Fatal bike crash update and a history-making baseball win. Today’s top stories
The Tribune published a range of top stories on June 1, covering breaking news, sports history, downtown business, education and summer entertainment in San Luis Obispo County.
Here’s a digest of the day’s top headlines:
- Bicyclist killed in SLO crash identified: The California Highway Patrol identified the bicyclist hit and killed near Edna Valley on May 20 as 64-year-old Gregory Koch of Long Beach. The crash was reported at the intersection of Orcutt Road and Tiffany Ranch Road around noon, and first responders’ CPR efforts were unsuccessful.
- Cal Poly baseball makes history: Cal Poly baseball is headed to the super regionals for the first time in program history after defeating Saint Mary’s 5-2 and going undefeated at the Los Angeles Regional. The Mustangs will face the winner of the Morgantown Regional Final between West Virginia and Kentucky in a best-of-three series with a College World Series berth on the line.
- New Cal Poly store opens downtown: The Mustang Shop officially opened at 1144 Chorro St. in mid-April after nearly two years of development. The store relocated from 767 Higuera St. into a 24,000-square-foot space it shares with the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and it will sell Cal Poly merchandise plus a new addition of student-made Cal Poly ice cream.
- More money for school mental health services: The SLO County Behavioral Health Department launched a $300,000 “Pathways to Student Wellness” grant program to expand on-campus wellness centers at eight local high schools. Each participating school will receive $37,500 split into four installments, funded through the California Behavioral Health Student Services Act.
- Nipomo’s Concerts in the Park returns: The free outdoor concert series is returning to Nipomo for the fifth year with bands performing classic rock, 1980s dance music, soul, Latin and R&B. Weekly concerts run from July 1 through Aug. 26 at Nipomo Regional Park, starting at 5:30 p.m. and lasting two hours.
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