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Grass fire burns 1,410 acres in rural Santa Margarita

By KAREN VELIE The Bear Fire burning in rural Santa Margarita has burned 1,410 acres and is 50% contained, as of Wednesday evening. Shortly before noon on Wednesday, a caller reported the blaze burning near the intersection of Soda Lake... (Continue reading)

Advocacy or news, what is the San Luis Obispo Tribune?

OPINION by ERIK GORHAM It’s a shame San Luis Obispo County’s oldest news source repeatedly attacks people for having views that differ from its one-sided editorial board, especially during election years. SLO Tribune Opinion Editor Stephanie Finucane regularly calls Republicans... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County crime spree shooter sentenced to 54 years to life

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge has sentenced the man who shot two people during a crime spree in San Luis Obispo County last August to 54 years to life in prison. Joshua Arnold, 42, of Visalia’s crime spree included two... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande police arrest drunken suspect who locked himself inside stolen Tesla

By JOSH FRIEDMAN With some remote help from a Tesla dealership, Arroyo Grande police officers on Tuesday arrested an allegedly intoxicated suspect who locked himself inside a stolen car. Shortly after 12 a.m., a witness reported a suspect sitting in... (Continue reading)

Elderly Cambria woman suffers major injuries in Highway 101 crash

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An 83-year-old Cambria woman suffered major injuries in a crash on Highway 101 near Santa Margarita on Tuesday morning.  Shortly before 9 a.m., a 911 caller reported a collision involving four or five vehicles on southbound Highway... (Continue reading)

Car crashes into home in Paso Robles

By KAREN VELIE A driver crashed their car through a fence and into a house in Paso Robles on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after noon, a caller reported a driver had crashed their car into a home at the intersection of... (Continue reading)

Four partially constructed homes burn in San Luis Obispo

By KAREN VELIE A massive fire burned four partially constructed homes in the San Luis Ranch neighborhood in San Luis Obispo on Tuesday evening. Shortly after 7 p.m., a caller reported a fire at a group of homes under construction... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores moves prisons following two attacks

By KAREN VELIE Following two brutal attacks, corrections officials transferred convicted Kristin Smart killer Paul Flores from a prison in Colinga to another Central Valley facility, California State Prison in Corcoran. In Oct. 2022, a Monterey County jury found Flores... (Continue reading)

Keep dogs out of Paso Robles parks

OPINION by JAN ALBIN Paso Robles has an ordinance against dogs in our parks. But the City Council wants to repeal that ordinance to now allow dogs in all eight city parks. Why? Because, according to the council; “the current... (Continue reading)

Former SLO consignment store owner sentenced to felony probation

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge has sentenced a woman who owned a San Luis Obispo consignment store to felony probation and more than 1,000 hours of community service, in addition to a requirement she pay more than $300,000 in restitution,... (Continue reading)