On the fifth anniversary of the January 6 attack, protestors stood on the sidewalk looking over Highway 101, holding signs that read “No blood for oil” and “Hands off Venezuela.”

California’s new laws requiring immigration officers to show identification and limit the use of masks are meant to increase transparency during the enforcement process. But questions remain about how those laws will be enforced.

Elephant seal birthing and mating season is underway along the Central Coast. Wildlife officials say beaches near San Simeon are already busy.

Recent storms in our region delayed travel both on the ground and in the air, especially in Santa Barbara County.

Central Coast leaders and immigration advocates gathered outside the Santa Maria ICE facility Friday calling attention to what they describe as a sharp surge in immigration enforcement during the holiday week.

Hundreds of New Year’s Day revelers splashed into the Pacific Ocean at Avila Beach on Thursday afternoon for the 14th annual Avila Beach Polar Bear Plunge.

The team from the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Pomona campuses won the Sweepstakes Award, given to the most beautiful float in the parade.

California State Parks held a public workshop this week on the Gaviota Creek Estuary Restoration Project. A mitigation proposal was required under a court-approved settlement agreement.

The stretch of road from the Cholame Y interchange to Highway 33 has reopened with one lane in each direction.

An immigrant rights group is reporting an unprecedented level of daily arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Central Coast region.