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SWAT team descends on Grover Beach for domestic violence suspect

For the second time in the span of a week, the regional SWAT team came out to a Grover Beach home, arriving early Sunday morning to help arrest a man who allegedly tied up his female partner, beat her and... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria gunman allegedly killed his wife and son

The gunman who shot and killed two elderly men at a Santa Maria mobile home park on Friday is also believed to have killed his wife and son, according to police. [Cal Coast Times] Police found the bodies of the... (Continue reading)

Thieves go on shopping spree in SLO with stolen credit cards

Police are searching for a man and woman who stole two wallets from shoppers near Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo on Sunday, then purchased thousands of dollars of products, mostly from large stores in the area, according... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles fires destroy mobile home, vehicle and more

Two fires burned a combined total of about five acres near Paso Robles on Sunday, with the second blaze also destroying a mobile home and a car. [Cal Coast Times] First, a caller reported a fire east of Paso Robles... (Continue reading)

SLO County unemployment rate drops to record low

Unemployment tumbled to an all time low in San Luis Obispo County in May as the region gained about 200 new jobs during the past month, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. [Cal Coast Times] With more jobs available... (Continue reading)

Templeton man agrees not to grow cannabis outdoors, plants 15 acres

By KAREN VELIE Shortly after negotiating an agreement not to grow cannabis outdoors for 20 years, the owners of an indoor marijuana grow in Templeton applied for and received a permit to grow 15 acres of industrial hemp, a cannabis... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County deputies seize 20 tons of illegal cannabis

Law enforcement officers seized about 20 tons of illegal cannabis grown at a 60 acre cultivation site in Santa Barbara County during a four-day operation last week, the sheriff’s department said in a press release. [Cal Coast Times] Following a... (Continue reading)

Five killed in shooting and trailer fire in Santa Maria

A gunman opened fire at a senior citizens mobile home park in Santa Maria on Friday, killing two elderly men, and authorities later found the bodies of the suspect and two more people inside a burnt trailer, according to the... (Continue reading)

The pirate, a Cayucos celebrity

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted weekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin. By DELL FRANKLIN The Pirate has his own stool... (Continue reading)

Investigators find more human remains in Morro Bay

San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies found additional human remains in Morro Bay on Friday while searching an area along side Highway 1. [Tribune] On Thursday, Caltrans workers found a human skull while doing tree trimming and landscaping alongside Highway... (Continue reading)