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Police nab teens for vandalizing cars in Orcutt

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies have caught three teens who are accused of shooting out car windows in Santa Maria and Orcutt with a BB gun. [Cal Coast Times] Sheriff’s officials say a rash of car vandalism incidents occurred in... (Continue reading)

Templeton High School seniors graduate, photos

Photos by Richard Bastian On Thursday evening, 188 Templeton High School graduating seniors received diplomas at the Eagles Stadium in the small community of Templeton. Parents, family and friends filled the seats leaving only the lawn for late attendees. The... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for credit card thief

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a credit card thief who was caught on surveillance film at Target after allegedly using the stolen credit cards. [Cal Coast Times] After a victim reported to police that credit cards were stolen... (Continue reading)

SLO County District 4 supervisor race still to close to call

On Friday evening, the San Luis Obispo County Clerk recorder’s Office most recent figures showed that Supervisor Lynn Compton’s lead over Jimmy Paulding was down to 50.1 percent. That’s a margin of only 31 votes. [Cal Coast Times] If the... (Continue reading)

A rude Italian awakening for reporter Josh Friedman

By KAREN VELIE Some of the world’s most powerful people are attending the mysterious Bilderberg conference this week in Turin, Italy. The conference provides a secretive forum for about 120-140 world leaders in politics, finance, media and industry to discuss... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles mother searching for missing teen

A 15-year-old Paso Robles boy has been missing for 18 days, and his mother and her supporters are turning to media and crowdfunding in an attempt to bring the teen home. [Cal Coast Times] Joshua Newsome has been missing since... (Continue reading)

Fraudsters target family of Justin Fareed

On the day following Election Day, fraudsters reportedly targeted the family of congressional candidate Justin Fareed in an attempted “Mexican Mafia” kidnapping phone scam. [Cal Coast Times] Fareed’s parents received a phone call Wednesday afternoon from a person claiming to... (Continue reading)

Recall of senator hurts California Democrats chances for a supermajority

Orange County Republicans succeeded in ousting a Democratic state Senator Tuesday in a recall campaign over the lawmaker’s vote for the California gas tax hike. The successful recall and election of a Republican replacement has cost the Democratic Party a... (Continue reading)

SLO man convicted of first-degree murder

A San Luis Obispo jury convicted a man on Wednesday of first-degree murder in the case of a heated argument between roommates that turned fatal. [Cal Coast Times] Charles Chad Giese, 43, killed Walter Ernest Vallivero, 54, on Nov. 15,... (Continue reading)

Two bicyclists injured as charity ride passes through SLO County

As a charity bicycle ride passed through San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday, two riders suffered major injuries in separate accidents. One bicyclist broke his clavicle, while another suffered major head injuries and was knocked unconscious, according to the CHP.... (Continue reading)