Man accused of beating A.G. girl with rock pleads no...
1 hr ago | via SanLuisObispo.com
A 25-year-old Santa Maria man accused of hitting an Arroyo Grande teenager in the head with a rock and throwing her down an embankment two years ago has pleaded no contest to several charges, including kidnapping and attempted murder, according to the District Attorneys Office. Comment?
Judge rejects Ohio Amish hate crime law challenge
Yesterday | via SanLuisObispo.com
A judge has rejected a challenge of the federal hate crimes law by Amish defendants charged in beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio. Comment?
Police to provide update on missing Maine toddler
Yesterday | via SanLuisObispo.com
Authorities in Maine are holding a news conference to provide an update into the investigation of a toddler who's been missing since December. Comment?
Planners hope to fill up 2013 Grover Beach Foodie event
Tuesday | via SanLuisObispo.com
Organizers of this months inaugural Foodie Festival in Grover Beach say theyre already planning to promote the event earlier next year to attract more participants in a tasting competition. Comment?
Dress-up can't hide outdated station in Atascadero
Tuesday May 29 | via SanLuisObispo.com
In the months after voters rejected a bond measure to fund a new police station in 2010, Arroyo Grande officials tried to make the officers current headquarters a little more livable. Comment?
Arroyo Grande police say drug user stabbed elderly man
Monday May 28 | via SanLuisObispo.com
Thomas Anthony Sandercock Jr., 35, is accused of stabbing the man after smoking what the Arroyo Grande Police Department described in a press release as an unknown substance. Although details are scant, the Sheriff's Office said the man, who had multiple stab wounds, was admitted to Arroyo Grande Hospital Community Hospital sometime ... (more) Comment?
Traffic backs up in Arroyo Grande after woman crashe...
Friday May 25 | via KSBY-TV
The Arroyo Grande Police Department hopes to have traffic signals at Branch and Traffic Way restored by Friday night, after a woman crashed her car into the traffic light at Wesley Avenue and Grande Avenue. Comment?
Road closures for Arroyo Grande Strawberry Festival ...
Thursday May 24 | via SanLuisObispo.com
Certain streets in downtown Arroyo Grande will be closed this weekend in anticipation of the annual Strawberry Festival, which attracts between 20,000 and 40,000 people to the downtown Village area. Comment?
Limbaugh bust security costs Mo. taxpayers $1,100
Thursday May 24 | via SanLuisObispo.com
The Missouri House has spent more than $1,100 in taxpayer money on a security camera to keep watch over a new bronze bust of conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh. Comment?
German mom of LA arson suspect faces extradition
Thursday May 24 | via SanLuisObispo.com
A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that the German mother of a serial arson suspect should be extradited from the United States to face numerous fraud charges. Comment?
Thursday May 24 | via New Times SLO
The city of Arroyo Grande is pushing once again for a new police station. But this time around, it had hoped a prospective merger with the Grover Beach Police Department, in the face of shared budget woes, would add a little weight to its plea for new digs. Comment?
Grover turns down a consolidation proposal
Thursday May 24 | via New Times SLO
The Grover Beach City Council, in one relatively quick vote, put an end to the idea of consolidating police services with neighboring Arroyo Grande - at least for the foreseeable future. Comment?
Marshals say kidnapping suspect attempted escape
Wednesday May 23 | via SanLuisObispo.com
The man charged with kidnapping and murdering an Anchorage barista attempted to flee Wednesday at a hearing in federal court. Comment?
Grover Beach continues effort to sell plot used as c...
Tuesday May 22 | via SanLuisObispo.com
Grover Beach officials are moving ahead with the process to sell a piece of property now used as a community garden. Comment?
Supervisors want property owners, not county, to pay...
Tuesday May 22 | via SanLuisObispo.com
When the sidewalk between your front lawn and the county street cracks or otherwise goes bad, who should pay to repair it? You? Or the government agency in charge of keeping the streets in working order? Its not an easy question to an answer. Comment?
Grover Beach City Council rejects Arroyo Grande's pr...
Tuesday May 22 | via SanLuisObispo.com
At a meeting Monday, Grover Beach council members shot down a proposal from Arroyo Grande to provide contracted police services, saying paying for such services does not constitute full consolidation. The Grover Beach Police Officers Association has written a letter opposing a proposed merger of its department with Arroyo Grande police ... (more) Comment?
Arroyo Grande cross burners sentenced to prison
Tuesday May 22 | via Cal Coast News
Three of the four defendants accused of committing a hate crime against a black teen in Arroyo Grande last year were sentenced to prison on Monday. Comment?
Budget trouble for air district
Monday May 21 | via SanLuisObispo.com
The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District is facing considerable revenue shortfalls over the next five years and must consider raising fees to keep the agency solvent. Comment?
3 defendants in Arroyo Grande cross-burning are sent...
Monday May 21 | via SanLuisObispo.com
Three of four defendants accused in the burning of a cross outside the bedroom of a black woman in Arroyo Grande last year were sentenced today. Comment?
Government Watch: A roundup of this week's agendas
Sunday May 20 | via SanLuisObispo.com
Arroyo Grande City Council. Meets Tuesday. 473-5400. Presentation of 2011 report by the Northern Cities Management Area technical group, which conducts groundwater monitoring in the northern portion of the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin; third quarter budget review. Comment?