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Highway 101 improvement project in San Miguel now complete

–A project to improve eight miles of US Highway 101 from north of Monterey Road to the San Marcos Creek Bridge in San Luis Obispo […]Full Article

CHP-is law enforcement enforcing quarantine

Templeton CHP to deploy extra patrol officers

–When COVID-19 precautions forced thousands of Californians to stay home from work, the roadways suddenly became less congested and more open for travel. Some drivers […]Full Article

Update: Severed foot found in rural Templeton belonged to crash victim, authorities say

–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the individual whose foot was found near Santa Rita Road in rural Templeton on July 26. […]Full Article

Update: Branch Fire now 75-percent contained at 3,022 acres

–The Branch Fire burning in California Valley east of Atascadero is now 75-percent contained. The wildfire off Highway 58 in the California Valley burned 3,022 […]Full Article

Bill and Cheryl Swanson donate $1 million to the Justin and J. Lohr Center for Wine and Viticulture at Cal Poly

–Bill and Cheryl Swanson, longtime supporters of Cal Poly, recently donated $1 million to the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science’s Justin and J. […]Full Article

Second SLO County sheriff patrol deputy tests positive for COVID-19

–A second patrol deputy has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a press release by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department. The deputy developed […]Full Article

Governor announces $52 million plan to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Central Valley

State will deploy three Unified Support Teams to the Central Valley to provide hands-on technical assistance –Building on the state’s Friday announcement focusing new efforts […]Full Article

Illegal credit card skimming operation discovered at Morro Bay gas station

–On Thursday, at about 4:50 p.m., Morro Bay Police officers were contacted by a San Luis Obispo County Weights & Measures employee who discovered an […]Full Article

SLO County Jail: Fourth inmate tests positive for COVID-19

–A fourth inmate at the San Luis Obispo County Jail has tested positive for COVID-19. The inmate was found to be symptomatic on Tuesday and […]Full Article

Cal Poly students create space Cybercrime Challenge for Virtual DEF CON hacker convention

–Last summer, it was determined that hackers had breached NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena a year before, stealing data that included information related to […]Full Article