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Dick Mason signs off from KKJL

Veteran radio newscaster Dick Mason exits K-Jewel, 1400 AM and 106.5 FM. Mason was terminated on Thursday by station management because of budgetary restraints. Mason says his dismissal is not related to recent discord with a local public official or... (Continue reading)

Classic truck stolen in Grover Beach

Grover Beach police are searching for a red 1957 Chevy truck that was reportedly stolen from a grocery store parking lot on Tuesday. The Chevy is a step side truck equipped with special features, like a chrome front grill, chrome... (Continue reading)

Marquez indicted in San Bernardino terrorist attack

A longtime friend of Sayed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in the San Bernardino terrorist attack, was named Wednesday  in a federal grand jury indictment that charges him with conspiring with Farook in 2011 and 2012 to provide material support... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for child pornography

A 38-year-old San Luis Obispo man is accused of having pornography displaying children as young as 4-years-old partaking in sexual acts with adults. Police arrested the man Wednesday morning. After receiving information Stephen Joseph Lemus was in possession of child... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police catch one of two burglary suspects

Grover Beach police arrested an alleged burglar Tuesday night, but investigators say a second suspect got away. At about 10:39 p.m., officers responded to a report of suspicious activity at a business in the 200 block of Rockaway Avenue. When... (Continue reading)

$10 minimum wage set to begin in California

The minimum wage in California will increase by $1 to $10 per hour on New Years. California and Massachusetts will become the first two states in the country to mandate a $10 minimum wage, according to the National Conference of... (Continue reading)

SLO Christmas tree goes dark after fire

A generator fire shut off the lights on the Christmas tree standing atop Cerro San Luis Mountain in San Luis Obispo Tuesday evening. [KSBY] At about 9 p.m., the generator that powers the lights caught fire, according to Cal Fire.... (Continue reading)

Discourse, diversity and democracy

OPINION By DEBBIE PETERSON As the target of criticism over my role on the steering committee of the SLO County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (a position also held by the fearless publisher of CalCoast News, Karen Velie),... (Continue reading)

Why did the California elephant seal cross the road?

A “very large, very determined elephant seal” insists on crossing Highway 37 in Sonoma County. The mammal, which weighs nearly 1,000 pounds, blocked traffic on the highway Monday afternoon. [SF Chronicle] Around 1 p.m., the California Highway Patrol received calls... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man identified as victim of Christmas Eve crash

The California Highway Patrol has identified the man killed in a Christmas Eve crash in San Luis Obispo as Arroyo Grande resident Connor Wiens, 29. Wiens was involved in several collisions on southbound Highway 101 near Los Osos Valley Road.... (Continue reading)