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Investigators looking for missing Heritage Ranch woman’s car

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents of the Heritage Ranch area of rural Paso Robles to search through home surveillance footage for the vehicle of a missing woman whom authorities deem to be... (Continue reading)

Merry Christmas, Cayucos ne’er-do-wells

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.  By DELL FRANKLIN The holier-than-thou crusaders of Cayucos, who... (Continue reading)

Two people injured in Highway 46 crash

By CCT STAFF Two people were injured in a crash on Highway 46 near the Shandon rest area on Sunday morning, according to Cal Fire. Shortly after 6 a.m., a car and a semi truck collided on westbound Highway 46,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man flees from traffic stop

By CCT STAFF Paso Robles police officers are searching for a man who fled from a traffic stop on the 600 block of Laura Way on Saturday afternoon, leaving a friend sitting in his truck, according to police. As an... (Continue reading)

Central Coast police officer arrested following bar fight

By CCT STAFF A University of California Santa Barbara police officer was arrested after he pulled his gun and flashed his badge during a Dec. 15 fight at a downtown Santa Barbara nightclub. [KCOY] On Dec. 17, information about the... (Continue reading)

One person killed in crash on Highway 154

By CCT STAFF One person was killed Friday night in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 154 near Lake Cachuma, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly after 7 p.m., the victim attempted to pass another vehicle, lost control of their... (Continue reading)

SLO sex offender arrested twice in less than a week

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo sex offender, who was recently caught peering into Grover Beach homes, has been arrested for the second time in less than a week, prompting some criticism of local law enforcement. Richard Eugene Parson,... (Continue reading)

Man stabbed with tweezers near Santa Maria High School

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested a man over a stabbing near Santa Maria High School Friday morning. And in a separate incident, authorities placed another high school campus in the northern Santa Barbara County city on lockdown. Shortly after... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for selling black market marijuana

By CCT STAFF A San Luis Obispo man is in jail after police busted his alleged black market marijuana distribution business. Responding to a tip that 40-year-old Josephus Stallworth had been transporting and selling large quantities of marijuana, police detectives... (Continue reading)

SLO New Time’s Shredder spreading false holiday smears

OPINION by JULIE TACKER The factual inaccuracies in the latest San Luis Obispo New Times Shredder column titled “Drama machine,” show a desperate attempt to produce drama and a failure to accurately report the news. While trying to draw a... (Continue reading)