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July, 2022

Fires damage home in Paso Robles and vegetation at Camp Roberts

Written on 4 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire that broke out at Camp Roberts on Sunday has burned 150 acres in southern Monterey County, and another blaze damaged a residence in Paso Robles. The Camp Roberts fire is 60 percent contained, as of... (Continue reading)

Suspect in murder outside Santa Maria bar arrested

Written on 4 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers arrested a suspect from Washington State for allegedly shooting and killing a man outside a bar Saturday night. At about 9:20 p.m., a caller reported a shooting in front of Louie B’s bar... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas prices drop further, find the lowest cost

Written on 4 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Gas prices continue falling because of decreased demand and lower crude oil prices, a trend experts believe will continue. During the past week, the average price of gas in San Luis Obispo County dropped by 27 cents... (Continue reading)

Deputies seek help finding teen missing from Nipomo

Written on 3 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help finding a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen at a relative’s home in Nipomo. Alilianna Trujillo, who is from Arizona, was staying with family... (Continue reading)

Arson suspected in multiple fires in Paso Robles

Written on 3 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles Fire Department is investigating four possible arson fires that were discovered Saturday burning in the riverbed area. Shortly before 9 a.m., a caller reported a fire in the riverbed near the wastewater treatment plant... (Continue reading)

Oceanfront concert at the Cliffs, fireworks and other Fourth of July events

Written on 2 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE For two years, the pandemic curtailed our county’s Fourth of July festivities. Now is the moment to make up for lost time! Celebrate your Fourth of July with a concert by Kevin Graybill on the oceanfront lawn... (Continue reading)

Child’s jaw broken during melee at park in Paso Robles

Written on 2 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE A teenager is in custody after he broke another boy’s jaw during a fight at the Downtown City Park in Paso Robles on Friday evening. The result of an ongoing feud, a 14-year-old suspect and a 12-year-old... (Continue reading)

Jimmy Paulding wins SLO County supervisor seat, board majority undecided

Written on 2 Jul, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande resident Jimmy Paulding has won the District 4 Board of Supervisors’ seat displacing incumbent Lynn Compton, which places the board majority at stake as Bruce Gibson and Bruce Jones head to a runoff in November.... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man faces life in prison for disfiguring victim

Written on 1 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A jury convicted Jeremiah Leo Hernandez of Grover Beach of aggravated mayhem and assault after he slashed a man’s face with a knife in Pismo Beach, permanently disfiguring his victim. Shortly after 1 a.m. on Jan. 24,... (Continue reading)

Deputies identify Paso Robles man killed in accident at truck stop

Written on 1 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office identified the man killed in an accident at the Paso Robles Truck Center on Thursday as 40-year-old Cesar Rivera Villegas. Shortly before 4 p.m., Villegas of Paso Robles was preparing... (Continue reading)