2+ hour, 54+ min ago  (170+ words) San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's deputies are searching for a missing Templeton man who is considered at risk because of his mental state. Chad Corpuz, 37, was last seen walking away from his home on Bennett Way at about 11 a. m. Tuesday. He…...

8+ hour, 45+ min ago  (161+ words) San Luis Obispo County's unemployment rate dropped significantly in May to 3. 6%, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. During the same time, the unemployment rates in the United States also declined while California reported a slight increase. The county unemployment…...

7+ hour, 18+ min ago  (258+ words) OPINION by OLIVIA GLEASON The California Police Chiefs Association and California State Sheriffs" Associations" claim that county jails will have to "absorb the consequences" of an additional prison closure, as proposed by the legislature, is a misguided, offbase attempt to…...

9+ hour, 4+ min ago  (222+ words) Santa Maria detectives on Thursday arrested a man who allegedly ran over his female partner with a vehicle during a domestic violence incident two months ago. On April 19, Santa Maria officers responded to a report of a man forcibly dragging…...

9+ hour, 6+ min ago  (327+ words) Edward "Eddie" Alessandro Zarate Santa Barbara County Sheriff's detectives last week arrested a 20-year-old Santa Maria man who allegedly contacted underage girls on social media and friend-making applications and then engaged in lewd acts with at least two of them....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (190+ words) The San Luis Obispo County election's office led the state Thursday in uncounted ballots with 4, 654 of 96, 488 ballots cast still to count. Statewide, there are 13, 636 ballots left to count, according to the California Secretary of State. Ranking second slowest is Riverside…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (112+ words) Cal Coast News Fire destroys greenhouse in Nipomo A fire scorched a greenhouse in Nipomo on Tuesday evening. Shortly before 7 p. m. , a caller reported the fire burning in the 600 block of Eucalyptus Road, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters arrived at the…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (308+ words) The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday for a resolution to limit Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, with supervisors John Peschong and Heather Moreno dissenting. The resolution restricts ICE from access to employee only areas of…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (202+ words) Arroyo Grande police on Tuesday identified the man suspected of secretly recording 47 nude or partially nude women inside the tanning and red-light therapy rooms at Planet Fitness as 40-year-old Kyle L. Combs of Grover Beach. On Dec. 29, 2025, officers responded to Planet…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (235+ words) A San Luis Obispo County judge ruled on Tuesday that a hate crime enhancement will stand in the case of a Paso Robles man accused of murdering a gay Atascadero man. Todd Pinion, 32, had been missing for more than a…...