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Santa Maria Courthouse bomber charged with attempted murder

By KAREN VELIE The 20-year-old man who set off a bomb injuring five people at the Santa Maria Courthouse is facing 10 additional charges including attempted murder, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office. Nathaniel McGuire went to... (Continue reading)

Los Osos CSD’s plan to remedy election blunder

By KAREN VELIE The Los Osos Community Services District Board of Directors plans to select two candidates on Thursday for two seats on the board, an action needed to correct its earlier election information blunder. The Los Osos CSD website... (Continue reading)

Constituent questions SLO County Supervisor Paulding’s choices

OPINION by ADAM VERDIN An open letter to San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding: Given the public nature of your endorsement of Charles Varni for the Oceano Community Services District (OCSD), in the form of a letter being disseminated... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

By CalCoastNews Staff The Paso Robles City Council will meet on Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers. Over multiple months, Paso Robles City Manager Ty Lewis has rarely been on the job during extended leaves of absence... (Continue reading)

Crash kills Santa Maria girl, injures three others

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An 11-year-old Santa Maria girl died, and three adults suffered injuries as a result of a crash by Vandenberg Village on Sunday. Shortly before 5 p.m., Jose Alfred Gonzalez, 65, was stopped at a stop sign on... (Continue reading)

Suspect in Pismo Beach murder pleads not guilty

By KAREN VELIE The 34-year-old man charged with murdering his close friend in Pismo Beach pleaded not guilty on Monday. Andrew Frederick Rodriguez and the murder victim, 39-year-old Jonathan Campbell Perez, worked together at Giuseppe’s in Pismo Beach – Rodriguez... (Continue reading)

Crews rescue missing woman north of Ragged Point

By KAREN VELIE Rescue crews from the California Highway Patrol and the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office rescued a missing Utah woman north of Ragged Point on Sunday. After spending Saturday night at Ragged Point Inn, early Sunday morning the woman... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police seek help identifying alleged thief

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police are seeking the public’s help identifying a woman who allegedly stole a cart full of items from a hardware store last week. On Friday shortly before 5 p.m., a woman went into Miner’s... (Continue reading)

Dark money donations fund opposition to Morro Bay measure

By KAREN VELIE The committee opposed to Morro Bay Measure A-24 recently received three large dark-money donations in less than a week. Measure A-24 is focused on stopping the industrialization of the Morro Bay waterfront by requiring voter approval for... (Continue reading)

Suspected arsonist in Santa Barbara County fire arrested

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Fire investigators arrested a suspected arsonist in the Ridge Fire, a wildfire fire burning near the Hollister Ranch. Investigators announced Sunday the arrest of a man on arson charges. The investigation is ongoing. Shortly... (Continue reading)