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Car windows shot in San Luis Obispo, TikTok stunt suspected

Written on 23 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Possibly as part of an ongoing TikTok challenge, a suspect or suspects shot projectiles into a parked car in San Luis Obispo earlier this week. Late Tuesday night, a vehicle parked in the 100 block of S.... (Continue reading)

SLO County garbage rates on the rise, much higher for some

Written on 23 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County residents can expect to see increases in their garbage bills over the next year because of inflation, gas prices, new regulations and the agencies overseeing garbage regulations for their area. The city of... (Continue reading)

Sheriff identifies Santa Barbara man who drowned

Written on 23 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officials have identified a 37-year-old Santa Barbara man as the person who drowned on Sunday in the Santa Ynez River just west of the Gibraltar Reservoir. [Santa Ynez Valley News] Shortly before 3 p.m., a caller reported... (Continue reading)

Judge rejects environmentalists bid to intervene in Oceano Dunes lawsuit

Written on 22 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Adding to their winning streak, Friends of Oceano Dunes defeated an attempt by six environmental groups to intervene in their lawsuits against the California Coastal Commission because the groups intervention would not “promote fairness.” “The Court finds... (Continue reading)

Oceano teen dies following crash in Arroyo Grande

Written on 22 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE An Oceano teen died Thursday from injuries she suffered during a single-car crash in Arroyo Grande two days earlier, according to the CHP. On March 15, 18-year-old Hector Resendiztabares of Oceano was driving westbound on Noyes Road... (Continue reading)

Fraudsters pretending to be Morro Bay lottery winner

Written on 22 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Scammers are attempting to seize upon the charitable efforts made by the Morro Bay man who won the largest California Lottery jackpot in state history, while stealing money from those seeking to receive financial help. [KSBY] Last... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria teen shot in the temple in alleged TikTok stunt

Written on 22 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN As part of an apparent TikTok stunt on Friday, a teenager allegedly shot a Santa Maria student about seven times with a pellet gun, including once in the temple. [KSBY] The student was walking outside Righetti High... (Continue reading)

Record number of freshman applicants apply to Cal Poly

Written on 21 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE For the second year in a row, Cal Poly has set a record for the number of applicants wanting to attend the San Luis Obispo County campus. More than 69,000 first-time freshman applicants applied to attend Cal... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man sentenced to 32 years to life for sex crimes

Written on 21 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 26-year-old Nipomo was sentenced on Monday to 32 years to life in state prison for a series of 2021 residential burglaries, sexual assaults and petty theft. Kammeron Isaac Anderson was convicted by a San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Somber departures from war-torn Ukraine

Written on 21 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN For hours upon hours, Ukrainian refugees speak to one another in Russian while fleeing their cities and towns, and often, their country. Beside a CalCoastNews reporter, a woman, her mother and her daughter boarded a train... (Continue reading)