A hiker found the body of a white man in his early 20s near the radio tower on the Cal Poly campus on Tuesday. University police and sheriff’s detectives responded to the scene but did not succeed in identifying the... (Continue reading)
An inmate who escaped Camp San Luis Obispo early Monday morning was located and arrested hours later on the Cuesta College Campus. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has identified the escapee as Jose A. Paredes, 25. Paredes, a... (Continue reading)
A driver suspected of a hit-and-run rammed his vehicle into a California Highway Patrol SUV that was pursuing him. After failing to get away from the officer, the suspect ran and hid in a dog house, but was located and... (Continue reading)
Deputies found the body of a 29-year-old man Sunday in Lake Nacimiento in North San Luis Obispo County, according to a press release. Sheriff officials listed the death as a possible drowning. At 11:16 a.m., the San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)
Atascadero police found the body of a 37-year-old man near Highway 101 and the pedestrian tunnel on Saturday. Police have deemed the death suspicious. An investigation is ongoing. The San Luis Obispo County Coroner took the body to the morgue... (Continue reading)
A Heritage Ranch man spent more than 12 hours trapped in a North County ravine after wrecking his car and suffering serious injuries Friday night. Emergency crews rescued him Saturday morning after the keen eye of a former PG&E worker... (Continue reading)
Santa Barbara County search and rescue personnel followed footprints and a trail of blood to locate a missing dirt biker and survival specialist Sunday morning. Search teams found the missing Santa Maria man standing in a creek with a friend... (Continue reading)
The body of missing Santa Maria teen Ivan Nunez was discovered hanging from an abandoned structure near Range Place and Orchard road in Nipomo on Feb. 17, and was identified Friday, according to the San Maria Police Department. The death... (Continue reading)
A homeless San Luis Obispo man allegedly called 911 to annoy or harass dispatchers just a couple hours after he set a fire at a Shell gas station in SLO. Officers took the man into custody early Tuesday morning and... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo City Hall, Mission Prep, Old Mission School and numerous downtown businesses were placed in lockdown Monday as heavily armed officers chased an armed parolee. On Monday afternoon, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies were searching for Cambria... (Continue reading)