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Inmate at Santa Barbara County Jail tests positive for coronavirus

Written on 18 Apr, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County Jail inmate has contracted coronavirus, the first case among prisoners at the facility. Previously, one Santa Barbara County custody deputy tested positive for the virus. Santa Maria police officers arrested the 40-year-old man... (Continue reading)

Lompoc prison inmate dies from coronavirus

Written on 17 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A 66-year-old Lompoc prison inmate who tested positive for coronavirus died on Friday, as the worst outbreak among federal penitentiaries has apparently worsened. [KSBY] On April 5, Oliver M. Boling went into respiratory failure at the United States Penitentiary in... (Continue reading)

Have coronavirus cases peaked in San Luis Obispo County?

Written on 17 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

It has been five weeks since San Luis Obispo County had its first confirmed coronavirus case, and it appears new infection rates peaked weeks ago. While the county noted a surge in new cases during the last week in March,... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly holds virtual tomato plant sale

Written on 17 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Cal Poly’s annual Tomato Spectacular plant sale will go on — with plants available for purchase online and scheduled pick-up times on campus. More than 70 different types of tomato plants will be available at the annual sale, with online... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest suspect in Los Osos stabbing

Written on 16 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County deputies arrested a 28-year-old Los Osos man who is suspected of repeatedly stabbing a man on Thursday morning. At about 2:30 a.m., Matthew Robert Hathaway went to the victim’s home on the 1900 block of 10th... (Continue reading)

California to provide coronavirus relief funds to illegal immigrants

Written on 16 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

The state of California will distribute payments to illegal immigrants from a new $125 million coronavirus disaster relief fund, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday. [CNN] In attempt to make up for their exclusion from the $2.2 trillion federal stimulus... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman details her coronavirus experience

Written on 16 Apr, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by HEATHER MIKELONIS On March 7, my husband Kevin and I were exposed to the coronavirus from a couple we spent some time with, one of whom had a scratchy throat and the other had chills and fatigue the... (Continue reading)

Coronavirus springs Kelly Gearhart from federal prison

Written on 16 Apr, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former San Luis Obispo County developer Kelly Gearhart is scheduled for an April 29 transfer from federal prison into confinement at his Wadsworth, Ohio home as part of a plan to limit the spread of the coronavirus... (Continue reading)

Deputies investigating reports of a stabbing in Los Osos

Written on 16 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating reports of a stabbing early Thursday morning in Los Osos. [KSBY] At about 2:30 a.m., a caller reported a stabbing in the 1900 block of 10th Street. It is unclear who was... (Continue reading)

Five youths arrested for attempted murder in Santa Barbara County

Written on 15 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested five juveniles for allegedly carrying out gang-related assaults last month with weapons including bats and a machete. During the evening of March 6, a group of teens violently assaulted several other teens in... (Continue reading)