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Regional Water Quality Control Board to decide new runoff rule at final public hearings next month.More >>

The Goodland Coalition is working on a new initiative for the November ballot that focuses on fighting farmland development unless voters approve the project.More >>

An agreement was reached between leading app platform companies and California Attorney General Kamala Harris. The agreement will improve privacy protections for millions of users who access the Internet through apps, released the Attorney General's office.More >>

Santa Barbara County firefighters were called out to an apartment complex fire at Dearborn Place Wednesday morning.More >>

Pacific Gas and Electric Company has appointed Edward D. Halpin as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer to oversee the continued operations of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant (DCPP) and the decommissioning of Humboldt Bay Power Plant.More >>

An air quality study is underway on the Nipomo Mesa with the help of some Cal Poly students. The county is looking at where wind is carrying dust from the oceano dunes.

This will help alert people who live in the area when pollution is high and it will also help state parks lower emissions coming off the dunes. More >>

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department has made an arrest in the attempted murder of an Oceano man. More >>

A judge has ruled an Atascadero man, who's accused of killing his wife, was sane at the time of the murder. More >>

A 17-year-old girl has died after being hit by a car on the Northbound on-ramp to Hwy 101 at Fairview Avenue.More >>

Layoff notices will be given to teachers in the Santa Barbara Unified School District as it has to make $6 million worth in cuts as the district prepares for less money from the state.

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The woman who won $227,823 dollars in the Mega Millions is giving all of the credit to her twelve grandchildren, said CA Lotto officials.More >>

The Octagon Barn in San Luis Obispo was built in the 19-hundreds as a dairy barn... now there's an effort to turn it into an event center.More >>

The new Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria is almost completed, but you can get a look inside before it opens. More >>

Construction is under way at the Paso Robles Dog Park. More >>

One central coast city is considering a ban on smoking. The Morro Bay City Council is looking at expanding its current smoking limits. The council discussed several options for a new ordinance last week.More >>

Preservation group wants to turn historic landmark into museum and event center.More >>

LOMPOC - Lompoc city council will soon discuss establishing a policy to grant local contractors a bonus for public projects. "One of the potential ways of doing that is offering a percentage discountMore >>

Highway 217 will be down to one lane during San Jose Creek Project construction.More >>

Gas prices around the country seem to be going in one direction, up. Experts are saying no relief is in sight.More >>

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- A man is recovering from some serious stab wounds Sunday night, after Santa Maria Police said he was stabbed in the head and neck. It happened on the 1000 block of W Orange Street.More >>

STEVENS PASS, Washington - Three people were killed in an avalanche that occurred Sunday afternoon near Stevens Pass. According to the King County Sheriff's Office, CPR was performed on the three people,More >>

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara City Fire received a call of an apartment fire on the 1300 block of Santa Barbara street just after six last night. Upon arrival, crews found people trying to extinguishMore >>

Family says 53 year old Peggy Castillo is off her medication for depression and bi-polar disorder.More >>

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Santa Maria Police are searching suspects involved in a robbery at Russell Park on Russell and Church Street. Police say the victim was approached by two Hispanic males betweenMore >>

Cal Fires crews rescued a man who fell off a cliff in Shell Beach Friday evening.More >>

You'll soon be able to drive out to the beach at Rancho Guadalupe Dunes County Park. More >>

Every year more than 2 million people have heart attacks and strokes, causing 800,000 deaths. AMR Paramedics want to cut that number down by training people in CPR for free. More >>

Cal Fire is conducting a cliff rescue in Shell Beach. More >>

Officers conducted a decoy operation at several businesses that sell alcoholic beverages within the city of Morro Bay. The purpose of the decoy sting is to see whether or not employees check for identification and denies to sell alcohol to the minor.More >>

Police say a woman who was walking along the intersection of Swallow and Battles was robbed Friday afternoon.More >>

A private plane carrying a huge load of marijuana flew into President Obama's no-fly zone over Los Angeles, reports the LA Times. The plane is registered out of Grover Beach to David Major. However, authorities have not released the name of the pilot.More >>

The Montecito Fire Protection District says it is was able to quickly put out a vehicle fire that spread to the surrounding vegetation on Oak Creek Road.More >>

A part-time after-school aide, arrested on suspicion of having sex with a student, is out of a job.More >>

A hiker is safe and recovering from a fall while hiking on bishop peak in San Luis Obispo earlier today.More >>

An Oceano man is in critical condition after being stabbed in an attempted murder early this morning. More >>

Investors buy Nipomo residential development that had become a ghost town.More >>

Thanks to the School Food Initiative and some hard working school cooks new school food has arrived in elementary schools in Lompoc!More >>

The District Attorney filed charges against a woman accused of animal cruelty after more than 400 animals were seized from her home in December and Animal Services has been fronting the bill to care for the animals since then.More >>

San Luis Obispo - A local group is taking part in a national campaign... urging new safety rules concerning... nuclear power plants.More >>

Two big projects went before the Santa Maria Planning Commission Wednesday night, but it only took action on one of them. More >>

The city of San Luis Obispo is at an impasse with one of its employee groups. More >>

The San Luis Obispo County Sexual Assault Recovery And Prevention Center that offers 24 hour assistance to victims of sexual assault is going to be closed for furlough days because of a lack of funding.More >>

Police Officers Association holding secret ballot on Chief Dan Macagni and his top two commanders.More >>

The Santa Barbara Unified School District Board approved drug detection dogs to visit high school campuses as a deterrent.More >>

There are two new lotto winners in California and one of them bought their Mega Millions ticket in Lompoc.More >>

An alert employee helped avoid a possible disaster at a hospital that hasn't even opened yet.More >>

A crash between a tractor trailer and two cars shut down a busy Santa Maria intersection during rush hour Tuesday evening.More >>

Goodwill in Santa Maria is starting its Boots to Suits program. It's aimed at getting military veterans back into the work force.More >>

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a rollover crash in Goleta Tuesday afternoon. More >>

Little by little, San Luis Obispo County is making its way out of the red. More >>

Drivers in Santa Barbara need to be on the lookout for lane closures Tuesday night. More >>

California State Parks denies permit for Animal Rescue Team to trap the wild cat.More >>

In January 2008, a chunk of the park eroded into the ocean, taking with it a part of the sidewalk. A portion of the park has been fenced off for years but construction will start in late April. More >>

But a group called  Save The Plastic Bag dropped San Luis Obispo County and cities from the law suit... and is now only suing the Integrated Waste Management Authority.More >>

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve the use of a new oil pipeline Tuesday that would end oil barging in California.More >>

Residents of a Santa Maria neighborhood are urging the city's Planning Commission to vote against a new recycling yard. More >>

A 16-year-old boy is accused of burglarizing a classroom at Nipomo High School back in December.More >>

There's a new statewide effort to get your child vaccinated. More >>

Bogus $50 bills show up in local shops. More >>

Former Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado will be going head to head against Congresswoman Lois Capps who has represented the area for more than a decade as he pulled his required papers to run for office.More >>

Santa Maria - Former Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado will officially announce he is running for Congress.More >>

California is America's top cut flower producer. Eufloria, in Nipomo is one of the largest growers on the Central Coast. But you might be surprised where your flowers come from the next time you buy.More >>

An independent audit reports the Santa Barbara County Fire Department is facing a large budget deficit over the next few years.More >>

CBSNEWS -- Bobbi Kristina Brown, only child of the late singer Whitney Houston, has been rushed to an LA-area hospital, KCBS has confirmed. Bobbi Kristina had been staying at the Beverly Hilton, theMore >>

Santa Maria Joint Union High School District announces plan to buy 11 acres along North Broadway and Preisker Lane.More >>

Jensen Guitar and Music Co. store was in business fore more than 10 years.More >>

PISMO BEACH, Calif. - The Central Coast got its fair share of weather today. Saturday started with fog and drizzle. Onshore winds were dominant, creating rough conditions on the water. Some locallyMore >>

CBS NEWS--- Mitt Romney makes a comeback this weekend, winning Maine's GOP caucus. The former Massachusetts Governor lost to Santorum Tuesday, who swept up three states.More >>

A correctional officer at Lompoc Federal Prison died while on duty Friday morning. More >>

A northern San Luis Obispo County man, arrested for going on a rampage and assaulting his girlfriend, bailed himself out of jail.More >>

The Santa Maria Joint Union High School District has a site for a new continuation high school. More >>

Police say a woman was attacked at the Motel 6 on Fourth Street.More >>

The mayor of Santa Barbara is proposing an increase in sales tax for the city but the chamber of commerce president thinks it couldn't come at a worse time.More >>

An umpire for a girls softball league is facing child pornography charges. The FBI indicted 47-year-old Andrew Pratt of Atascadero on child pornography charges after they arrested him at his home on Tuesday. More >>

SANTA MARIA - The Santa Maria Police Department is looking for a group of young men who reportedly stabbed a 20 year old man late last Thursday night.More >>

The San Luis Obispo Fire Department rescued a group of people stuck inside an elevator on Thursday. More >>

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that sent a car over the side of Highway 154 on Thursday.More >>

Domestic Violence Solutions calls it an urgent, silent epidemic.More >>

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly accident on Highway 1. More >>

On February 5 at 1:17 a.m. Santa Barbara Police were called out to the parking lot after a fight between strangers landed one man behind bars and the other in the hospital. More >>

Recent statistics show permits for new houses remain at low levels in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.More >>

It was a complicated rescue in the dark of night after a man fell 25 feet down a steep embankment and into a creek in San Luis Obispo.More >>

To fix the issue... the Nipomo Community Services District has proposed constructing a pipeline with its neighbor to the South.More >>

A local child support agency is being honored for its performance last year. It was ranked as one of the best in the state.More >>

A $200,000 grant from the California Energy Commission will help the Central Coast get geared up for plug-in electric vehicles. More >>

Police need your help to catch a thief. More >>

A Central Coast high school student showed off his science project at the White House. More >>

Memorial plans are set for a Santa Barbara filmmaker who was killed in a helicopter crash in Australia. More >>

More students applied to U.C. Santa Barbara this year, compared to last year. More >>

While most schools across the state are struggling to get by, a Central Coast junior high school is going to get an upgrade. More >>

The fee would be a 0.25 percent tax on all gross revenue. It's estimated to bring in an additional $250,000 a year. More >>

Hundreds come out for the event which exposes people to student services, academic programs, clubs, activities and organizations at Allan Hancock College.More >>

A virus that can be deadly for puppies is becoming more of a problem on the Central Coast. It first hit Santa Barbara County and now it seems the Parvo virus has spread north to San Luis Obispo County.More >>

Thanks to the School Food Initiative two Lompoc elementary schools get shiny new salad bars, but first they get a new etiquette class to make sure it's safe!More >>

A new tax proposal could be the answer to our state's budget mess. The proposal?  Tax illegal immigrants.More >>

Sacramento - In another effort to balance the state budget... you'll vote in November whether illegal immigrants should pay income taxes.More >>

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department is investigating a 41-year-old Goleta woman for allegedly having sex with a teen boy in 2008. More >>

Paso Robles Joint Unified School District is facing a 4-million dollar budget deficit and is asking all employees to take a salary reduction to help balance the budget.More >>

Current and former police officers call for removal of Chief Dan Macagni.More >>