Local news in San Luis Obispo County including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Shandon, Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and other cities along the Central Coast of California.
San Luis Obispo police say a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside the engine bay of a Pacific Surfliner train in San Luis Obispo Tuesday morning. Police responded around 5:30 a.m. to reports of the incident where they were told a man had accessed the maintenance yard at the Amtrak train station…
Today is beginning of the second annual California State Parks Week. The multi-day celebration brings attention to the 280 state parks in California including multiple Parks on the Central Coast. You can visit the Morro Bay State Park Museum of Natural History for a virtual reality tour of our local parks like the elephant seal…
Tonight, the Paso Robles school board will be meeting to discuss its findings for the “seismic anomaly” beneath Georgia Brown. The anomaly was discovered from a required geological soil investigation, conducted as part of the 36th street campus reconstruction project. Since the discovery, a structural engineer has examined all existing buildings on campus, and determined…
Three former employees of the Madonna Inn filed a lawsuit against the hotel on June 1st. The lawsuit claims the Inn violated various sections of the California labor code and industrial welfare commission’s wage orders. The three former employees claim the Inn failed to provide adequate minimum and overtime wages, and that management used rounding…
A man & a woman were injured on Monday in a rollover crash on Highway 166 about 40 miles east of Highway 101. The single-vehicle crash was reported just after 10:30 a.m. The man suffered major injuries, and was transported by helicopter to a hospital. According to California Highway Patrol, the woman suffered minor injuries…
The San Luis Obispo county district attorney’s office announced in a press release, it has reached a settlement with San Simeon Community Services District (CSD) manager, Charles Grace. The Monday release detailed a 2021 civil lawsuit against Grace and his company, Grace Environmental Services. The lawsuit alleged that Grace’s position as CSD manager and owner…
Last week, a jury in Santa Maria reached a $63 million verdict against Union Oil Company of California, a Chevron subsidiary, for covering up a toxic chemical pit in Santa Maria back in the 70s. According to attorneys, in 1985, Kevin Wright built his home on land he purchased not knowing that it had been…
Construction on the new dog bone roundabout at Golden Hill and Union Road is nearing completion, according to Capital Projects Engineer for the City of Paso Robles, Ditas Esperanza. This week crews will be removing the temporary pavement striping, and adding the new permanent pavement striping. A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for Friday, June…
Residents of San Luis Obispo County who experienced damage from the severe storms and flooding that took place in February and March can now apply for federal disaster assistance. San Luis Obispo County residents are now eligible to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency individual assistance funds, for those who had property damaged by the…
The Los Padres Football Officials Association or LPFOA is looking for new talent, hoping to add more officials by the time the football season starts this fall. The organization offers an eight-week training program. Interested candidates can visit the LPFOA website at LPFOA.org, fill out a short intake form and a LPFOA member will reach…
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