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Passenger shot in alleged Highway 101 road rage incident near Orcutt

Written on 4 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot a passenger in a vehicle Thursday night in an apparent road rage incident on Highway 101 near Orcutt. [KSBY] The apparent road rage incident involved two vehicles on Highway 101 near Clark Avenue. At... (Continue reading)

Who is SLO County supervisor candidate Geoff Auslen?

Written on 4 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 20 comments

OPINION by CYNTHIA MUIR Is San Luis Obispo County District 2 supervisor candidate Geoff Auslin a liberal, a moderate or a conservative? It all depends on his audience or what day it is.  Before deciding to run for office in... (Continue reading)

Atascadero parents and students argue over masks, appropriate speech

Written on 4 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE Parents and students in Atascadero are battling over the choice to wear masks and freedom of speech issues after two board members compared COVID-19 mandates to issues of racism during a contentious school district board meeting on... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police arrest man for loan fraud

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

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a 27-year old man from Bakersfield on Thursday for attempting to commit loan fraud. SESLOC Federal Credit Union employees contacted the police department on Feb. 23 because people were applying for... (Continue reading)

Cal Fire identifies Nipomo man killed in fire

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Cal Fire has identified the person killed in a mobile home fire in Nipomo last week as Melvin Nobriga, 70. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Feb. 23, a caller reported a fire burning at a dwelling in... (Continue reading)

Vandenberg postpones missile launch after Putin’s nuclear threat

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid the war between Russia and Ukraine and rising concerns over Moscow’s rhetoric relating to nuclear weapons, the United States Department of Defense postponed this week’s test launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg... (Continue reading)

Former Atascadero resident Kelly Gearhart released from prison

Written on 2 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former San Luis Obispo County developer and Atascadero resident Kelly Gearhart was released from federal prison today, a year early. Gearhart was serving a nine-year sentence related to a hard money lending scheme in which he bilked... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s gas prices continue to soar

Written on 2 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County gas prices have risen above $5 a gallon, setting new record highs. As of Wednesday, the average price of regular gasoline in SLO County is $5.03 a gallon, according to AAA. One month... (Continue reading)

Car fire shut down southbound Highway 101 in Pismo beach

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

By KAREN VELIE A car fire on Highway 101 near the Five Cities Drive in Pismo Beach temporary shut down the southbound lanes on Wednesday. Shortly after 11 a.m., callers reported a vehicle with flames shooting out from the car’s... (Continue reading)

Templeton school district votes to abide by state mask mandate

Written on 2 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following pleas from parents and students to immediately end the mask mandate, the Templeton Unified School District board on Tuesday voted to continue the mask mandate until March 12. Starting March 12, district officials will still strongly... (Continue reading)