Boat crash kills one, injures another at Lake San Antonio
By KAREN VELIE A 62-year-old man was killed and a teen was injured in a boat crash at Lake San Antonio on Friday. The speedboat was headed across the lake when the driver made a turn, hit a wake and flipped several times. The man died in the crash while...
Fire displaces six people in Paso Robles
By KAREN VELIE A fire at a home in Paso Robles displaced six people on Friday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning at a home at 3220 Lucas Lane. The fire is suspected to have started in the attic. Firefighter from mutiple agency worked to...
Santa Maria officers arrest four people for gang related charges
By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers arrested four people – three juveniles and one adult – on Thursday evening for multiple weapons charges related to street gang activity. Shortly before 6 p.m., the Santa Maria Police Department’s Gang Suppression Team pulled over a vehicle with eight people inside on...
San Luis Obispo County sending deputies, officers to Los Angeles
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County is sending 23 deputies to provide mutual aid to the city of Los Angeles in response to ongoing civil unrest over ICE arrests. Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach police departments are sending a combined seven officers to provide assistance. “Chaos is exactly what...
SLO County Farm Bureau warns of impending Ice raids
By KAREN VELIE With U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting undocumented immigrants in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, the San Luis Obispo Farm Bureau provided its members a warning along with suggestions on how to deal with ICE agents. “We send this email to alert you of confirmed ICE...
Central Coast Planned Parenthood workers strike averted
By KAREN VELIE Healthcare workers and Planned Parenthood California Central Coast recently reached a tentative agreement averting a planned protest. Health care workers accused Planned Parenthood of unfair labor practices and poor management. The healthcare workers at six Planned Parenthood California Central Coast locations – San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria,...
Pismo Beach reduces some parking citation rates
By KAREN VELIE Your parking meter in Pismo Beach ran out 10 minutes before you got back to your car, which now has an $80 parking ticket on the windshield. The Pismo Beach City Council voted June 2 to change the ticket for overstaying at an already paid for meter...
