Orcutt News

Orcutt Academy High School , now comfortably settled into its new campus, ramped up efforts this year to create a day dedicated to giving students a small taste of the flavors of our neighbors across the world.

New information in this month's fatal hit and run that killed a homeless man in Nipomo.

A 37-year-old Orcutt man arrested Thursday is facing domestic-violence and drug charges, according to the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department .

According to deputies, the victims, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old were shot in the lower body around 9:45 p.m. on Apple Avenue and Hutchison.

In past years, sixth- graders at Branch Elementary School in Arroyo Grande have raised money to pay for items at the de Groot Nursing Home for Children, stocked the local food bank, and collected donations to build and fill a shed at the Prado Day Center for the homeless in San Luis Obispo with supplies for children in need.

About 150 cyclists of varying skill levels and from all around the Central Coast participated in a bike ride memorializing Santa Maria Valley cyclist Jim Hamlin.

A pedestrian hit by a semi-truck on highway 101 early this evening died from his injuries.