A 28-year-old Modesto man died after being struck by a vehicle near Costco gas pumps days before the store's grand opening.

Michael Melicia allegedly abandoned his Mercedes and hid in bushes near San Luis Obispo Creek after nearly striking walkers downtown.

Edwina Barvosa says UCSB paid a male colleague hired eight years after her a much higher salary. A department vote backed her promotion anyway.

Tim Blaylock says he was fired days after pushing for an outside probe into claims Ron Schmidt grabbed a staffer by the arm and called her “smoking hot.”

Christopher Jon McAulay, 50, pleaded not guilty Tuesday after investigators traced flagged accounts back to his Ventura address.

The Dallas haberdasher is opening its first California store at Shoppes at Westlake Village, keeping Carrier Menswear's entire staff on board.

About 30 Teamsters-represented workers have walked picket lines since mid-September, and Danish Days signs still haven't come down.

Opera San Luis Obispo mounts a modernized Mikado at the PAC, with a 70-person chorus and dancers from Civic Ballet of SLO.

Straw-stuffed rivals sprout from Solvang to Ballard this October as six towns chase the Harvest Cup.