Central coast

Her disappearance on the Central Coast has been a mystery for nearly 25 years and on Tuesday, two men are behind bars in the death of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart. Ian Cull reports.

Several police officers were wounded in separate shootouts in California with a man suspected of ambushing and seriously injuring a deputy a day earlier

Following a series of shootouts with a lone suspect over two days, four officers are recovering in San Luis Obispo County Thursday. The community was on edge, and the sheriff says the only good news in all of this, is that the public is safe. Ian Cull reports.

Authorities say a gunman believed to have wounded a central California sheriff’s deputy and targeted others in a series of attacks has been killed in a confrontation with police

A gunman who ambushed officers outside a California Central Coast police station, shooting one in the head, also may have killed a homeless man found slain execution-style on nearby railroad tracks, authorities said. Bob Redell reports.

A gunman who ambushed officers outside a California Central Coast police station, shooting one in the head, also may have killed a homeless man found slain execution-style on nearby railroad tracks, authorities said. Bob Redell reports.

Spend a virtual sunset at William R. Hearst Memorial Beach.

A beloved 90-year-old Palo Alto High School teacher was bludgeoned to death in his central coast home in January, and several months later his family fears that his case has gone cold.

A long-time Palo Alto High School teacher who was bludgeoned to death in January in the home he built would have been 91 this week. San Luis Obispo crime stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction in this case. Sergio Quintana reports.

Scientists have their eyes on a heat wave in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that bears a striking resemblance to “The Blob” of 2014, 2015 and 2016. A large area of water that’s much warmer than normal is already beginning to affect marine life. If it persists, it could cause problems up and down the California coast.

Florida residents picked the shelves clean of bottled water and lined up at gas stations Thursday as an increasingly menacing-looking Hurricane Dorian threatened to broadside the state over Labor Day weekend. Leaving lighter-than-expected damage in its wake in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the second hurricane of the 2019 season swirled toward the U.S., with forecasters warning it will...

The chief of a California police department says she left her gun in a restroom and it was immediately stolen and now officials are looking for a man seen in restaurant surveillance video leaving shortly after the weapon vanished.

The chief of a California police department says she left her gun in a restroom and it was immediately stolen and now officials are looking for a man seen in restaurant surveillance video leaving shortly after the weapon vanished.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket pierced a layer of low clouds early Wednesday as it carried three satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County.

Slopes of the Sierra Nevada sported fresh powder Thursday as a late-spring storm with a winter-like potency moved through California, adding to snowpack and rainfall accumulations that were already well above normal.

A storm will bring heavy rain and lightning to the region. Meteorologist Kari Hall has the details in the Microclimate Forecast.

A new Instagram account is out to educate tourists behaving badly in one of the most beautiful coastlines of the world.

Rain returned to the Bay Area late Sunday in the form of light, scattered showers and was expected to continue drizzling overnight and into Monday morning, according to weather forecasters.