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February, 2021

Caltrans plans to reopen Highway 1 in early summer

Written on 25 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Caltrans announced today that repairs of Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast will begin on March 1, with an estimated reopening in early this summer. Debris flow from the Dolan Fire burn scar washed out a 150-foot section of... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles schools bringing sixth graders back to the classroom

Written on 25 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The Paso Robles Unified School District is preparing to reopen classrooms for sixth graders. The proposed plan calls for a return to on-campus instruction in which students will have the option to switch from remote learning to a hybrid model.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police arrest three alleged catalytic converter thieves

Written on 25 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following a tip from an alert resident early Wednesday morning, San Luis Obispo police reportedly caught three thieves from Northern California with four stolen catalytic converters. Shortly after 1 a.m., a 911 caller reported hearing what sounded... (Continue reading)

Officers seize $27 million of pot marked as papaya at the Mexico border

Written on 25 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN United States Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers seized $27 million worth of marijuana from a truck driver hauling papayas who tried entering California from Mexico on Monday. Shortly before 6 p.m., a truck driven by a... (Continue reading)

COVID-19 vaccinations now available at Rite Aid in Arroyo Grande

Written on 24 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Rite Aid is now offering COVID-19 vaccines at stores in Arroyo Grande and Santa Maria, by appointment only. Rite Aid’s coronavirus vaccinations are administered by a certified immunizing pharmacist. Customers who receive the first dose of the vaccine are automatically... (Continue reading)

With SLO County’s COVID-19 cases down, restaurants could reopen next week

Written on 24 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

With COVID-19 new new cases rapidly plummeting in San Luis Obispo County, it is likely indoor dining at restaurants will resume next week. In order for restaurants, hair and nail salons and gyms to resume indoor activities, the county is... (Continue reading)

Wanted man crashes into former liquor store in Pismo Beach

Written on 24 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver slammed a BMW sedan Tuesday evening into a vacant building in Pismo Beach that formerly housed a liquor store. Shortly before 6 p.m., Robert Otiz, 34, slammed into a building at 1481 Price Street, where... (Continue reading)

Burglar breaks into Pismo Beach restaurant, video

Written on 24 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Three suspects broke into the Hoagies restaurant in Pismo Beach early Tuesday morning and stole cash and other items, surveillance video shows. At 3:32 a.m., the thief was videotaped entering the Hoagies located at 580 Cypress Street,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man accused of murdering pregnant girlfriend headed to trial

Written on 23 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo judge ruled last week enough evidence exists for a rural Paso Robles man to stand trial for the murder of his girlfriend and the couple’s unborn baby. In 2019, Daniel Raul Rodriguez Johnson,... (Continue reading)

Former Morro Bay teacher ordered to take an AIDS test

Written on 23 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Former Morro Bay High School teacher Tyler Andree is required to take an AIDS and HIV test with a copy of the results going to the underage student he had sex with, according to the San Luis Obispo County District... (Continue reading)