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Belsher’s San Luis Obispo home to be sold at sheriff’s auction
By KAREN VELIE Attorney John Belsher’s former home in San Luis Obispo is slated to be sold at a sheriff’s auction on July 16 to help pay a $3.6 million fraud judgement. In a scheme rife with fraud and deceit,... (Continue Reading)
Madre Fire in San Luis Obispo County grows to 35,530 acres
By KAREN VELIE The fast moving Madre Fire in southern San Luis Obispo County grew to 35,530 acres overnight, with 5% containment. The fire is moving rapidly because of high winds, difficult terrain and dry grasses. Fire behavior is considered... (Continue Reading)
Deputies release name of suspect killed in Los Osos
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office identified the man shot and killed after he pointed a handgun at deputies in Los Osos on Tuesday evening as 40-year-old Andrew Biscay of Chowchilla. After reviewing camera footage from... (Continue Reading)
Wildfire burns 3,307 acres in southern San Luis Obispo County
By KAREN VELIE A fast moving wildfire has scorched 3,307 acres in southern San Luis Obispo County. Shortly after 1 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning near Highway 166 about halfway between Santa Maria and New Cuyama. The fire... (Continue Reading)
A legendary Cayucos hole in the wall is revived
Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin. Franklin’s memoir, “The ballplayer’s Son” and “Life on The... (Continue Reading)
SLO County party chair calls federal officers steroid-jacked monsters
By KAREN VELIE The head of the San Luis Obispo Democratic Party is asking local law enforcement to agree to support undocumented immigrants and to take a stand against federal officers. Late last night, Democratic party Chair Tom Fulks posted... (Continue Reading)
Deputies shoot, kill suspect in Los Osos
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies shot and killed an armed man on Tuesday evening in Los Osos. Shortly before midnight, a woman called 911 to report she was concerned for her safety. A 40-year-old man with... (Continue Reading)
Tribune backtracks on Paso Robles conspiracy reporting
By KAREN VELIE After reviewing thousands of emails and text messages Paso Robles Councilman Chris Bausch provided, Tribune staff has admitted there is no smoking gun that exposes an alleged conspiracy against former City Manager Ty Lewis. When Lewis failed... (Continue Reading)
Five more Rite Aids in San Luis Obispo County closing
By KAREN VELIE Rite Aids plans to close five more stores in San Luis Obispo County, for a total of eight. The chain is closing more than 400 stores nationwide. Rite Aids in Los Osos and Atascadero have already closed.... (Continue Reading)
Meet the new, disguised California Highway Patrol
OPINION by DANIEL BLACKBURN I was wheeling down I-5 the other day when I saw two vehicles on the shoulder. The one in back was a small, greyish SUV; in its rear window red lights were flashing, and on its... (Continue Reading)
Police arrest aggressive barfly in San Luis Obispo
By JOSH FRIEDMAN After getting kicked out of a bar in San Luis Obispo early Sunday morning, a Nipomo man allegedly picked a fight, stole money and tried to stab victim before being officers arrested him. Shortly before 2... (Continue Reading)
California awards $26 million for transportation, including on the Central Coast
By KAREN VELIE Caltrans today announced its award of $26.5 million in planning grants for 65 local projects to strengthen climate resiliency, reduce planet-warming pollution and improve bicycle and pedestrian safety. This includes four projects in San Luis Obispo and... (Continue Reading)
Highway 1 at Rocky Creek reopens after more than a year
By KAREN VELIE Highway 1 at Rocky Creek fully reopened on Monday. Following a landslide in March 2024, the highway was reduced to one lane 12 miles south of Carmel. “The challenges posed by the slide on Highway 1 at... (Continue Reading)
Man stabs two teens in Cambria, arrested
By KAREN VELIE Deputies arrested man who allegedly stabbed two teens in Cambria on Sunday evening. Shortly after 9 a.m., a caller reported that two teens – a 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy – had been stabbed on the... (Continue Reading)
Officers arrest armed robber in Santa Maria
By KAREN VELIE Police officers arrested an armed teenager who attempted to rob a home in Santa Maria on Sunday evening. Shortly after 9:30 p.m., a caller reported a shooting in the 2000 block of N. Via Carro. The victim... (Continue Reading)
Pedestrian killed in early morning crash in Goleta
By KAREN VELIE A pedestrian was killed in a crash early Sunday morning in Goleta, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly before 1 a.m., 68-year-old Jeselyn Invina was traveling westbound when she reportedly looked away to avoid... (Continue Reading)
Find deals in San Luis Obispo County on happy hours, lodging, dining
Find great local sales and deals on dining, happy hours, lodging, golf and more while supporting San Luis Obispo County businesses and the local economy. Cafe Roma Restaurant in San Luis Obispo Happy hour special Happy hour on Mondays, Wednesdays... (Continue Reading)
SLO County gas prices expected to rise, find lowest costs
By KAREN VELIE Even though gas prices have been falling for the past five months in San Luis Obispo County, lowering gas prices may be coming to an end. Gas prices in California are expected to increase by up to... (Continue Reading)
Allegations of election fraud against Paso Robles candidate unfounded
By KAREN VELIE Less than one month before the 2024 presidential election, a political insider lodged an allegation of voter fraud against a candidate whose election would have changed the makeup of the Paso Robles Unified School District Board of... (Continue Reading)
Fire burns 21 acres in Atascadero
By KAREN VELIE A vegetation fire in Atascadero burned 21 acres and led to a temporary evacuation on Saturday afternoon. Shortly before 2 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning at 6705 Llano Road. An hour and a half later,... (Continue Reading)
Missing men found dead in truck in rural San Luis Obispo County
By KAREN VELIE Nearly three weeks after two men died in a crash on Highway 166 in San Luis Obispo County, officers found their truck and bodies. On June 6, James Fuller, 61, and his brother Eric Fuller, 60, left... (Continue Reading)
Destroying California’s energy sector, part two
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL California has made a complete and total costly mess of our energy sectors. Please consider sharing part one and this part two overview because too few people understand the magnitude of the incompetence that is serving... (Continue Reading)
Morro Bay police arrest felon with drugs and guns
By KAREN VELIE Morro Bay police officers arrested a 40-year-old felon they caught with a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop over a code violation and probable impaired driving on Wednesday. Shortly after 10 p.m., an officer conducted... (Continue Reading)
Grover Beach police arrest driver for two DUIs in span of a week
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach police arrested a driver for DUI Monday evening, marking the second time in the span of one week that officers in the South County city arrested the suspect for allegedly driving intoxicated. At about 9... (Continue Reading)
Santa Maria man sentenced to 26 years in prison for robbery
By KAREN VELIE A 32-year-old Santa Maria man was sentenced to 26 years in prison this week for firing a gun during a residential robbery in Goleta in 2023. A jury convicted Edgar Bribiescapuga in May of firing a weapon... (Continue Reading)
San Luis Obispo County woman facing nine election fraud charges
By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County woman is facing nine election fraud charges related to the 2022 and 2024 elections. Prosecutors filed charges of voter registration fraud, filing a false declaration of candidacy, fraudulent voting, failure to file campaign... (Continue Reading)
Morro Bay City Council terminates City Manager Yvonne Kimball
By KAREN VELIE After less than two years on the job, Morro Bay City manager Yvonne Kimball was terminated on Tuesday. The Morro Bay City Council voted 2-3 in closed session on Tuesday to dismiss Kimball without cause with Mayor... (Continue Reading)
Atascadero man sentenced to seven years for deadly hit-and-run
By KAREN VELIE A 31-year-old Atascadero man was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday for a hit-and-run crash that killed an 11-year-old boy in March. Zachary Bernal pleaded to charges of vehicular manslaughter, narcotics possession, and hit-and-run resulting... (Continue Reading)
Trump administration tells California to ban transgender athletes
By KAREN VELIE The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that the California Department of Education and the state’s high school sports federation have violated civil rights law by allowing transgender students to compete on girls sports teams. Federal laws require... (Continue Reading)
Rare corpse flower blooming at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is inviting the public to view a rare corpse flower bloom this week at the campus Plant Conservatory. The corpse flower is known for its impressive size and stench, as well as... (Continue Reading)
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