A female Morro Bay High School student alleges former teacher Tyler Andree pursued a relationship with her, and he also exchanged sexually explicit messages with her. [Tribune] Police arrested Andree, 24, on Monday for allegedly having sex with an underage... (Continue reading)
If San Luis Obispo County continues to have low coronavirus positivity rates, multiple businesses can either reopen or relax restrictions as the county moves from the purple to the red tier as soon as next week, said Dr. Penny Borenstein,... (Continue reading)
Paul Flores, the lone suspect in the Kristin Smart disappearance case, was arrested on a weapons charge on Thursday. Los Angeles police officers arrested Flores in Rancho Palos Verdes on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm.... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Grover Beach man pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter last month in a murder case stemming from the killing of a man whose remains were found on a Nipomo golf course. Benjamin Mersai, 34, was the third... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has issued citations to a local brewery and winery for violating state coronavirus health orders. [Tribune] ABC cited Santa Maria Brewing Co. locations in both Atascadero and Nipomo, as... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Narcotics investigators arrested a known drug dealer in Atascadero last week and found a stash of substances worth more than $10,000 inside his hotel room, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. On Feb. 4,... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo County is now allowing residents 65 and older to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, health officials announced Wednesday. Residents can book appointments at ReadySLO for vaccine clinics in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles and Arroyo Grande. Local... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE As part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to support diversity, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control is expediting marijuana business licenses for refugees and asylum seekers, while some citizens spend years navigating the bureaucratic system. Signed by... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A contractor doing remodeling work found human remains on the property of an Atascadero home on Tuesday. [KSBY] It is believed they are likely Native American remains. Workers dug up the remains on a property on Acacia... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two Santa Barbara gang members are accused of shooting and killing a pair of 19-year-old college students who were attempting to sell marijuana in Goleta. Prosecutors have charged the gang members with two counts of murder each... (Continue reading)