Paul Flores’ second appeal to his conviction for the first-degree murder of Kristin Smart was denied by the California Supreme Court, San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow announced Wednesday in a press release. Flores filed the petition to the California Court of Appeals for review in July 2025, attempting to reverse his charge […]
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Broken pipe causes water outage for Cal Poly residence halls, dining facility
Cal Poly students in six residence halls were left without water on Saturday due to an emergency water outage. The outage left the yak?it?ut?u, Sierra Madre, Yosemite, Tenaya, Muir and Trinity residence halls without water. The Vista Grande dining facility also closed its restrooms due to the water outage, but kept dining services open. Assistant […]
New COVID-19 variant not in SLO County, despite previous reports from the state
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) incorrectly reported that the new COVID-19 variant was found in San Luis Obispo County, according to a Jan. 21 press release. On Sunday, the California Department of Public Health, in coordination with Santa Clara County and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), released a statement saying that […]
SLO County COVID-19 cases quadruple in a week with 54 total
San Luis Obispo now has 54 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Thursday, March 26 – up 8 cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health. Of the total cases, 39 patients are at home in isolation, ten patients have recovered, four are currently in the hospital and one is still in the intensive […]
Update: Sheriff’s Office identifies one dead in fatal car accident just north of Cal Poly
The driver killed in the accident has been identified as 18-year-old Zachary Andrew Harris of South Lake Tahoe.
Men’s Colony inmate escaped, found 17 days later
The inmate was last seen headed northbound out of Cayucos at approximately 12 p.m.
BREAKING: ICE presence in San Luis Obispo
This story will be updated as we receive more information.
Student falls from second story of housing
A Cal Poly student fell from the second story of a housing building and is currently receiving treatment.
Smoking Age Increases to 21 in California
Mustang News Anchor , Connor McCarthy, has the developing story on raising the smoking age from 18 to 21. This makes California the second state to pass the law
Delta Sigma Phi disaffiliated from Cal Poly
The fraternity will appeal the decision.

