By KAREN VELIE CHP officers identified the man hit and killed while walking on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on Sept. 1 as 26-year-old Cesar Salinas-Ruiz of Oxnard. Salinas-Ruiz was walking in a northbound lane at the Madonna Road... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public’s help as it investigates a crash that left two children with major injuries on Sept. 7. Shortly after 6 p.m., a caller reported the two-car collision at... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE In the first seven months of 2024, there were 188 confirmed cases of Valley Fever in San Luis Obispo County, as cases of the virus soar in multiple counties. During the same period in 2023, there were... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 21-year-old Nipomo woman killed in a crash on Highway 58 near Santa Margarita early Thursday morning. Shortly before 1 a.m., a 1997 Ford F-150 crashed on Highway 58 east of Highway 229. The F-150 overturned, and... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 19-year-old man from Arroyo Grande died following a jet ski collision in Northern California last weekend. [KSBY] On Saturday, Dominic Marshall Lencioni was involved in a jet ski crash, after which he was taken to Mercy... (Continue reading)
Clarification: Modifications were made in the paragraph that mentions Tribune reporters. OPINION by DANIEL BLACKBURN Writing of this commentary commenced with two expectations: First, Karen Velie won’t want to publish this, and second, she will allow it, because she’s receptive... (Continue reading)
Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series regarding former San Luis Obispo City Manager Derek Johnson and his role in the pay-to-play schemes of former SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill. CalCoastNews is referring to developer Ryan Petetit,... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Days after being released from 11-years in prison for sex crimes against children, Giovanni Gonzalez, 34, of Carpinteria was arrested for reoffending. He pleaded guilty in February to one count of receipt of child pornography. A federal... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Five California men allegedly kidnapped migrants to the United States and held them for ransom, while demanding cash from their families in exchange for their safe return, federal prosecutors announced on Monday. An indictment, returned July 30,... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE One person was injured in a two-car crash in San Luis Obispo on Tuesday morning. Shortly before 6 a.m., a caller reported a crash at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Santa Rosa Street. Officers arrived to... (Continue reading)