for the coronavirus. During the closure, students will return to remote learning. The campus... (Continue reading)
There were 95 coronavirus deaths in January in SLO County, surpassing the number of fatalities in 2020. With 17 new deaths during the past four days from COVID-19, there are now 194 locals who have lost their lives to the... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Amid allegations of misconduct, Morro Bay High School chemistry teacher and girl’s swim coach Tyler Andree suddenly resigned, just two days before the start of the second semester. A 2014 San Luis Obispo High School graduate, Andree... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Law enforcement personnel recently rescued a missing 15-year-old girl from Nevada who was being sex trafficked in San Luis Obispo County. Authorities also caught the girl’s alleged pimp, but then released him, citing a lack of probable... (Continue reading)