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Deputies identify arsonist who set fire to Templeton Feed and Grain

By KAREN VELIE Correction: The owners of the Templeton Feed and Grain are not planning on rebuilding the feed storage silos and have contracted with another company to make their feed recipes.  San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies have identified... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County woman pleads not guilty to election fraud

By KAREN VELIE A 62-year-old San Luis Obispo County woman pleaded not guilty today to nine election fraud charges related to the 2022 and 2024 elections. Former Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate Gaea Powell requested the hearing after learning she was... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles probation sweep nets drugs, ammunition, five arrests

By KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles probation and parole sweep on Tuesday netted a total of five arrests for a variety of offenses, according to the Paso Robles Police Department. Along with San Luis Obispo County probation officers, state parole,... (Continue reading)

Belsher loses motion, SLO home to be sold Wednesday at sheriff’s auction

By KAREN VELIE A judge on Tuesday denied attorney John Belsher’s motion that his children have rights to his former home in San Luis Obispo. Belsher’s home on El Cerrito Street is slated to be sold at a sheriff’s auction... (Continue reading)

Comedian unveiled at hundredth birthday party in Morro Bay

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  Franklin’s memoir, “The ballplayer’s Son” and “Life on The... (Continue reading)

Officers seek help finding missing Nipomo teen

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies are seeking the public’s help locating a missing 16-year-old girl. Navada Austin was last seen leaving her home in Nipomo on July 10. It is suspected she is with a white... (Continue reading)

Congressman Salud Carbajal accused of endangering ICE employee

By KAREN VELIE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sunday accused Congressman Salud Carbajal of doxing an ICE employee during a raid at a cannabis farm in Carpinteria. Rioters subsequently attacked the ICE employee sending him to the emergency room,... (Continue reading)

County officials enable child trafficking, Carbajal takes their money

OPINION by BOB SMITH It’s time to speak the truth about what occurred in Carpinteria and Camarillo this past week. There’s a reason trust in local media is collapsing as they refuse to report the truth. While headlines talk about... (Continue reading)

Did cannabis company violate labor laws, exploit migrant children?

By KAREN VELIE More than a year after a class action lawsuit accused Glass House of mistreating its workers, raids at two of its Central Coast cannabis farms led to the arrest of 361 illegal immigrants including convicted rapists, burglars... (Continue reading)

Two people injured in fiery crash in Paso Robles

By KAREN VELIE Two people were injured in a fiery crash in Paso Robles on Sunday evening. Shortly after 6:20 p.m., a green Nissan Pathfinder and a purple Toyota Prius crashed on Creston Road near the intersection of Neal Springs... (Continue reading)