A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook King City and Northern San Luis Obispo County late Saturday, shortly before midnight. The quake, labeled a “moderate quake” by the USGS, occurred at about 11:55 p.m. and the rocking was felt as far as Nipomo. The USGS reported the quake’s epicenter was outside of [...]
A look at the past week’s crime log from San Luis Obispo, Calif., with includes stops for marijuana, DUI and other “dangerous drugs”: Creech, Dalton (F/W) of San Luis Obispo Reported On: 09/24/12 in San Luis Obispo County For: Liquor Laws Zeytinoglu, Tarik M (M/W) of San Luis Obispo Reported [...]
Despite projections that The McClatchy Company’s third-quarter revenue will be up this year, it appears the hits will keep on coming in Q4 for staffers at The Tribune and other McClatchy newspapers. The Tribune, for one, informed its staff this week it will be subject to mandatory furloughs over the [...]
The NFL replacement referee who made the “touchdown” call that gave Seattle a win on Monday Night Football over the Green Bay Packers is easily the most unpopular person on Twitter tonight. Santa Maria resident Lance Easley‘s address was even plastered all over Twitter and Facebook late Monday. Below is [...]
NFL replacement referee Lance Easley, of Santa Maria, just became public enemy No. 1 in the eyes of the Green Bay Packers and many disgruntled NFL fans across the country. Easley was the side judge who called the final play of Monday’s Green Bay Packers-Seattle Seahawks game a touchdown, despite [...]
Space shuttle Endeavour made its final flight on Friday, flying over a number of California landmarks, including SLO County’s Hearst Castle. Endeavour, riding atop a Boeing 747, eventually landed in Los Angeles, at the LAX Airport. Onlookers called the sight of the space shuttle “awesome” and “amazing,” but also called [...]
Former Cal Poly pitcher Bud Norris was featured on the national broadcast of the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Currently throwing for the Houston Astros, the right-handed Norris was in town for his visit to the MLB Fan Cave, where he helped raise money with teammates for [...]
The humpbacks just keep on coming.
Despite hordes of kayakers, boaters and paddleboarders, pods of humpback whales continue to feed on baitfish about Port San Luis.
The humpback whales drew thousands of tourists and local onlookers to Port San Luis on Wednesday, despite much of the county having gone back to school this week.
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Randy Hanson has reportedly resigned from his post as the Cal Poly football team’s defensive backs coach, two weeks before the start of the season. Hanson, you may recall, was the former Oakland Raiders assistant who claimed head coach Tom Cable broke his jaw during an argument, then moved [...]
