Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter for DUI crash that killed bicyclist
By KAREN VELIE The drunk driver driver who struck two bicyclists in a hit-and-run in 2024 that resulted in the death of 87-year-old Saul Goldberg of Avila Beach pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges this week. Vanessa Rose Noblitt pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving with a...
Car crashes into San Luis Obispo house
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A car crashed into a house at the corner of Johnson Avenue and Orcutt Road in San Luis Obispo on Tuesday evening. The elderly driver of the sedan suffered a medical emergency and drove through the fence on the property, then into and through a corner of...
Pismo Beach candidate’s misinformation campaign continues
OPINION by MEL STAHLMAN My opinion in the letter to the editor of the CalCoastNews on Sept. 1, stands correct. I feel a candidate’s honesty and credibility is paramount when running for Pismo Beach City Council and do not feel Clare Malone Prichard is qualified. It seems from all the...
Inmate found dead at Northern Santa Barbara County Jail
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 68-year-old inmate who was found unresponsive in the Northern Branch Jail on Tuesday. Shortly after noon, while conducting a routine check, a custody deputy found the man unresponsive in his bed. The inmate was housed...
Atascadero man charged with contacting a minor for sex
By KAREN VELIE Atascadero police officers arrested a 30-year-old Atascadero man on Tuesday for allegedly attempting to contact a minor for sex. Detectives served an arrest warrant in the 9300 block of Rivera Lane in Atascadero. Officers arrested Nicholas Jordan Davin and booked him in the San Luis Obispo County...
Election fraud suspect’s witness issues, case winding down
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County woman facing eight felony election fraud charges failed to properly serve multiple witnesses, resulting in the judge denying her the ability to question several people, including SLO County Democratic Party Chair Tom Fulks. The court plans to have the parties provide their...
Driver falls asleep, slams into traffic control truck in San Luis Obispo
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into the back of a traffic control truck in San Luis Obispo on Monday. Shortly before 5 p.m., the driver of a silver pickup truck rear ended a Traffic Management Inc. truck at the intersection of Los...
