Milestones, and a road well traveled
OPINION by JOHN SUMMER I like milestones. I celebrate them. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Major events. We have a big one coming up. Amongst the biggest of the big. Our country’s 250th anniversary of our birth. Our official declaration that we are our own country, independent of another country. It’s everything wrapped...
Hearing reveals troubling details of San Luis Obispo County murder
By KAREN VELIE During a preliminary hearing of two brothers suspected in the San Luis Obispo County murder and disposal of a 50-year-old woman troubling details of the crime were disclosed. The brothers return to court for an arraignment on July 14. Motivated by jealousy, a 45-year-old married man allegedly...
SLO County wins another battle in the war over Lopez Lake water
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County successfully stopped another attempt to increase the amount of of water it releases from the Lopez Lake Dam each year with a goal of protecting threatened steelhead trout through an emergency order. The county argues the increased water flow would reduce the water...
Evolution and the Oceano Dunes
OPINION by GARY KIRKLAND I read that a new group has teamed up with a Chumash tribe to sue the state to close the Oceano Dunes to off-road vehicles. This group is claiming they are saving endangered species and biodiversity. When I took biology classes in college, the professors taught...
Santa Maria police use drone to catch armed parolee
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers caught and arrested an armed parolee on Wednesday with help from a drone. Prior to 4 p.m., officers responded to the 1000 block of E. Chapel Street over a report of a man armed with a handgun. When officers attempted to contact the...
San Luis Obispo police arrest alleged High Street Deli vandal
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested the man who allegedly vandalized High Street Deli earlier this week. The suspect is also accused of committing similar vandalism at another deli in San Luis Obispo. On Tuesday, dispatchers sent officers to the original High Street Deli location at 350...
Man drowns at Lopez Lake in San Luis Obispo County
By KAREN VELIE A 20-year-old man died while swimming in Lopez Lake on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 4 p.m., a caller reported a swimmer in distress. A 20-year-old man had been swimming with friends when he appeared to struggle and went underwater. His friends flagged down a nearby boat. The...
