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Caltrans worker killed near Fresno

Ali Shabazz, 48, was killed while on duty – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is mourning the death today of Ali Shabazz, 48, a Full Article

Council of governments awards $7.5-million for local transportation projects

Funding will go to two projects in Paso Robles – This week, the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) awarded $7.5 million to local Full Article

Two-day ‘mumble strip’ project on Highway 41 begins tomorrow

Delays should not exceed 10 minutes – A mumble strip project will result in one-way traffic control on a one-quarter mile stretch of Highway 41 Full Article

Record-breaking amount of scholarships awarded to Cuesta students

Total number of scholarships represented a 22-percent increase from last year, highest amount in college history – For the 2022-23 academic year, donors helped to Full Article

Applications now open for upcoming affordable housing in SLO

The new housing community is expected to be complete by early 2023 – Starting Aug. 1, applications will be made available for Broad Street Place: Full Article

Grand theft reported at North Coast business

Detectives are trying to identify three suspects captured on surveillance video – Last Friday at around 4 p.m., deputies from the San Luis Obispo County Full Article

County firefighters headed to Oak Fire in Mariposa

Oak Fire near Yosemite largest in the state currently – Strike Team 1471A, made up of firefighters from Cal Fire, the Camp Roberts Fire Department, Full Article

Highway 1 retaining wall project to start next week

Travelers will encounter 24/7 one-way traffic control – A construction project on Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast to build a retaining wall and Full Article

Woman arrested for child endangerment

Child removed by CPS reportedly tested positive for fentanyl in their system – On June 15, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit Full Article

Report: Trial against Paul Flores in 1996 death of Kristin Smart begins

– Monterey County Herald reports – – Dozens of media members from across the state, as well as journalists from national outlets, descended upon the Full Article