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Trash, drug use and defecation outside the SLO Train Museum

Written on 14 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Business owners and local residents are expressing frustration over a homeless encampment that has sprung up in the parking lot by the San Luis Obispo Train Museum. Individuals have been camping in the parking lot close to... (Continue reading)

Juror on Kristin Smart murder case talks with priest, dismissed

Written on 13 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE The judge in the Kristin Smart murder case dismissed a juror for seeking spiritual guidance about the case from his priest, and then ordered Ruben Flores’ jury to start their deliberations over with a new juror. A... (Continue reading)

SLO County voter guide includes multiple errors, candidates seek redress

Written on 13 Oct, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Office sent out voter guides and ballots to residents last week, which appear to be rife with mistakes and omissions that several candidates believe could impact the Nov. 8 election. Four... (Continue reading)

SLO County sends faulty voter guides to Pismo Beach residents

Written on 13 Oct, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder published and mailed out faulty voter guides to Pismo Beach residents this week, an error that city and county officials are working to correct. The clerk’s office properly included the ballot... (Continue reading)

Public awaits decision in Kristin Smart murder case, acquittal or conviction

Written on 12 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE After a five-day break, jurors in the Kristin Smart murder trial will resume deliberations on Thursday, as members of the public and the victim’s family await a verdict. Deliberations began last week, with the juries for both... (Continue reading)

Suspect in murder of elderly man in Santa Ynez captured

Written on 12 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The man who had been on the loose for several days following the murder of an elderly person in Santa Ynez was caught and arrested in Santa Cruz on Tuesday. Rylen Quinn Svane-Morris, 26, of Lancaster is... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County deputy admits to sexually assaulting inmates

Written on 11 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Santa Barbara County custody deputy pled guilty to charges of forced oral copulation and sexual activity with an inmate, the District Attorneys Office announced Tuesday. In Aug. 2017, Salvador Vargas, 36, was transporting a female inmate... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara man sentenced to prison for running Ponzi scheme

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

By KAREN VELIE A federal judge sentenced a Santa Barbara man who stole approxamtly $14 million from victims in an eight-year-long Ponzi scheme, failed to pay over $3 million in taxes and hid money in a bank accounts in Monaco... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores’ attorney liens house: Is title clouded?

Written on 11 Oct, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The attorney for Paul Flores put a lien on his client’s home to help cover legal costs, which exposed the use of an altered name to buy the property. Flores is on trial for the murder of... (Continue reading)

Fuel tanker crashes north of Cayucos

Written on 11 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fuel tanker crashed and overturned north of Cayucos Tuesday morning, resulting in a road closure. The crash occurred at about 8:30 a.m. on Old Creek Road near Highway 46. The driver of the tanker was going... (Continue reading)