Two people killed in three-vehicle crash in Creston
By KAREN VELIE Two people were killed and at least three others were injured in a three vehicle crash in rural Creston on Sunday morning. At 10 a.m., a caller reported the crash near the intersection of Highway 41, Creston Road and La Panza Road. Officers arrived to find a...
Why are San Luis Obispo County gas prices rising?
By KAREN VELIE Even though the national price of gas continued declining last week, prices in San Luis Obispo County and California increased primarily because of a fire at one of the state’s remaining nine refineries, according to figures from AAA. On Monday, a fire broke out at the Valero...
Vegetation fire burns 100 acres in rural Santa Margarita
By KAREN VELIE A vegetation fire burned approximately 100 acres in rural Santa Margarita on Saturday evening. Shortly after 6 p.m., a caller reported the fire burning off Highway 58 near East Pozo Road. After several hours, Cal Fire crews stopped the forward progress of the blaze. The fire burned...
Man arrested for stabbing woman to death in Santa Maria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers arrested a man who allegedly killed a woman in the northern Santa Barbara County city on Friday. Shortly before 11 a.m., a 911 caller reported a possible stabbing in the 1700 block of Rio Vista Lane. Officers arrived at the scene and found...
San Luis Obispo police officers honor Luca Benedetti
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers lined up on Saturday morning to honor the life and service of officer Luca Benedetti, who died in the line of duty in 2021. More than a dozen officers assembled outside the SLO Police Department shortly after sunrise. The officers then took...
Santa Maria man facing up to 10 years in prison for selling guns
By KAREN VELIE A federal jury on Thursday found Rochlem Eric Aquino Yadao, 48, of Santa Maria guilty of conspiracy to deal in firearms without a license, according to acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith. In 2020, several people conspired to deal firearms without a license in San Luis Obispo, Santa...
Paso Robles councilman ordered to turn records over by Thursday
By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles City Councilman Chris Bausch has until Thursday to fully respond to a barrage of records requests from the San Luis Obispo Tribune or he will be required to allow a third party to gather the records. The Tribune filed a lawsuit against Bausch and the...
