Cal Poly volleyball began their season by falling in both of their matchups in the Utah State Tournament inside the Waynes Estes Center on Friday, Aug. 26 and Saturday, Aug. 27. The Mustangs (0-2) opened the year with a four-set loss to Utah State on Friday and a three-set sweep to UCLA on Saturday. Game […]
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Paul Flores’ ex-girlfriend testifies — but hearing is cut short by ‘unresolved issues’
Editor’s note: The People v. Flores murder trial is covered each day by Mustang News. Follow @CPMustangNews on Twitter and Instagram for more updates. Read previous articles about the trial here. An ex-girlfriend of Paul Flores continued her testimony in People v. Flores murder trial on Friday to describe an interaction she had with Paul and his father in their backyard — […]
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Expert dog handler clarifies human blood evidence from Paul Flores’ mattress in 1996
Editor’s note: The People v. Flores murder trial is covered each day by Mustang News. Follow @CPMustangNews on Twitter and Instagram for more updates. Read previous articles about the trial here. Dog handler Gail LaRoque took the stand during Thursday’s trial. LaRoque recalled her training and certification with the dogs in addition to searching Paul Flores’ dorm room in 1996. LaRoque started […]
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Nikki Trucco nets lone goal in 1-0 win for women’s soccer over Minnesota
Cal Poly women’s soccer picked up their first win of the season in a 1-0 victory over the University of Minnesota on Thursday, Aug. 25 at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium. After dropping their first two games of the season, the Mustangs (1-2) defeated the Golden Gophers (0-2-1) in their first-ever matchup against the Big Ten […]
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Men’s soccer shutout in season opener against Dayton, 5-0
Cal Poly men’s soccer fell 5-0 to Dayton in their season opener on Thursday, Aug. 25 in the Wolstein Classic at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus. The Mustangs (0-1) were dominated by the Flyers (1-0) on the offensive side of the ball, as they were outshot 26-7. Dayton struck first in the 20th minute […]
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Woman testifies that defendant in Kristin Smart murder trial raped her
Editor’s note: The People v. Flores murder trial is covered each day by Mustang News. Follow @CPMustangNews on Twitter and Instagram for more updates. Read previous articles about the trial here. Content warning: This article includes details of sexual assault. In 2008, a woman was reportedly raped by a man as she went in and out of consciousness. During the assault, she […]
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Women’s soccer drops home opener against University of Iowa, 1-0
Cal Poly women’s soccer fell 1-0 in a hard-fought matchup against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Alex G. Spanos Stadium on Sunday. The matchup was the Mustangs’ (0-2) home opener, and the Hawkeyes (1-1) were the first Big Ten team they faced since 2017 when they dropped a game to Indiana 3-1 in the Hoosier Challenge […]
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Women’s soccer falls 3-1 in season opener against Saint Mary’s
Cal Poly women’s soccer dropped their season opener by a score of 3-1 to the Saint Mary’s Gaels on Thursday, Aug. 18 inside Saint Mary’s Stadium in Moraga. The Mustangs (0-1) fell to the Gaels (1-0) for the second consecutive season, as Saint Mary’s won 2-1 last season inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. From the […]
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Questioning of cadaver dog handlers picks up in Kristin Smart murder case
Editor’s note: The People v. Flores murder trial is covered each day by Mustang News. Follow @CPMustangNews on Twitter and Instagram for more updates. Read previous articles about the trial here. Two professional dog handlers for human-remains detection took the stand on Tuesday in the People v. Flores murder trial. Paul Flores, 45, is being charged with the murder of Kristin Smart. […]
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Santa Maria Starbucks workers join national unionization trend
Workers at a Starbucks in Santa Maria have joined the nationwide unionization movement as employees face retaliatory efforts from Starbucks corporate across the country. At Santa Maria’s store located at Broadway and McCoy, 22 of its 33 workers signed an election petition in July to unionize their store after years of talk and months of […]
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Defense attorney attacks credibility of cadaver dog alerts in Paul Flores’ dorm
Editor’s note: The People v. Flores murder trial is covered each day by Mustang News. Follow @CPMustangNews on Twitter and Instagram for more updates. Read previous articles about the trial here. The People v. Flores murder trial continued Monday with the cross examinations of two people involved in the investigation of Kristin Smart’s 1996 disappearance. Paul Flores, 45, is being charged with […]