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Goldens in the Park
Above-average temperatures and a drier than normal rain season is forecast for the Central Coast of California, meteorologist John Lindsey writes. But predictions are often wrong this early in the year, he says. → Read More
Dangerous levels of lead found in drinking water at 4 SLO County schools
Excessive traces of lead showed up in California schools’ drinking water, state officials said. Environmentalists said problems are widespread; state disagrees. → Read More
Wrong-way crash was a tragedy for all — here’s an inside look at how we covered the story
The wrong-way crash in San Luis Obispo, California, that killed a Los Osos cook and a Cal Poly student about to graduate shows how news develops erratically. Here’s how The Tribune stories came together. → Read More
Paso man who held knife to his throat near school found after 3-day search, sheriff says
A Paso Robles, California, man was arrested for outstanding warrants after he held a knife to his throat in front of Templeton Middle School following a search, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office says. → Read More
Deputies searching for man seen holding knife to his throat in Templeton
San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man who was holding a knife to his throat and running through the Templeton Middle School campus Tuesday, according to police scanner traffic. → Read More
Get a look at the Paso Robles Wine Festival’s Grand Tasting
The 37th annual Paso Robles Wine Festival grand tasting was held at the Downtown City Park, Saturday, May 18, 2019. More than 70 local wineries poured for at the California event. → Read More
What motivates Tribune journalists? It’s not glory or awards
The San Luis Obispo Tribune’s CNPA California Journalism Awards are a tribute to the daily work of the staff’s reporters, editors and photographers, who tell the stories that matter to SLO County. → Read More
3.5-magnitude quake rattles northern San Luis Obispo County
A 3.5-magnitude earthquake rattled northern San Luis Obispo County, California, Thursday night. It was located about 5 miles west of Templeton and could be felt from Camp Roberts to Morro Bay. → Read More
Downtown Atascadero was once an armless dead man. But that’s finally changing
Atascadero, California, is enjoying a rejuvenation as the city considers a plan to reduce El Camino Real to two lanes through downtown to encourage people to stop, shop and eat around Sunken Gardens. → Read More
After 25 years, The Tribune is moving to a new home in SLO
The Tribune newspaper in San Luis Obispo, California, is moving from its building on South Higuera Street to a new office on Tank Farm Road, effective Monday, April 15, 2019. → Read More
Wildflower super blooms took us to the best fields in California — and a secret Carrizo spot
San Luis Obispo County has two of the best wildflower super bloom spots in California with the colorful fields at Shell Creek Road and the open expanses of the Carrizo Plain. Here’s what you’ll see when you go. → Read More
Wildflower super blooms took us to the best fields in California — and a secret Carrizo spot
San Luis Obispo County has two of the best wildflower super bloom spots in California with the colorful fields at Shell Creek Road and the open expanses of the Carrizo Plain. Here’s what you’ll see when you go. → Read More
Wildflower super blooms took us to the best fields in California — and a secret Carrizo spot
San Luis Obispo County has two of the best wildflower super bloom spots in California with the colorful fields at Shell Creek Road and the open expanses of the Carrizo Plain. Here’s what you’ll see when you go. → Read More
New atmospheric river could bring huge rain to SLO County this week
The weather forecast for San Luis Obispo County, California, shows a high potential for atmospheric rivers in the first half of March, which could bring lots of rain to the Central Coast. → Read More
Santa and Mrs. Claus take a stroll around Cayucos
When Santa and Mrs. Claus weren’t visiting with kids at the Santa house in Cayucos, California, they sometimes could be seen taking a stroll around town in all their Christmas finery. → Read More
Are you a great American? Election Day is the time to prove it
Voting is the most American thing citizens can do. Here are the ways California and San Luis Obispo County make it easy and why excuses shouldn’t stop residents from going to the polls or sending a mail-in ballot. → Read More
Who’s got the biggest pumpkin? 16 compete in a weigh-off at Mission Plaza
The Great Pumpkin and Scarecrow Contest was held at Mission Plaza during the Thursday night Farmers Market in San Luis Obispo, California, with 16 entries competing for the title. → Read More
Colony Days festivities take over Atascadero’s Sunken Gardens
Atascadero celebrated its 45th annual Colony Days on Saturday with the Tent City re-enactment, a parade, wiener dog races and other fun activities at the Sunken Gardens. → Read More
SLO ceremony honors fallen 9/11 responders with 403 white roses
Seventeen years after 9/11, San Luis Obispo, California, honored the memory of those killed in the 2001 September 11 terror attacks with a ceremony Tuesday morning at the city’s World Trade Center Memorial. → Read More
Dogs say goodbye to summer and make a splash in Templeton
Templeton Community Pool hosts the 12th annual Dog Splash Days on Saturday and Sunday as a fundraiser for the Templeton, CA, dog park. It is organized by the Parks4Pups group in San Luis Obispo County, California. → Read More