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SLO County coronavirus cases surge following Saint Patrick’s Day parties

Written on 26 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Following dozens of local Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations, coronavirus cases in San Luis Obispo County have increased, meaning the county can no longer move into the less restrictive orange tier within the next week. Of the 142 new coronavirus cases... (Continue reading)

Two suspects arrested for allegedly sex trafficking teen in SLO County

Written on 26 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Law enforcement personnel have arrested two suspects and are searching for a third in the case of a previously missing 15-year-old girl from Nevada who was being sex trafficked in San Luis Obispo County. Investigators are searching... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police seeking the public’s help to find violent motel intruder

Written on 26 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police have identified one of two would-be-robbers whom a motel clerk fought off earlier this month. Shortly before 1 a.m. on March 15, two suspects dressed in dark clothing rang the bell at the Economy... (Continue reading)

Newsom selects progressive assemblyman for California attorney general

Written on 25 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Gov. Gavin Newsom selected Assemblyman Rob Bonta, a progressive Democrat, to be the state’s next attorney general. Bonta, who represents Oakland, Alameda and San Leandro in the state Assembly, is set to become California’s first Filipino... (Continue reading)

Templeton woman’s body found near Highway 1 in Big Sur

Written on 25 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Department has identified the deceased person found Wednesday near Rat Creek in Big Sur as Nancy Lynn Algert of Templeton. At about 10 a.m., workers repairing a washed-out stretch of Highway 1 discovered a Algert’s body... (Continue reading)

Highway 1 repair crews find woman’s body near Rat Creek

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Workers repairing a washed-out stretch of Highway 1 in Monterey County discovered a dead body near their construction site Wednesday morning. At about 10 a.m., workers found the body of a deceased female in the Rat Creek... (Continue reading)

SLO man facing hate crime charges after racist, homophobic outburst

Written on 24 Mar, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 26-year-old San Luis Obispo man is facing a hate crime charge after he allegedly spit in the face of an Asian, gay police officer while yelling racial and homophobic slurs, according to court records. John Lentz... (Continue reading)

Truck driver charged with the death of a bird following oil spill

Written on 24 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County prosecutors have filed charges against the truck driver who crashed on Highway 166 a year ago, spilling more than 4,500 gallons of oil into the Cuyama River. Shortly after 6 a.m. on March 21,... (Continue reading)

Thieves steal 73 catalytic converters from cars in SLO this year

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Less than three months into the year, thieves have stolen a total of 73 catalytic converters from vehicles in San Luis Obispo, according to police. Six of the 73 catalytic converters thefts since Jan. 1 occurred last... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande woman sentenced to more than 15 years in prison

Written on 23 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

An Arroyo Grande woman was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison on Monday for manslaughter. Last year, a jury found 27-year-old Chelsea Stiles guilty of nine charges including manslaughter. In Dec. 2019, Stiles drove while under the... (Continue reading)