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The Cuesta College Men’s Swimming Team dominated the Western State Conference Championships held at Cuesta College. The three-day event ended Saturday. Three Cuesta swimmers each won three individual events. As a result, they shared the WSC Swimmer-of-the-Year Award. Lucas Esenwein, who attended Morro Bay High School, won the 50-freestyle, the 100-free and the 100-butterfly. He…
Former Bearcat Mark Armstrong stroked a pinch-hit double in the top of the 11th inning to drive home the winning run Saturday night as Cal Poly beat UC Riverside 4-3. The Mustangs won two out of three against the Highlanders to retain second place in the Big West conference. The mustangs will host UC Santa…
San Miguel Sagebrush Days kicked off its 31st edition Saturday afternoon with a flyover by the Estrella Warbirds. The antique San Miguel Fire Truck led the Sagebrush Parade down Mission Street. The procession included World War I-era motor vehicles from the Estrella Warbirds collection, antique cars, old tractors, the Sheriff’s Posse, the San Miguel Advisory…
Caltrans clears out a homeless encampment between highway one and Santa Rosa creek because of safety issues. About 16 homeless people camped in the area. Caltrans cleared out the encampment because of wildfire safety and the environment. A California state senator is proposing a bill that would pay eligible farm workers $1,000 a month for…
A 42-year-old woman reported missing last week was located after the sheriff’s department asked for the public’s help in finding her. Alichia Starnes was reported missing by a family member after the family had not had any contact with her for several months. Starnes reportedly lived with homeless communities in Grover Beach and Morro Bay.…
The Monterey county sheriff’s office identifies the driver of a vehicle which crashed and went over the side of highway one near Big Sur. He’s 92-year-old John Wheatley of Castro Valley. He died in the single car crash on highway one between Salmon Creek and Soda Springs. The vehicle landed 700 feet down a cliff…
The San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s department identifies the man whose body was found along highway 46 east in Whitley Gardens one week ago. He’s 47-year-old Adrian Reyna of Wasco. The body was found Sunday afternoon, April 17th on the side of highway 46 and Estrella road. He disabled car was located about five miles…
Law enforcement officers near San Francisco seize nearly 100 pounds of illicit fentanyl worth over $4 million. The seizure blocks it from being sold on the streets in California. Saturday, the Alameda county sheriff’s office on Twitter tweeted a picture of the drugs in dozens of baggies, calling it a glimpse of the fentanyl epidemic.
If you drove El Camino Real past the rotunda in Atascadero yesterday afternoon, you may have seen some people demonstrating at the sunken gardens. Carmen Velci and Mary Jane Jodry among those standing along El Camino Real with pictures of their sons, who died in San Luis Obispo county. Mary Jane Jodry’s son’s death was…
The final week of April will be sunny in the north county. Highs in the 80’s early this week, but cooling as the week progresses. No rain in the forecast.
