Nipomo News

Six teenagers may face criminal charges for placing a tree branch on Pomeroy Road on Thursday night after the branch caused a motorcycle accident that killed an Arroyo Grande man.

A Nipomo man was arrested Monday morning in Pismo Beach on suspicion of possessing child pornography, as part of a multi-agency investigation involving state and federal bureaus.

Among them is former San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Deputy Bryan Jon Goossens. His arrest comes after a state-wide investigation led by federal and local authorities.

An Arroyo Grande has died after crashing his motorcycle in Nipomo. It happened after 11:00 p.m. Thursday night on Pomeroy Road near Primrose Lane .

Update: As of 2:00 p.m., the Tepesquet fire has been downsized to 10 acres. Fire crews have managed to get "good retardant drop lines" around most of the perimeter of the fire, according to Capt.

A large piece of wood in the roadway may have led to an Arroyo Grande man's death late Thursday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Newcomers will hold their annual new members coffee at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, at the home of Betty Mihalavich, 495 Colonial Place in Blacklake village.

Incumbents Mike Winn and Ed Eby will automatically return to their Nipomo Community Services District seats in December because no one filed to run against them in the November election.

Critical to understanding the nature of a place is an understanding of the nature of the people who live there.

One of two Nipomo women charged in an attack on a Santa Maria woman is facing a third strike that could send her to prison for life if convicted in the case.

By mid-September, crews are expected to complete a sidewalk project along a portion of Price Street that runs along the east side of Dinosaur Caves Park in Shell Beach.

Huasna Valley rancher Lester Mankins, left, talks with nearby homeowner Dave Seibert about an oil company's plan to drill in the area behind them.

All three incumbents and one challenger will vie for three seats on the Oceano Community Services District board of directors in November, but only the two Nipomo Community Services District board incumbents ...

Two Nipomo women were arrested on suspicion of various charges including attempted murder after an altercation July 29 in a Santa Maria home.

Concerns over traffic, road safety, pollution and the environment were raised at a community meeting where South County residents found out details about an Australian oil company's plans to drill in the Huasna ...

Sal Cruz smokes a cigarette across the street from Veterans Memorial Park Monday in Santa Maria.

Sheriff's deputies found seven people allegedly doing drugs in a Nipomo garage Thursday while a 5-year-old girl was present.

Blacklake residents defeated a proposed $928 "equity buy-in" fee to merge the community's water system with the Town Division system by an overwhelming margin.

A 5-year-old girl is in protective custody Friday night after local law enforcement finds her in a garage surrounded by people doing drugs.

Brenda Dana, Warren Acres and Lupe Esquivel, from left, ride horses across the recently purchased 100 acres as part of a "reclamation ceremony" held July 27.