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Grover Beach police searching for missing elderly man
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach police are asking the public for help locating a missing 74-year-old man. Freddie Hatfield was last seen at about 8 a.m. on Tuesday in the 900 block of Barca Street, according to the Grover Beach... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo police investigating alleged arson near Madonna Inn
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are investigating an arson fire that allegedly occurred Monday evening near a Tesla charging station at the Madonna Inn. Shortly after 6 p.m., San Luis Obispo firefighters and police officers responded to a... (Continue reading)
More than 5,900 PG&E customers lose power on San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE More than 5,900 PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo are without power on Wednesday morning because of two separate outages. At 6:17 a.m., 5,885 PG&E customers lost power at Cal Poly and surrounding neighborhoods. This is an... (Continue reading)
Teen stabbed while walking home from school in Santa Maria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Assailants beat and stabbed a 14-year-old boy while he was walking home from school in Santa Maria on Monday. The attack was reported at 3:19 p.m., according to the Santa Maria Police Department. Suspects beat and stabbed... (Continue reading)
Semi-truck trailer fire on Highway 101 in Santa Maria
By KAREN VELIE A semi-truck trailer burning on southbound Highway 101 in Santa Maria led to the closure of mutiple lanes of traffic on Tuesday morning, according to the CHP. Shortly after 1:20 a.m., a driver transporting 35,000 pounds of... (Continue reading)
Before another Paso Robles school bond, taxpayers deserve answers
OPINION by DORIAN BAKER As a retired classroom teacher and former Paso Robles school board trustee, I care deeply about our schools. I also believe that caring about schools means asking hard questions about how public money is spent. Here... (Continue reading)
Proposition 4 drives PAC money out of campaigns
OPINION by STEW JENKINS Would you pay $1 per election to blunt the political influence of Elon Musk and George Soros? Proposition 4 will end a prohibition on public campaign financing plans that can effectively drive corporation and political action... (Continue reading)
ICE agents arrests man in Allan Hancock College parking lot
By KAREN VELIE Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a man after he dropped his daughter off at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria on Monday morning as part of an increase in targeted arrests throughout the nation. Shortly... (Continue reading)
Santa Barbara County inmate dies at nursing facility
By KAREN VELIE The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office today reporting the death of a 79-year-old Santa Maria man who remained in custody while receiving medical care outside of the Northern Branch Jail. Ernest Lattimer was charged with four counts of... (Continue reading)
Dog dies, residents displaced by Los Osos house fire
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A dog died and residents were displaced as a result of a house fire in Los Osos on Monday morning. Shortly after 10 a.m., firefighters responded to a house fire in the 2200 block of Los Osos... (Continue reading)